Building Stronger Bonds Through Couples Counseling
Every relationship has ups and downs, but sometimes challenges feel too heavy to manage on your own. Conflict, disconnection, or unresolved pain can create distance between partners, leaving both feeling unheard or misunderstood. Couples counseling at Marissa Greenberg, LMFT offers a safe and supportive space to work through difficulties, strengthen the bond between partners, and rediscover joy in the relationship.
With advanced training in Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFT), I help partners identify the patterns that keep them stuck and develop new ways of communicating and connecting. My role is to guide you toward building a stronger, healthier relationship rooted in trust and understanding.
When Couples Counseling Can Help
Many couples seek counseling not because their relationship is failing, but because they want to make it stronger. Counseling may be especially helpful if you and your partner are experiencing:
- Frequent arguments or difficulty resolving conflict
- Feelings of disconnection, loneliness, or lack of intimacy
- Struggles with communication or expressing emotions
- Trust issues or the aftermath of infidelity
- Stress from parenting, finances, or major life transitions
- Unmet needs or differing expectations in the relationship
- Desire to rekindle closeness and rebuild a strong foundation
No matter where you are in your relationship, therapy can help you feel more connected and supported.
What to Expect in Couples Counseling
Couples counseling is not about assigning blame. Instead, it’s about uncovering the deeper needs and emotions behind conflict so both partners can feel seen and understood. In sessions, you can expect to:
- Explore recurring patterns in your relationship and how they impact connection
- Learn strategies for healthier communication and conflict resolution
- Build empathy and emotional awareness for one another
- Re-establish trust and security in the relationship
- Strengthen intimacy and emotional closeness
- Create a shared vision for your relationship moving forward
Together, we’ll identify the changes needed to bring more balance, respect, and joy into your partnership.
Premarital Counseling
Premarital counseling is a proactive way to prepare for marriage and build a strong foundation for your future together. In a supportive space, you and your partner can strengthen communication, clarify expectations, and deepen your connection before making this lifelong commitment.
When Premarital Counseling Can Help
Many couples find premarital counseling helpful when they want to:
- Develop healthy communication and conflict resolution skills
- Clarify expectations about finances, family roles, and long-term goals
- Strengthen trust and intimacy in the relationship
- Explore values, beliefs, and traditions important to both partners
- Enter marriage with greater clarity and unity
Benefits of Premarital Counseling
Through premarital counseling, couples often experience:
- Improved confidence as they begin married life
- Stronger skills for navigating challenges together
- A deeper understanding of one another’s needs
- A shared vision for building a lasting, supportive partnership
My Approach
As a therapist trained in Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), I focus on the emotional bond between partners. EFT is a highly effective, research-backed approach that helps couples move away from cycles of blame and criticism and toward deeper connection.
Alongside EFT, I may also draw from:
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): to identify unhelpful thought patterns that affect interactions
- Attachment Theory: as one of the core components of EFT, understanding and exploring attachment style is helpful for identifying relationship dynamics
- Trauma-informed care: recognizing the impact of past experiences on current relationship dynamics
By combining these methods, I create a flexible and supportive environment for growth.
Benefits of Couples Counseling
Couples counseling can help couples:
- Develop healthier ways to communicate and resolve disagreements
- Break free from negative cycles of conflict and misunderstanding
- Rebuild trust after a breach or difficult experience
- Deepen emotional and physical intimacy
- Gain clarity about individual and shared needs
- Strengthen the overall foundation of the relationship
- Make decisions about the future of the relationship
- Build a healthy coparenting relationship