Couples & Families
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Love can be both beautiful and challenging. It takes courage for two people with different hearts, minds, and experiences to navigate life together without losing themselves or each other. But the truth is healthy relationships aren’t something you find. They’re something you build.
All meaningful relationships require intentional care, and sometimes professional support. If you and your partner are navigating difficult relational dynamics, you’re not alone, and seeking help for your relationship is not a sign of failure. It’s a sign of strength.
At Richmont, we offer trauma-informed couples counseling to help you build stronger, more secure emotional bonds. Whether you’re dating, engaged, married, or considering divorce, our licensed therapists are here to help you navigate the highest-highs and lowest-lows of your relationship with respect and compassion.
Our integrative, evidence-based approach includes:
- Trauma-informed psychotherapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy (SFT)
- Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- The Gottman Method
- Attachment-Based Counseling
What is couples counseling or relational therapy?
When life stressors, miscommunication, or unresolved wounds threaten a relationship, even the strongest bonds can be tested. Couples counseling—also known as relational therapy—is a psychotherapeutic approach designed to help couples navigate relational challenges with compassion, clarity, and mutual respect. From rediscovering connection to rebuilding trust, our trauma-informed therapists are experts at helping couples create emotional safety and nurture secure attachment.
Relational therapy offers a safe space to slow down, examine unhelpful relational dynamics, and begin the work of healing together. With the support of a highly skilled, trauma-informed couples therapist, couples learn to truly see and be seen by their partner. They listen more openly, speak more honestly, and create a space for mutual respect and vulnerability. Couples therapy is about so much more than just resolving conflict – it’s about finding your way back to each other and/or moving forward with deeper understanding.
How we help – Types of couples counseling
At Richmont, we offer a diverse range of couples therapy services for every relational stage and season.
Types of Relationship Support We Offer
- Couples counseling – For dating or long-term partners
- Premarital counseling – For engaged couples preparing for marriage
- Marriage counseling – For married couples looking to strengthen their connection
- Divorce counseling – For couples navigating separation with clarity and care
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Techniques We Use
All our therapists specialize in trauma counseling and provide therapeutic care from an attachment-based, polyvagal-informed lens. Additionally, our clinicians are all multi-functional and can pull from a variety of different evidence-based techniques to ensure you receive the personalized approach you need and deserve. Four of our most popular modalities for couples therapy include…
The Gottman Method
a science-backed approach to couples therapy that helps partners build (or re-build) trust, improve communication, manage conflict in a healthy way, and strengthen friendship.
Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT)
an approach that helps couples nurture secure attachment by identifying and transforming unhelpful relational dynamics and deepening emotional responsiveness.
Attachment-Based Therapy
works to strengthen the emotional bond between partners by exploring how early attachment patterns and old relational wounds impact present-day connection and conflict.
Solution-Focused Therapy (SFT)
takes a goal-oriented approach to present issues, offering practical solutions and tools for meaningful change and conflict resolution.
Who is couples counseling for?
Relational therapy is for any couple—regardless of age, gender, or relationship length—who wants to grow together in a therapeutic environment. We work with partners at every stage: those navigating dating challenges, preparing for marriage, rebuilding trust after betrayal, or considering separation.
Sings That Your Relationship May Benefit From Couples Therapy:
- Communication often feels tense, unproductive, or leads to conflict.
- Emotional or physical intimacy has significantly decreased or feels strained.
- One or both partners feel unheard, unseen, or emotionally disconnected.
- Trust has been broken—through infidelity, secrecy, or repeated letdowns.
- Recurring issues never seem to get resolved, creating ongoing tension or resentment.
- You feel more like roommates than romantic partners.
- One or both partners avoid discussing important topics.
- You feel stuck in negative relational dynamics you can’t seem to change.
- Difficult life transitions (like parenthood, loss, or relocation) have put a strain on the relationship.
- One or both partners are considering whether to stay or part ways.
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If any of the signs listed above resonate with you, couples counseling may be a good next step. Whether your goal is to heal, reconnect, or find clarity—you’re in the right place. You’re not too much for us. We are expertly trained and well-experienced in helping couples navigate even the toughest times.
What to expect in couples counseling
Therapy for couples is a highly collaborative process that begins with an intake session. During that first therapy session, your counselor will explore your reasons for seeking professional therapy, identify therapy goals, and address any questions or concerns.
Once the foundation is set, your therapist will likely meet with each partner individually at least once to better understand each perspective and relational history.
Afterward, we’ll come back together to reconvene and co-create a personalized, solution-focused treatment program tailored to your unique needs and preferences as a couple. The plan serves as a flexible roadmap to guide our collective efforts and can be adjusted at any time to meet you where you are.
Whether you and your partner participate in short-term or long-term therapy, our goal is to guide, support, and empower you both with the tools your relationship needs to thrive.
How To Get Started
Step 1
Browse our clinician bios and select a therapist.
Step 2
Once you’ve chosen a counselor, book an appointment via their bio page to schedule either a complimentary 20-minute discovery call or an intake session.
Step 3
Organize your thoughts and take a deep breath. Seeking professional therapy can feel like a big step – because it is. It’s a wonderful sign that both you and your partner are open to positive change, and that’s a beautiful thing. Rest assured, our trauma-informed therapists are expertly trained to provide you with a safe space and ensure you feel as comfortable as possible.
Every relationship has a story. Let’s write the next chapter with intention.