Couples Counseling in Austin, TX
Strengthen the Bond that Brought You Together
Financial stress, parenting, or simply drifting apart — every relationship carries pressure. By addressing miscommunication head-on and building healthier patterns, couples often rediscover a closeness they thought was gone. Our sessions give you both the tools to rebuild trust and support each other well.
4.9★
Average rating in our most recent client survey
15 years
Serving Austin since 2011
4,000+
Clients served
30 therapists
With varied licensure and levels of experience
Identify Underlying Strain
Tension doesn’t always come from obvious arguments — it builds silently. Unresolved resentment, differing expectations, or things left unsaid can erode a connection you once treasured. What brings couples to us most often:
- The same argument on a loop, with new topics
- Conversations that stay logistical — kids, bills, schedules
- Feeling more like roommates than partners
- Trust that took a hit and hasn’t recovered
- One of you shutting down while the other pursues
- Big transitions — new baby, move, loss — straining the seams
See yourselves in a few of these? Reach out — a short conversation with our team can tell you a lot, with no commitment.
Foster Open Dialogue
We build a room where respectful honesty is possible — both partners heard, both valued. You’ll learn to navigate disagreements without blame, so conflict becomes information instead of ammunition, and remember why you chose each other in the first place.
What if my partner won’t come?
More common than you’d think — and not a dead end. One willing partner can start alone; changing your half of a pattern reliably changes the dance, and reluctant partners often join once they see therapy isn’t a courtroom.
When your partner is willing but wary, a low-stakes first session helps: no verdicts, no sides taken, just both stories on the table. Our therapists are explicit about being on the relationship’s side — not yours, not theirs.
Want advice for your exact standoff? Ask for a call.
Develop Supportive Skills
Listening actively and speaking mindfully sound simple — until the moment is heated. We give you practical exercises that turn tense moments into collaboration, practiced in session until they hold up at home.
Small changes compound: a softer start to a hard conversation, a repair attempt that lands, a pause instead of a pursuit. Over time these rebuild faith in each other’s intentions.
Resolve Root Conflicts
Repeated arguments are usually symptoms. We go after the core issues underneath — the unmet need, the old wound, the expectation nobody said out loud — because that’s where real forgiveness and renewed respect become possible.
Will the therapist take sides?
No — and we say that in the room, early. The client in couples counseling is the relationship itself. Your therapist will absolutely name unhelpful patterns when they see them, and either of you might feel gently challenged in a given session.
That’s different from taking sides: challenges get distributed with scrupulous fairness, and both of you get to feel fully heard before any pattern gets named.
More questions about how sessions work? Ask for a call.
Embrace Shared Growth
Couples counseling isn’t just about fixing what’s broken — it’s about nurturing what works. When you evolve together, you gain the resilience to weather future storms, and the bond that brought you here stays strong and vibrant.
We work with several insurance plans and offer clear self-pay rates — see Rates & Insurance, or get in touch and we’ll check your coverage before you begin.
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What Can Austin Couples Therapy Do for Your Relationship?The Couples Therapy Journey
From first call to a stronger bond — here’s the whole arc, climbed together.
1Reach out
One of you makes a short, low-pressure call about what’s been going on. It takes just a few minutes, and there’s no commitment.
2Get matched
Matcha, our custom matching platform, pairs you both with a couples therapist suited to your situation — fit matters double when there are two of you.
3Both stories on the table
Early sessions make sure each of you feels fully heard — then we name the pattern together and agree on what we’re climbing toward.
4New patterns in practice
Communication and repair skills rehearsed in session until they hold up at home — in the kitchen, in the car, at 11 p.m.
5A stronger bond
We track progress with you both and say so when you’re ready — the summit is a relationship that can repair itself.
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What Should I Expect from Couples Counseling Sessions?How We Work With Couples
Every relationship has its own pattern, so your therapist draws from several evidence-based approaches and follows what your partnership needs.
Mindfulness-based therapy
Noticing your own reaction before it becomes your next move — the skill that de-escalates almost everything. Every AMC therapist is also a trained mindfulness teacher.
Communication & repair skills
Softer starts, active listening, and repair attempts that land — practical moves drawn from the couples research, practiced live.
Attachment & pattern work
The pursue-withdraw cycle, the old wounds each of you brought in — named without blame so the pattern, not a person, becomes the problem.
Trust & repair after rupture
Structured, honest work for betrayals large and small — accountability on one side, gradual re-opening on the other, at a pace you set.
Transitions & life stress
New baby, blended family, career shifts, loss — support for the seasons that strain even solid partnerships.
Individual work alongside
Sometimes the relationship work goes faster when one partner also has their own space — we’ll say so honestly, and individual counseling is right here.
Find the right therapist for you and your partner
Choose whichever way feels easier. Scroll down to meet the AMC therapists who work with couples and request someone by name.
Or answer a few questions in Matcha, our custom AI-assisted matching tool, and we’ll suggest therapists whose experience and availability may fit your needs.
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How Do I Find the Right Couples Counseling for Us?Margot Goralczyk, LCSW
- Works with
- Age 12+
- Focus
- ADHD, Abandonment, Adoption / Foster Care, Anger
- Approaches
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Insurance
- Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Carelon, Cigna, Curative
JonTayé Bonds, LPC-S
- Works with
- Age 13+
- Focus
- Adoption / Foster Care, Anger, Anxiety, Body Image
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), Trauma-Focused CBT (TF-CBT)
- Insurance
- Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Carelon, Cigna, EHN
Leigha Rychlik, LPC-A, LMFT-A
- Works with
- Age 13+
- Focus
- ADHD, Anxiety, Attachment Issues, Couples Therapy
- Approaches
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Brainspotting, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Insurance
- Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Carelon, Cigna, Curative
- Languages
- English
Sara Tracy, LPC-A
- Works with
- Age 13+
- Focus
- ADHD, Abandonment, Anxiety, Attachment Issues
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), EMDR
- Insurance
- Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Curative, Private Pay / Self Pay, Sana
Erica Speegle, LPC-A
- Works with
- Age 15+
- Focus
- ADHD, Anxiety, College Students, Depression
- Approaches
- Art Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Expressive Arts
- Insurance
- Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Curative, Private Pay / Self Pay, Sana
- Languages
- English
Marla Sanderson, LMFT-S
- Works with
- Age 12+
- Focus
- ADHD, Abandonment, Adoption / Foster Care, Anxiety
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), EMDR
- Insurance
- Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Carelon, Cigna, Curative
Laurie Stevens-Beck, LPC-S
- Works with
- Age 18+
- Focus
- Anxiety, Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), Bipolar Disorder, Codependency
- Approaches
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Insurance
- Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna, Optum, Oscar
- Languages
- English
Tori Anders, LPC-A
- Works with
- Ages 17–45
- Focus
- ADHD, Abandonment, Anxiety, Attachment Issues
- Approaches
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Somatic Therapy
- Insurance
- Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Curative, Private Pay / Self Pay, Sana
What our clients are saying about us
The breathing technique, being gentle to myself, and learning to recognize when I am not living in the present moment, among other coping skills my therapist has been teaching me have helped me tremendously with anxiety. She is easy to talk to, gentle, and listens without judgement. I am so thankful I found her and recommend her to everyone.