Couples Counseling

You want connection — not conflict.

Maybe communication feels tense, distant, or repetitive. Maybe trust has been shaken. Or maybe you love each other deeply but can’t seem to get on the same page.

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Couples Counseling Can Help With:

Therapy Approaches That Support Couples

Every couple is different, and the way you communicate, connect, and resolve conflict is shaped by your history, personalities, and emotional patterns. That’s why we use a blend of approaches that help you understand each other more deeply and build a stronger foundation together.

Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) – Strengthening Your Bond

EFT helps partners understand the emotional needs and attachment patterns beneath conflict. Instead of arguing about the surface issue, you’ll learn to identify the underlying fears, hurts, and longings driving your dynamic. This leads to deeper connection, more trust, and safer communication.

Gottman-Informed Techniques – Evidence-Based Relationship Tools

Using principles from the Gottman Method, we help couples reduce conflict, manage differences, and build healthy habits like repair, shared meaning, and emotional intimacy. These actionable tools make communication clearer and strengthen your relationship outside the therapy room.

ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy) – Leading With Values

ACT helps couples identify the values that matter most—trust, honesty, connection, stability—and use them as a guide during conflict and decision-making. You’ll learn skills for emotional regulation, communication, and moving through tough conversations with more intention and less reactivity.

Attachment-Informed Couples Therapy – Healing the Root of Disconnection

Many relationship challenges stem from old attachment wounds. We help you both explore how your histories shape the way you connect, allowing you to feel safer, more supported, and more secure with one another.

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You deserve support that feels steady and compassionate.
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Meet The Team!
  • If you’re struggling with communication, feeling disconnected, experiencing repeated conflict, or wanting to strengthen your relationship, couples therapy can help. Many couples also come proactively during transitions or periods of stress.

  • Yes, we work with all couples — married, dating, engaged, LGBTQIA+, neurodiverse partnerships, and blended families.

  • That’s very common. We can start with a low-pressure, collaborative conversation to help your partner understand the process and get a feel for how therapy works. There’s no expectation to commit after one session.

  • We help couples with communication, conflict, emotional disconnection, trust issues, infidelity repair, life transitions, intimacy challenges, co-parenting, boundary-setting, and navigating neurodivergent dynamics.

  • Most couples meet weekly or biweekly depending on your goals, availability, and the level of support you need.

  • Many couples choose to work with both a couples therapist and an individual therapist. We can help you coordinate care in a way that supports both partners and avoids conflicts of interest.

  • Yes — we provide virtual couples therapy anywhere in Florida so you can meet from the comfort of your home.

  • We are a private-pay practice. However, we can provide monthly superbills for out-of-network reimbursement, depending on your insurance plan’s benefits.

Common Questions About Individual Therapy

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Let’s Get Started!

Looking for couples counseling in Winter Park or across Florida?
If you and your partner are ready to communicate more clearly, feel more connected, and strengthen your relationship, we’re here to support you. Reach out for a consultation to explore whether Calming Tides Counseling is the right fit for both of you.

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