Why Couples Therapy Works

Relationships don’t fall apart overnight. Most couples reach out when things feel distant, cold, or stuck in a constant state of conflict. Therapy gives you a place to:

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• Speak honestly even when it's hard to say or hear 

• Understand your partner better

• Heal after trust has been broken

• Rebuild emotional and physical intimacy

• Stop fighting and start disagreeing better

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What Couples Therapy Focuses On

In marriage and couples counseling, we’ll work on the areas most critical to a lasting connection:

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• Emotional connection – feeling seen, heard, and valued

• Effective communication – saying what matters without shutting down or blowing up

• Conflict repair – knowing how to reconnect after arguments

• Affair recovery – rebuilding trust after betrayal

• Friendship and intimacy – becoming teammates and lovers again

• Shared values and vision – getting on the same page about the future

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Evidence-Based Couples Counseling

I use research-based approaches, including Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) and the Gottman Method, to help couples strengthen emotional safety, rebuild trust, and communicate more effectively.

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When Love Isn’t Enough: The Pain of Emotional Disconnection

Many of the couples I work with love each other deeply, but still feel hopeless. They’ve built a life together, yet now feel distant, emotionally drained, and defeated. Whether it’s constant conflict or long stretches of silence, connection feels out of reach. The affection that used to come naturally has been replaced by tension and withdrawal.

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The Same Fight, Different Day

Often, it’s not about what you're fighting over. It’s how you're fighting. Conversations spiral into defensiveness, criticism, shutting down, or talking past each other. Nothing gets resolved, and both partners walk away feeling unheard.

 

Over time, it erodes your confidence in the relationship. You don’t like who you become in conflict. You don't like how it changes the way you see your partner. And you may not know how to stop it.

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When Emotional Distance Leads to Betrayal

Sometimes emotional disconnection creates vulnerability, and infidelity or betrayal becomes part of the story. I work with couples facing the shock and devastation that follows an affair: loss of safety, trust, and the feeling that the relationship you knew has been shattered. 

 

 Healing is possible. With the right support, couples can move through the grief, rebuild trust, and create a relationship that's more honest and connected than before. 

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There’s a Path Forward Even If You Can’t See It Yet

You deserve to be in a relationship where your feelings are valued and where conflict doesn't pull you further apart. 

 

Couples therapy is about helping you reconnect with each other after hard moments.

 

In our work together, we'll focus on:

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• Rebuilding emotional safety and trust

• Developing healthier communication

• Navigating affair recovery with care and integrity

• Restoring friendship, intimacy, and connection

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Get the Support Your Relationship Deserves

Many couples wait too long before seeking help. If you’ve reached a point where you’re exhausted and questioning whether things can improve, it’s time to get support. Therapy could be the turning point that changes everything.

 

If you’re in the Raleigh, Wake Forest, or surrounding area and looking for a couples therapist who knows how to guide couples through the hard stuff, you’re in the right place.​​​​​​​​