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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Lee recommended that the couple seek professional help in couples therapy to understand what's happening and to learn the skills to change their behavior.
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Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
There was years of couples therapy.
—Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Sylvia expects the worst, especially after hearing about Will’s bad experience with couples therapy.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
McNamara and Roach have done away with that framing device, replacing DeVito’s divorce attorney with a rancorous couples therapy session.
—Katie Walsh, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
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Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
There was years of couples therapy.
—Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Sylvia expects the worst, especially after hearing about Will’s bad experience with couples therapy.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
McNamara and Roach have done away with that framing device, replacing DeVito’s divorce attorney with a rancorous couples therapy session.
—Katie Walsh, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 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 2 Oct. 2025.
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