Relationship and Couples Therapy in Seattle, WA
Looking for couples therapy in Seattle or online across Washington?
Maybe things feel off lately. The spark isn’t gone, but it’s harder to reach. Conversations keep turning into tension. You feel distant...or like you're just not being seen the way you used to be.
You’re not failing. You’re likely stuck in patterns that have been shaping your dynamic for a long time. Relationship counseling can help you interrupt those patterns and find your way back to connection. Whether you're seeing us in person in Seattle or through secure online couples therapy across Washington, we’re here to help.
How can couples therapy help?
Our Seattle couples therapists work with clients of all identities and relationship structures - including dyad couples and polycules - who are:
- Hoping to reconnect, rebuild trust, or rekindle closeness
- Feeling emotionally or sexually disconnected
- Arguing more often or avoiding difficult conversations
- Struggling with desire differences, parenting stress, or major life transitions
- Recovering from resentment, betrayal, or past hurt
Whether you’ve been together for 2 years or 20, therapy can be a turning point. We offer expert support from licensed couples counselors in Seattle who bring warmth, clinical skill, and a deeply personalized approach.
What can you expect from couples therapy at Clarity Counseling Seattle?
At Clarity Counseling Seattle, our therapists are affirming, experienced, and fully invested in helping your relationship thrive. We don’t take sides or push one-size-fits-all solutions. Instead, we guide you through the process of understanding, healing, and rebuilding, with each of you feeling heard.
We use evidence-based methods like the Gottman Method, Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), Internal Family Systems for Couples (IFIO), and the Developmental Model. These approaches help you move from disconnection to deeper understanding, stronger communication, and real intimacy.
Meet our Seattle couples therapy team
If you’re curious about the kinds of relationship topics our team contributes to in national conversations, you can explore our practice’s interviews and articles on the Media & Press page. These include recent New York Times coverage on emotional labor in relationships as well as how couples cultivate sexual desire over time—the same themes we support clients with every day. Justin Pere also recently wrote a first-person Seattle Times Mental Health Perspectives guest column on how many men grow up without emotional education and how that can lead to withdrawal, irritability, or shutdown at home even when the desire for connection is real. (If it’s helpful context, you can view the Mental Health Perspectives series or read the column (PDF).)
Is it too early (or too late) for relationship counseling?
It’s never too early to invest in your relationship, and it’s rarely too late. Some clients seek therapy before marriage or after their first serious argument. Others come to us during or after years of conflict, emotional distance, or uncertainty about staying together.
You don’t need a crisis to start couples counseling. You just need a willingness to grow, together.
And if your partner isn’t ready yet, individual couples therapy (sometimes called “couples therapy for one”) can help you shift the dynamic from your side.
What issues can couples therapy help with?
- Communication breakdowns and chronic conflict
- Emotional distance or a loss of intimacy
- Sexual disconnection and desire differences
- Infidelity, betrayal trauma, or trust issues
- Parenting disagreements and life transitions
- Ongoing resentment, stonewalling, or emotional shutdown
- Stuck conversations about finances, roles, or household responsibilities
Our therapists help you build insight, connection, and lasting tools for emotional safety and deeper connection.
Want a deeper look at how emotional imbalance can quietly affect modern relationships? Our blog post on “mankeeping” explores how emotional labor and unspoken expectations can erode connection over time. You might also find it helpful to read our post on why desire often follows initiative, which looks at how sexual desire can re-emerge when partners shift from waiting to choosing.
Is online couples therapy as effective as in-person sessions?
Whether you’re searching for couples counseling in Seattle or online relationship therapy throughout Washington State, our team is here to support your journey. We help you reconnect, communicate with care, and build a future that feels good to both of you.
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