couples therapy

American  

noun

1. a counseling procedure that attempts to improve the adaptation and adjustment of two people who form a conjugal unit.

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couples therapy

For almost my entire adult life, I’d been in therapy, but it was couples therapy with David where I felt supported enough to admit, first to myself, that I’d been terrified of being fully myself.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2026

In 2016, a colleague at NYU introduced me to documentary filmmakers developing a TV series about couples therapy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 2026

Decide what boundary you want to set with him and go over it during your next couples therapy appointment.

From Slate ● Feb. 24, 2023

I, too, had a hard time trusting his recovery, and it was a recurring topic in couples therapy.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 13, 2023

Her mom had always said couples therapy was too expensive because they didn’t take insurance, but her dad had offered to pay anyway.

From "Far from the Tree" by Robin Benway