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Couples Counseling

Parenthood Can Change Everything About Your Relationship

Pregnancy, postpartum, and the journey to grow a family can put more strain on a relationship than many couples expect. Sleepless nights, shifting roles, fertility challenges, grief, or the stress of parenting can make it harder to communicate, connect, or feel close.

Whether you’re feeling like roommates, stuck in the same arguments, or unsure how to reconnect, couples counseling can help you find your way back to each other. You may find yourselves:

  • Arguing more often—or about the same things over and over

  • Feeling disconnected or more like “roommates” than partners

  • Struggling to balance responsibilities, intimacy, and emotional needs

  • Carrying unspoken resentment, sadness, or grief

If this sounds familiar, you’re not alone. Many couples reach a breaking point during these seasons, but with the right support, your relationship can become stronger—not just survive.

How Couples Therapy Helps

At the Center for Postpartum Family Health, we help couples find their way back to each other. In therapy, you’ll learn how to:

  • Communicate more openly and effectively

  • Rebuild trust and connection after conflict, distance, or loss

  • Support each other through pregnancy, infertility, or postpartum struggles

  • Balance the demands of parenting with your partnership

  • Rekindle intimacy—emotional and physical

Common Reasons Couples Seek Therapy

  • Postpartum depression or anxiety impacting the relationship

  • Fertility challenges, miscarriage, or loss

  • Birth trauma or NICU stress

  • Adjusting to new parenting roles

  • Feeling disconnected or distant

  • Conflict over responsibilities, intimacy, or extended family dynamics

What’s Possible With Support

Imagine being able to:

  • Talk without it turning into the same argument

  • Feel understood and supported by your partner

  • Share intimacy and closeness again

  • Face parenting challenges as a team

Couples Counseling FAQs

Will couples therapy just make us argue more?

No. A trained therapist helps you communicate safely and productively, so conversations don’t spiral.

Do we both have to come to every session?

Ideally, yes, but sometimes one partner starts individually to build insight before joint sessions.

Can couples therapy help if we’re considering separation?

Yes. Therapy can help you make decisions with clarity—whether that means repairing, rebuilding, or parting peacefully.

Is couples therapy only for married couples?

Not at all. We support couples at all stages—dating, engaged, newly married, or parenting together.

Take the First Step Together

At the Center for Postpartum Family Health, we specialize in helping couples navigate these seasons together. In therapy, you and your partner will learn how to communicate more openly, repair trust, and support each other through the challenges of parenthood, infertility, or postpartum recovery. 

It’s never too early—or too late—to invest in your relationship. Whether you’re preparing for parenthood, grieving a loss, or adjusting to life with a new baby, couples counseling can help you reconnect and strengthen your bond.