couples therapy
Americannoun
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The use of stage direction as couples therapy is one of the more poignant sequences in a film that tends to dance along the line separating the farcical from the bittersweet.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026
It’s like couples therapy sessions, except the “couple” is parent and child on a vacation together.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2025
When divorce rates rose in the 1970s, couples therapy blossomed.
From New York Times • May 28, 2024
Decide what boundary you want to set with him and go over it during your next couples therapy appointment.
From Slate • Feb. 24, 2023
Family therapy, couples therapy, but marriage ultimately failed.
From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña
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