Couples Counseling with the Gottman Method and EFT
Many couples reach out when communication has become painful, the same arguments keep repeating, or emotional distance has started to grow. Some feel stuck in cycles of conflict and defensiveness, while others feel more like roommates than partners. Trust may feel fragile after betrayal, resentment may be building quietly over time, or conversations may leave both of you feeling misunderstood and alone.
Couples therapy offers a place to slow those patterns down and understand what is happening beneath them. At Second Draft Counseling, I integrate the Gottman Method and Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) to help couples strengthen communication, rebuild trust, and create a more secure emotional connection. My advanced Gottman Method training includes specialized work related to infidelity and betrayal trauma, addiction and recovery, and trauma-informed relationship care.
Therapy is not about deciding who is right or wrong. Together, we work to better understand the patterns that keep your relationship stuck, strengthen emotional safety, and create new ways of responding to one another with greater clarity, honesty, and care.
Couples therapy may focus on communication difficulties, betrayal or infidelity recovery, emotional disconnection, premarital concerns, blended family stress, intimacy challenges, life transitions, addiction recovery, or the impact of anxiety, trauma, or chronic stress on the relationship.
We’ll explore the challenges you’re facing together, whether it’s balancing work and family, navigating blended-family life, recovering from betrayal or infidelity, managing chronic illness, preparing for marriage, or healing intimacy and connection.
When Weekly Therapy Doesn't Feel Like Enough
For couples who want to make meaningful progress more quickly, Intensive Couples Therapy offers extended, structured time to work deeply on your relationship. This format can be especially helpful when patterns feel entrenched, trust has been shaken, or weekly sessions haven’t felt like enough.
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Not sure if couples therapy is the right starting point?
If one partner feels uncertain about continuing the relationship while the other hopes to repair it, Discernment Counseling may be a better starting point. This short-term, structured process helps couples gain clarity about whether to work on the relationship, separate, or take more time to decide.
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If you’re ready to invest in your relationship and would like to learn more about how couples counseling can help, I invite you to schedule a consultation. Sessions are available in person in Arvada and virtually for couples physically located in Colorado at the time of session.