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

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

The arrangement appears to have kept the couple close, though Cox also credits couples therapy with strengthening their relationship. — Louis Peitzman, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Aug. 2026

During that same period, the pair also attended couples therapy to strengthen their communication while navigating the unusual circumstances surrounding the show. — Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 27 May 2026

The romancer, which bowed in SXSW, follows Julia (Hawke), a frustrated video game designer, and Charlie (Pullman), a struggling musician, having supernatural impacts on the world after attending a couples therapy seminar to repair their volatile relationship. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 1 May 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