Couples Therapy
Couples Therapy | 50 to 80-Minute Sessions| $200 and $300 Respectively
Green Pastures Healing & Recovery
Couples therapy is a dedicated space for partners to slow down, feel seen, and begin repairing what feels broken or distant. Whether you are navigating betrayal, chronic conflict, emotional disconnection, addiction recovery, or communication breakdown, couples therapy offers a place to rebuild safety, trust, and intimacy with guidance and support.
Therapy is not about deciding who is right or wrong. It is about understanding the deeper patterns beneath the conflict and learning how to reach for one another in new, healthier ways.
What Is Couples Therapy?
Couples therapy is a collaborative process where both partners work together with a trained therapist to understand relational patterns, emotional wounds, and attachment injuries that impact the relationship. Sessions focus on increasing emotional safety, strengthening communication, and restoring connection.
Many couples seek therapy when things feel overwhelming or fragile, while others come proactively to deepen intimacy and strengthen their foundation. All couples are welcome here.
My Clinical Approach
My work with couples is relational, trauma-informed, and attachment-based. I integrate warmth and compassion with clear structure and thoughtful challenge. I believe that the struggles couples face—such as betrayal, addiction, emotional withdrawal, reactivity, and chronic conflict—are often rooted in unspoken pain and unmet attachment needs.
I view addiction, compulsive behaviors, emotional shutdown, anger, and anxiety not as moral failures, but as survival responses to relational wounds. Healing happens when both partners feel emotionally safe enough to be honest, vulnerable, and accountable.
While my approach is faith-integrated, I deeply respect and honor the religious or non-religious presentation of every couple. Your values, beliefs, and goals guide the work we do together. Faith is never imposed and is only integrated when it aligns with the couple’s wishes.
What Couples Sessions Look Like
Couples sessions are structured yet flexible and may include:
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Identifying negative relational cycles and communication blocks
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Processing betrayal, breaches of trust, or emotional injuries
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Rebuilding emotional safety and secure attachment
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Learning to express needs without attack or withdrawal
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Strengthening boundaries, accountability, and repair
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Addressing the impact of addiction, OCD, or mental health struggles on the relationship
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Restoring intimacy, friendship, and emotional connection
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Integrating faith into the healing process when desired
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Sessions are guided with care and intention. Both partners are supported, challenged, and encouraged toward growth.
Who Couples Therapy Is For
Couples therapy is helpful for partners experiencing:
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Infidelity or betrayal trauma
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Addiction and recovery within the relationship
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High conflict or emotional distance
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Communication breakdown
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Trust issues
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Trauma and attachment wounds
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Parenting stress and life transitions
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Intimacy struggles
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Faith differences or spiritual tension
You do not have to be on the brink of separation to begin couples therapy. Many couples come simply because they want something more than survival—they want connection.
A Space That Is Both Safe and Challenging
Couples work requires courage. I provide a space that is emotionally safe, while also offering direct and loving challenge when patterns are keeping you stuck. My role is to help you slow down reactive cycles, increase emotional honesty, and move toward each other with clarity and care.
Session Length & Fee
Couples therapy session options:
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50-minute session: $200
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80-minute extended session: $300
Payment is due at the time of service unless prior arrangements have been made.
Getting Started
Reaching out for couples therapy can feel intimidating, especially when things already feel fragile. You do not have to have everything figured out before the first session. If you are wondering whether couples therapy is right for you, I would be honored to connect.
You may reach out through the contact form or email me directly at:
Audreymalacaracounseling@gmail.com
I strive to respond to all inquiries within 24 hours.
Thank you for considering Green Pastures Healing & Recovery as a place for your relationship healing.