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.
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There was years of couples therapy.
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Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 8 Dec. 2025
Steve's wife, Alexandra, and James later found out about the affair in April, but Ashley and James decided to stay together and seek couples therapy.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 15 Nov. 2025
Anyway, Taylor and Mayci gently nudge Mikayla back toward couples therapy.
—Olivia Crandall, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2025
Unlike the confrontational drudgery of couples therapy — and aiming to avoid the confrontational finality of divorce — this approach relies on subterfuge.
—Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
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Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 8 Dec. 2025
Steve's wife, Alexandra, and James later found out about the affair in April, but Ashley and James decided to stay together and seek couples therapy.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 15 Nov. 2025
Anyway, Taylor and Mayci gently nudge Mikayla back toward couples therapy.
—Olivia Crandall, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2025
Unlike the confrontational drudgery of couples therapy — and aiming to avoid the confrontational finality of divorce — this approach relies on subterfuge.
—Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for couples therapy
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“Couples therapy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/couples%20therapy. Accessed 23 Dec. 2025.
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