Couples Therapy in Reno to Heal, Reconnect, and Grow

Guiding you and your partner toward trust, understanding, and lasting connection.

Clients in Couples Counseling Reno, NV with Individual & Relationship Counseling Associates

If you’re feeling stuck in conflict or drifting apart, you’re not alone. Our trusted Reno couples therapists help you improve communication, rebuild trust and feel close again.

Affirming, non-blaming approach
Rebuild trust and repair hurt
Break negative cycles & patterns
Restore emotional and sexual connection
Improve communication and closeness

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Feeling distant or stuck in conflict? Couples therapy in Reno can help you reconnect, communicate better, and rebuild trust—with supportive, confidential care from specialized professionals.

Stuck in Conflict? Disconnected? You’re Not Alone.

Every couple goes through difficult periods. But when trust erodes or disconnection grows, it can feel painful and isolating. Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) helps couples move beyond blame and defensiveness and build the emotional safety they need to reconnect and feel close again. Couples therapy in Reno can help move you toward a healthier, stronger relationship is possible. Whether you're navigating a crisis or just feeling distant, effective support is available.

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Questions Couples Therapy in Reno Can Help You Answer

  These are common concerns couples share with us as they begin therapy.

Why Can’t We Communicate Without Fighting?

It’s common to get stuck in cycles of blame, defensiveness, or shutdown during arguments. Often, it’s not just about what you’re fighting about—it’s about feeling unheard or unsupported. Couples therapy helps you slow down reactive patterns, understand each other’s deeper needs and fears, and learn skills to talk about hard topics without escalating into conflict.

How Do We Rebuild Trust After It’s Been Broken?

Rebuilding trust takes time, vulnerability, and a safe environment. In therapy, you’ll learn how to share the impact of past hurts, take accountability, and respond to each other with empathy. Together, you’ll create clear agreements and practices that help rebuild safety and reliability in your relationship.

Why Do We Keep Having the Same Arguments Over and Over?

Recurring arguments often come from unspoken fears or needs beneath the surface. You may be fighting about chores or money on the surface, but underneath, you’re longing for reassurance or closeness. Couples therapy helps you recognize these hidden patterns and break free from cycles that keep you stuck.

How Can We Handle Conflict Without Hurting Each Other?

Conflict doesn’t have to feel destructive. In therapy, you’ll learn how to approach disagreements with curiosity instead of criticism. You’ll practice listening without interrupting, sharing your feelings without blame, and finding common ground even when you disagree.

How Do We Feel Close Again After Growing Apart?

When couples drift apart, it’s often because negative cycles have eroded the sense of safety and connection. Emotionally Focused Therapy helps you identify the patterns that create distance and understand the deeper emotions driving them. In therapy, you’ll learn to share your softer feelings and needs in a way your partner can hear. This process of reaching for each other with openness and vulnerability helps rebuild trust, emotional closeness, and a stronger bond.

Why Is It So Hard to Share How I Feel With My Partner?

Many people fear that being vulnerable will lead to rejection or more conflict. In therapy, you’ll learn how to express your emotions safely and clearly, and how to hear your partner’s feelings without judgment. This builds emotional security and helps you both feel more understood.

How Can I Be Myself in My Relationship Again?

When trust erodes or conflict increases, you may start to lose your sense of who you are. Couples therapy helps you rediscover your authentic self and feel safe showing up fully with your partner. You’ll work toward a connection where both of you can be seen, valued, and accepted.

How Do We Stop Parenting Conflicts From Hurting Our Relationship?

Disagreements about parenting styles can feel especially charged because they touch your deepest values. In therapy, you’ll learn how to discuss differences calmly, align on priorities, and support each other as a team—even when you don’t see eye to eye.

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Why Emotionally Focused Therapy Helps Couples Reconnect

Universal Attachment Needs

EFT is rooted in attachment science and helps couples recognize and strengthen their emotional bonds by addressing the deep need for connection and security in relationships. Through couples counseling in Reno, partners learn how to create a more secure and fulfilling connection.

Inclusive and Affirmative

This therapy welcomes and affirms all couples, including LGBTQ+ partners, providing a safe, nonjudgmental space where every relationship is valued and supported.

Improves Emotional Communication

EFT couples counseling in Reno fosters open, honest dialogue, helping partners express their deepest feelings and needs in a way that builds understanding, trust, and intimacy.

Reduces Conflict at the Root

By addressing the emotions beneath recurring arguments, EFT moves beyond surface-level disputes to resolve core relationship struggles, leading to lasting change.

Builds Resilience for the Future

EFT equips couples with tools to navigate challenges together, strengthening their ability to support each other and maintain a healthy, secure bond over time. With EFT couples counseling in Reno, you’ll develop the skills to sustain a strong and connected relationship.

Culturally Sensitive and Respectful

EFT therapists understand the impact of cultural and societal factors on relationships, ensuring therapy is inclusive, relevant, and meaningful for all couples.

Talk With One of Our Couples Counseling Therapists Today

Our therapists create a safe, comfortable and confidential atmosphere for our work together. They can advise you about your particular situation.

Worried That Couples Therapy Might Make Things Worse?

People often delay starting couples therapy due to fear that they are the problem in the relationship or that they might lose their relationship if they look at it more closely. Some couples fear that airing out their problems might lead to more arguments or even cause a temporary strain in their relationship.

This article explains why some couples therapy can fall short, and how Emotionally Focused Therapy helps you avoid those pitfalls.

Many couples worry that bringing up deep issues will create more conflict, especially if they currently avoid arguments. If you're going from a relationship that rarely or never has conflict, to one that has open dialogue and direct communication then it can be quite eye-opening to make so many changes.

The reality is that while therapy can initially bring difficult conversations to the surface, the right couples therapy will not make your relationship worse when done properly. The temporary discomfort often comes from finally addressing issues that were already there but being avoided.

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Tammy Sheehan
Care Coordinator
Cornelius Sheehan, LCSW
Director & Therapist
Individuals, Couples, Families
Certified EFT Therapist & Supervisor
Hillary Harris, CPC-I, does individual & couples therapy in Reno, NV at Individual & Relationship Counseling Associates. Christian counselor. July, 2024 photo
Hillary Harris, CPC-I
Adult Couples, Individuals
Hometown Health Plan
EFT- Additionally Trained
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Maddie Huntley, CSW-I
Adolescents, Adults, Couples
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Sarah Rosenbloom, MFT-I
Clients 13-years and older
Individuals, Couples, Families
Karen McKinney, LCSW, LADC
Adult, Adolescent Individuals
Hometown Health Plan
EFT-Additionally Trained
Addiction, EMDR
Gina Bemis, LCSW is a therapist in Reno doing EMDR and EFT couple counseling in Reno
Gina Bemis, LCSW
Couples, Adult Individuals
Hometown Health Plan
EFT Additionally Trained
EMDR

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Find Our Offices- Couples Therapy in Reno NV

Our offices are conveniently located in downtown Reno, NV between Liberty St. and California Ave, a block east of Arlington Ave. We are near the Nevada Museum of Art, Cheese Board Restaurant and Wingfield Park.

We provide inclusive, accepting couples therapy, marriage counseling, premarital counseling, and help with communication and relationship challenges in Reno, NV.