couples therapy

noun

: therapy in which a psychologist helps couples solve problems with their relationships

The romance had gone out of their relationship, so they signed up for couples therapy.

Examples of couples therapy in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Your concerns about the relationship, including your crush, can be explored in couples therapy. — Goth Shakira, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026

Christine married her husband David in October 2023, and while the couple are still enjoying life together, the trailer featured a clip of them in couples therapy. — Kelly Allen, PEOPLE, 14 Sep. 2026

Despite months of processing in solo therapy and in couples therapy, my preparations for the first night away were not thought out—at all. — Carla Lalli, Vogue, 31 Aug. 2026

What’s different about couples therapy and individual therapy is that a lot of regular therapy is the patient talking about things and choosing and controlling what is said. — Orna Guralnik, The New York Review of Books, 4 Aug. 2026

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Medical Definition

couples therapy

noun

variants or couples counseling

: usually short-term counseling designed to help couples understand and resolve problems, dissatisfaction, and conflict in their relationship : marriage counseling

couples therapist noun

or couples counselor