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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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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 Bell opens up about couples therapy in her cover interview for Good Housekeeping. Glamour, 23 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for couples therapy

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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
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