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Will Couples Therapy Work? A Couples Therapist’s Honest Answer

Most couples don’t say it out loud, but they’re all wondering the same thing: Will this actually work?
After six years of working with high-conflict, trauma-impacted, and “almost done” couples, I can tell you this—therapy works when both partners are willing to show up fully. Not when one is dragged in. Not when someone is waiting for their partner to change first. Real transformation happens when both people choose the relationship over their defenses.
In the full post, I break down the exact signs therapy will work for your relationship—and the signs it won’t.

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Is a marriage intensive more effective than weekly counseling?

Intensive couples therapy offers couples the opportunity to create breakthroughs in their relationship, break down walls they've built up between each other, and experience a renewed sense of hope in their relationship. Marriage intensives help couples clean house so that weekly therapy can be more effective and supportive in their daily lives.

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