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 Beamer blows his money on maintaining a Hollywood life style (couples therapy, black-market weight-loss drugs, his wife’s dermatologist-cum-psychologist). Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 1 July 2024 The host and relationship experts set challenges and meetings including couples therapy sessions as well as unconventional bonding activities, to test if the couples’ internet love can survive off the screen. Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 21 June 2024 On His Dual Role As Cooper Howard And The Ghoul & His Time In The Makeup Chair DEADLINE: The couples therapy episode is quite a turning point for Jane and John’s relationship. Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 15 June 2024 At the temple, Larry notices a new brick on the donation wall that has been inscribed with a special message from Hobie Turner, the Seinfeld writer from the previous episode whose wife counseled Larry and Irma in couples therapy. Sarah Nechamkin, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2024 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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