Couples Therapy for One in Seattle, WA

You’re not alone in wanting more from your relationship. Maybe things have shifted over time, or recent changes brought long-standing issues to the surface. Whatever the case, you know something needs to change...even if your partner isn’t ready, willing, or able to join you in therapy.

If your partner won’t or can’t attend therapy, that doesn’t mean you’re stuck. Relationship therapy for one...also called solo couples therapy...can still lead to meaningful growth and positive change within your partnership.

Through online therapy across Washington or in-person sessions in Seattle, our skilled therapists help individuals explore their relationship dynamics and learn how to shift patterns...even solo. You don’t need both partners in the room to start healing disconnection or frustration.

Changing your dance changes the relationship

Every relationship has its own rhythm. And when one person changes their steps, the dance between them often shifts, too. In individual relationship therapy, you’ll work with a counselor to:

  • Identify and understand unhelpful patterns in your relationship(s)
  • Explore how your communication style influences the dynamic
  • Learn more effective ways to express needs and boundaries
  • Shift how you respond to your partner’s behavior

This isn’t about blaming yourself or “fixing” the relationship alone. It’s about empowerment—changing your part of the cycle in ways that lead to more clarity, calm, and connection.

What can relationship therapy for one help with?

Stylized purple and red heart | relationship counseling for individualsWe support individuals who want to work on:

  • Feeling unheard or misunderstood in their relationship(s)
  • Dealing with emotional or physical disconnection
  • Managing conflict, resentment, or criticism
  • Healing from betrayal or navigating complex intimacy dynamics
  • Wanting to stay, but unsure how to make it work
  • Preparing for a tough conversation or big decision

Even without your partner present, therapy can help you approach your relationship with more peace, strength, and self-understanding.

Why Clarity Counseling?

Many of our therapists are trained in sex and intimacy therapy, so we can support not only emotional and communication issues, but also the parts of your relationship that happen (or don’t happen) in the bedroom. We offer telehealth therapy across Washington and in-person sessions at our South Lake Union office in Seattle.

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