Relationships are beautifully complex. Each person brings their own history, hopes, and ways of connecting. When people choose to build a relationship they blend their experiences to create something entirely new. Every relationship has its own rhythm, needs, and story that deserves care and attention.
Couples Therapy at Helping Hands Psychotherapy
Relationships can be both a source of deep comfort and deep challenge. Even healthy relationships can struggle when faced with transitions or life stressors. Whether you’re feeling disconnected, stuck in conflict, confused about your roles, or longing to feel seen again, couples therapy offers a space to slow down, listen, and understand one another with the support of a skilled clinician.
Our therapists help partners learn to communicate with empathy, repair trust, navigate transitions (such as parenting, loss, or infertility), and rediscover shared meaning. You don’t have to wait until things fall apart, therapy can also strengthen an already good relationship.
Each session is a guided space to practice new ways of relating that foster safety, understanding, and lasting connection.
Research suggests that 60‑72% of couples report significant improvement in relationship satisfaction after therapy.
Common reasons couples come to HHP for therapy include:
Repeated arguments
Feeling more disconnected from each other
Feeling more like business partners or roommates
Infertility or pregnancy-related stress
Difficulty making a shared-decision
Confusion about each person’s role in parenting
Differences in parenting styles
Differences in how you express or receive love
Postpartum adjustment and parenting strain
Increasing feelings of resentment
Intimacy concerns
Life transitions, grief, or betrayal
Desire for deeper emotional connection
What can I expect from couples therapy?
Your therapist will work to create a neutral space where everyone feels heard and understood. You’ll learn new ways to communicate, manage conflict, understand your partner(s) feelings and reconnect with empathy and intention. Sessions may include reflecting on patterns, exploring underlying emotions, and practicing tools that strengthen communication, trust and closeness. Therapy isn’t about blame, it’s about understanding and growth, individually and together.
Will the couples therapist pick a side?
No. Your therapist’s role is to support the health of the relationship, not to take sides. They’ll help each person express themselves and feel validated while also keeping an eye on each person's feelings as well as the relationship as a whole. The therapist holds space for each person’s perspective and helps the individuals work toward balance, respect, and mutual understanding.
Can I see the same therapist for individual therapy and couples therapy?
In most cases, it’s best to work with different therapists for individual and couples (or relationship) therapy. This helps ensure that everyone feels safe to speak openly without worrying about divided loyalties or confidentiality concerns.
If you’re already seeing a therapist at HHP, with your consent-we can help coordinate care so your individual and relationship therapists communicate to support your shared goals. Our priority is that each person and the relationship have the space and support they need.
Sometimes an individual therapist will invite your partner in to join a session. In this case, the purpose of the joint session is more focused on supporting the individual vs strengthening the relationship (even though that may happen too).
Frequently Asked Questions
What if my partner also needs therapy?
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