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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.


Example Sentences

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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

A baffling new movie on Amazon Prime paints a trip to Auschwitz as a kind of couples therapy.

From Slate • Aug. 2, 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