Rebuild connection and deepen your relationship.
Couples Therapy
Every relationship has patterns. Healing begins when you learn to see the pattern, not each other, as the problem.
Rebuild Trust, Communication & Emotional Safety—Together
Couples therapy at Mysa Psychotherapy helps you strengthen your relationship from the inside out. Using a blend of The Gottman Method and Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), I help partners understand their cycle, repair disconnection, and build a secure and lasting bond.
My goal is not to decide who’s right or wrong—it’s to help you find each other in the conflict, understand each other more deeply, and build a relationship that feels secure, caring, and resilient.
As Orna Guralnik says, “Couples work is helping people listen to each other’s pain and share responsibility for healing what’s hurt.” This is the heart of the work we’ll do together.
Fee & Session Length
Couples sessions are 50-minutes and the fee is $170 per session. Longer 100-minute intensive sessions are available for $340.
Session Frequency
Most couples begin with weekly sessions to build momentum, then shift to biweekly as communication strengthens and patterns begin to shift.
Insurance
I’m in-network with some Aetna, Cigna, and Optum/UHC plans. For all other plans, I can provide superbills for out-of-network reimbursement.
Why Couples Seek Therapy
Your needs don’t threaten the relationship; they guide it toward deeper intimacy.
Most couples aren’t struggling because they lack love—they’re struggling because they lack connection tools.
You and your partner may be experiencing:
Recurring fights or escalating misunderstandings
Feeling unheard, unseen, or unappreciated
Defensiveness, assumptions, or shutdowns
A “logic vs. emotion” dynamic that leaves you misaligned
Emotional or sexual intimacy challenges
An imbalance in the mental load
Fear that resolving conflict means losing your perspective or giving in
These patterns create disconnection—but they can be changed with the right support.
My approach
How The Gottman Method + EFT Support Your Relationship
Together, these approaches help you understand what’s happening and why it keeps happening. We will use this two-part framework to create lasting change
The Gottman Method: Practical Tools for Connection
The Gottman Method focuses on strengthening the foundation of your relationship through:
Assessments to map strengths and challenges
Communicating without criticism or defensiveness
Deepening friendship and admiration
Improving conflict resolution and emotional attunement
Turning toward each other instead of away
You’ll learn proven, research-backed skills to create more effective, loving communication—even during conflict.
Emotionally Focused Therapy: Healing the Deeper Cycle
EFT helps you understand the emotional patterns underneath conflict, so you can:
Identify the unmet needs driving your reactions
Heal attachment injuries and rebuild trust
Create safety through vulnerable communication
Shift from “me vs. you” to “us facing this together”
Where Gottman gives you the tools, EFT helps you repair the bond.
What Sessions Look Like
Sessions may include:
Gottman Method assessments that map your relationship strengths and challenges
Identifying your relational cycle
In-session communication coaching to help you speak—and listen—more effectively
EFT-based sessions that promote emotional safety
Tangible tools to deepen connection outside of therapy
We move at a pace that supports both partners. The goal is safety, clarity, and connection—not pressure.
What You Can Expect in Our Work
Couples therapy with me is a supportive, structured process that helps you:
Slow down conflict so you can actually hear each other
Understand and interrupt the patterns that keep you stuck
Communicate in ways that feel safe, direct, and kind
Repair emotional injuries and rebuild closeness
Strengthen intimacy—emotionally and physically
Reclaim the sense of “us” that feels like home
Frequently asked questions about couples therapy
FAQs
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Couples therapy with me is a supportive, structured process that helps you:
Slow down conflict so you can actually hear each other
Understand and interrupt the patterns that keep you stuck
Communicate in ways that feel safe, direct, and kind
Repair emotional injuries and rebuild closeness
Strengthen intimacy—emotionally and physically
Reclaim the sense of “us” that feels like home
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If you’re ready to improve communication, strengthen your bond, and rebuild emotional safety, I’d love to support you.
Email me or fill out the contact form, and I’ll respond within 24–48 hours.