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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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In family and couples therapy, neutrality lets people live with profound differences without demanding agreement.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 19, 2025

A fusion of body horror and couples therapy, it centers on a sunken cave with a pool of water that, when sipped, makes cells thirst to meld with the nearest mammal.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2025

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

From Slate Feb. 24, 2023

At a recent couples therapy session, the wife said about her husband, “he literally does nothing!”

From Washington Post Feb. 13, 2023

Family therapy, couples therapy, but marriage ultimately failed.

From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña

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