Maybe it’s the same fight over and over. Maybe trust has been broken. Or maybe you’re just feeling more like roommates than partners.
If you’re struggling in your relationship, don’t wait until it’s too late. Problems don’t fix themselves, and distance only grows unless something changes.
The good news? Couples counseling can help.
At SoCal Counseling Center, we specialize in proven, research-based approaches to help couples reconnect, communicate better, and rebuild trust.
These struggles don’t mean your relationship is doomed. Most couples weren’t taught how to navigate challenges together. That’s where we come in.
How the Gottman Approach Helps Couples
Gottman Therapy helps couples understand and improve emotional connection, conflict management, and trust-building. The Gottmans’ research shows that happy couples turn toward each other in small moments, while struggling couples get stuck in criticism, defensiveness, and emotional withdrawal. In therapy, we help you learn practical tools to build connection instead of conflict.
How Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) Helps Couples
CBT helps partners shift unhelpful thought patterns that fuel miscommunication and negative assumptions. If you often feel like your partner “doesn’t care” or “never listens,” CBT helps challenge those thoughts and replace them with clearer communication and better emotional connection.
How Functional Family Therapy (FFT) Helps Couples
Originally developed for families, Functional Family Therapy (FFT) is also highly effective for couples struggling with communication, conflict, and emotional disconnection.
Benefits of FFT for Couples:
FFT is solution-focused and skill-based, helping couples not just understand their problems—but actually fix them.
In our couples counseling, we blend proven therapies with a compassionate, real-world touch to support your journey.
We use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help you challenge those negative thought patterns, along with mindfulness techniques to keep you grounded in the present. We also focus on building self-compassion. In fact, neuroscience research shows that practicing self-compassion can strengthen the parts of your brain associated with happiness, resilience, and empathy—it helps soothe negative emotions, heal painful memories, and even shift those deep-rooted beliefs about your self-worth. Our experienced therapists work with you one-on-one, tailoring a plan that fits your unique challenges and goals.
Small changes create big shifts. These tools are a great place to start.
Let us help.