Can Couples Therapy Help Emotional Abuse? A Therapist’s Candid, Clinical Guide

As an Issaquah LMFT specializing in high-conflict and emotionally abusive dynamics, here’s my direct, clinical answer: It depends.
Couples therapy can help when there’s remorse, safety, and mutual investment. It can’t help — and may even be harmful — when coercive control or retaliation is present.
Read the full guide to understand the difference.