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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Example Sentences

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

The field of couples therapy is crowded with institutes and formal techniques, but Ms. Perel has resisted embracing a particular ideology.

From New York Times • Mar. 26, 2023

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

Family therapy, couples therapy, but marriage ultimately failed.

From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña