Couples Therapy & Marriage Counseling in Seattle
Feel close again.
You share a home, a history, maybe even kids, but lately the connection feels thin or tense. This is not about going back to how it was. You can build something stronger.
Couples therapy or marriage counseling helps you move from surviving your relationship to actually feeling connected again.
We usually have immediate availability.
FLEXIBLE ACCESS
In-office in Seattle, or telehealth in WA
WHO WE HELP
Partners that are married or in a relationship
AVAILABILITY
Immediate openings
M-F, 7am-8pm
PAYMENT
$200/session
Insurance unavailable for couples therapy
Can you relate to this?
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You keep having the same argument with no resolution
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Conversations turn into defensiveness, criticism, or shutdown
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You feel more like roommates or co-parents than partners
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Trust has been shaken
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Intimacy feels distant or complicated
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One of you feels alone in the relationship
You are not failing. You're caught in a pattern. Patterns can be changed when you learn to see them.
In-person therapy in Seattle
Our Green Lake office location provides a warm and welcome environment for your sessions. Our therapists private offices offer a place for direct in-person connection.
Online therapy in Washington
Online therapy can make it easier to get help when you need it. You can attend from your living room or office location, separately or together. No commute or added stress before sessions. It can be easier to fit into work and life schedules.
What couples therapy looks like here
Starting couples therapy can feel like a big step, so here‘s what to expect. In your first sessions, your therapist gets to know both of you, the history of your relationship, and what brought you in. Together you’ll name what you want to feel different in your relationship. From there, sessions focus on slowing the cycles that leave you stuck, understanding the needs underneath them, and practicing new ways of hearing and responding to each other.
Most couples meet weekly to begin, and your therapist will talk with you about a pace that fits your goals.
Reasons couples come to us
Couples come to us for a range of reasons including:
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Communication that keeps breaking down into the same argument
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Rebuilding trust after an affair or betrayal
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Feeling more like roommates or co-parents than partners
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Reconnecting emotional and physical intimacy
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Navigating a major transition: a new baby, a move, blending a family, or a health change
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Preparing for marriage or a deeper commitment
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Deciding whether to stay together, with support either way
Our approach to couples therapy
Attachment-based therapy
Most conflict is not about the surface issue. It is about deeper needs to feel safe, valued, and emotionally secure. When those needs feel threatened, couples often fall into pursue-withdraw or shutdown cycles. Therapy helps you recognize these patterns, understand the attachment needs underneath them, and respond to each other with more care and clarity.
Emotionally-focused therapy
Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) focuses on strengthening the emotional bond between partners. Instead of staying stuck in surface-level arguments, therapy helps you slow down conflict, identify the deeper feelings underneath reactions, and share them in ways your partner can hear. This process helps rebuild trust, increase emotional safety, and create a stronger sense of closeness.
Gottman-informed tools
Gottman-informed work brings in research-backed strategies for how couples communicate and repair. You learn practical skills for expressing needs without blame, navigating disagreements without escalation, and strengthening appreciation and connection in everyday moments. These tools help you stay on the same team, even when you do not see things the same way.
Couples therapy at Greenlake Wellness Group is private pay. Because relationship work doesn't center on an individual mental-health diagnosis, it generally isn't billed to insurance. Couples sessions are $200 each. See our Insurance & Fees page for more info.
Yes. We see couples in person at our Green Lake office in Seattle and offer telehealth sessions across Washington State.
We usually have immediate availability. Reach out through our booking form and we'll match you with a couples therapist.
Yes. We support couples at any stage, including dating, premarital, married, and partnered relationships navigating communication, trust, and reconnection.
Common Questions
Our space
For those interested in in-person sessions, our nine therapy offices offer a comfortable and safe space, conveniently located at the north end of Greenlake. Parking is available in our building's garage.
