Couples Counseling

Your relationship is worth the effort.

Couples Counseling

Your relationship is worth the effort. At Greater Heights Behavioral Health, we offer couples therapy grounded in Gottmaninformed practices and relational psychotherapy, creating a structured, compassionate space for partners to strengthen their connection.

All sessions are confidential and held with both partners present. We do not meet with either partner individually, and no one is labeled the “identified patient.” The relationship itself becomes the client, and the work is shared.

As therapists, our role is to provide a safe, attuned environment where couples can explore patterns, repair ruptures, and build a more resilient bond. Using Gottmanbased assessment and interventions alongside relational, moment-to-moment attunement, we help partners understand each other more deeply and communicate in ways that foster trust, empathy, and connection.

Couples who participate in Gottmaninformed, relational therapy learn to:

  • Communicate with clarity and respect
    Develop skills for expressing needs, listening without defensiveness, and reducing criticism, contempt, and stonewalling.

  • Strengthen emotional connection
    Learn to recognize and respond to each other’s bids for attention, affection, and support—core components of the Gottman approach.

  • Repair conflict effectively
    Understand conflict patterns, practice healthy repair attempts, and build rituals that support longterm stability.

  • Increase vulnerability and trust
    Explore relational dynamics in a safe environment that encourages openness, emotional honesty, and mutual understanding.

  • Navigate relationship transitions
    Prepare for major life changes—marriage, parenting, separation, blended families, or reconciliation—with guidance and structure.

  • Understand underlying patterns
    Identify the deeper emotional themes and attachment needs that shape interactions, helping partners shift from reactivity to connection.

  • Build shared meaning and partnership
    Strengthen the foundation of the relationship by cultivating shared values, rituals, and a sense of “weness.”

Couples seek therapy for many reasons, and the work can benefit partners at any stage of their relationship.

Some couples come because they feel stuck in recurring conflicts, communication breakdowns, or patterns of criticism, defensiveness, or withdrawal. Others seek support around major transitions—marriage, parenting, blending families, separation, or reconciliation. Many partners arrive feeling emotionally disconnected, struggling with trust, or unsure how to repair after a rupture or betrayal.

Couples therapy is also helpful for those navigating differences in values, intimacy, or longterm goals, as well as couples who function well but want to strengthen their bond and build healthier relational habits. Whether the challenges are acute or longstanding, therapy provides a structured, supportive space to understand patterns, deepen connection, and create a more resilient partnership.