Couples Counseling
with Talkspace online therapy
Rediscover the strengths of your relationship — and make it stronger than ever.
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How Talkspace couples therapy works
Brief assessment
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Begin the journey towards a happier you.
Therapy can help with
Feelings of guilt
Mood swings and irritability
Change in eating habits
Difficulty bonding with your baby
Sadness and hopelessness
Fatigue
Thoughts of harming yourself or the baby
What COUPLES are saying
Annecharbs
App Store
"We were paired with a super helpful couples therapist and even in just a few short months, our marriage feels back on track. Highly recommend it, and the app just makes the service even easier to use on the go.”
Yelrihs86
App Store
“Our experience with couples therapy was great! Couldn’t have asked for a better way to do therapy. Loved our therapist. Loved the convenience of writing whenever we had a chance — our lives are so busy that I think it’d be nearly impossible to go somewhere.”
Talkspace user
Direct Review
“My husband and I have come a long way, thanks to Shannon. Our fights have decreased and our overall communication tactics have improved. I am so thankful for this service and her help.”
What you’ll get from couples therapy
Identify the issues
Identify specific relationship issues to work on with the support of an unbiased professional
Rediscover strengths
Develop a solutions-oriented approach to rediscover your relationship’s strengths
Dysfunctional dynamics
Gain insight into patterns that cause relationship distress and dysfunctional dynamics
Empathy and resolution
Practice conflict-resolution strategies for improved empathy, problem-solving, and conflict resolution
Restore trust
Learn communication tools to increase vulnerability and restore trust
Ongoing support
Ongoing dedicated support through live video sessions and unlimited messaging
Types of Couples Therapy
Relationship counseling
Every couple, at one point or another, faces challenges that test their partnership. It can happen at week 10, or year 10 of a relationship. When it does, sometimes you need outside guidance to help you navigate a path forward.
You don’t have to do it alone. No matter what the circumstances are of your relationship, couples counseling offers you and your partner the support and structure you need, in a safe, unbiased, productive space.
In couples therapy, you’ll learn conflict-resolution strategies and how to communicate more effectively. You’ll explore relationship patterns, restore trust, rediscover your passions for one another, and address dysfunction, building a healthier, stronger, loving relationship.
Marriage counseling
Marriage is work. You need to invest in it to keep it healthy. When you face those inevitable bumps in the road, it’s OK to admit you need some trusted guidance.
Online marriage counseling can help. In therapy, you and your spouse can take on those tough times — whatever they may be — in a safe, loving space.
Marriage counseling helps you identify the exact root of your problems and come up with effective strategies to overcome them. You can open up, express your honest feelings, and get back to that kind, in-love place you both want to live in.
Premarital counseling
The days, weeks, and months before your wedding are like no other time in life. They’re exciting, invigorating, and yes, can be stressful, too.
If you need help just getting to the altar — when many engaged couples struggle with the pressure of planning that perfect day — premarital counseling can help. It can also prepare you for the rest of your wedded life together.
Premarital counseling allows you to start your lives together on a solid foundation. You’ll learn to communicate, resolve conflict, identify values, match expectations about major life decisions like children, address anger issues, build trust, and so much more.
Benefits of Talkspace
- No appointments or commuting needed
- Ongoing support — express yourself in real-time
- Seamlessly switch therapists, at no extra cost
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What can I expect from couples therapy?
Couples therapy is a type of psychotherapy in which a licensed therapist helps those in romantic relationships learn more about their partnership, resolve relationship problems, and build a stronger foundation.
Whether joining an in-person or virtual therapy session, the first few sessions will involve standard interview questions on the history of a couple's relationship, individual priorities, and relationship goals. In time, a couples therapist will help build a safe space for couples to identify their issues, establish treatment goals, and gain the necessary communication skills to problem solve with their partners.
Is it better to attend online couples counseling as a couple or solo?
Who should seek couples counseling?
Many people think that couples counseling is only for those on the verge of divorce or breaking up. However, all couples, regardless of the status of their relationship, can benefit from meeting with a licensed therapist.
Even still, some common relationship issues that typically prompt counseling may include:
- Couples continuing to struggle with the same disagreements without being able to come up with a solution.
- Couples dealing with a recent tragedy, substance abuse, infidelity, or mental health concerns.
- Couples looking to rebuild their sexual or romantic chemistry.
What is online couples therapy?
Is online couples counseling right for my partner and me?
How does marriage counseling differ from couples therapy?
Online marriage counseling is a specific approach to couples counseling designed for married couples. Through marriage therapy, couples meet with a marriage counselor - usually a licensed marriage and family therapist - to discuss their relationship issues, priorities, and goals. With ongoing virtual therapy sessions, a therapist can help couples looking to invest in their partnership and rediscover their spouse. Marriage counseling can help build (or repair) a healthy relationship foundation through effective communication skills, boundary setting, and more.
Is couples therapy only for married couples?
No. Online relationship counseling is ideal for all couples looking to reconnect, strengthen, or address challenges and conflicts. Our licensed therapists can help you and your partner at any stage of your relationship from premarital to marriage counseling. Couples therapy can help you each learn invaluable skills to help improve your relationship.
Does Talkspace offer premarital counseling?
Yes — Premarital counseling is a type of relationship therapy provided by Talkspace licensed marriage and family therapists (LMFT). Online premarital counseling is ideal for engaged couples who are taking the next step in their relationship or want to resolve issues in their relationship before they commit to marriage.
