Online or In-Person Therapy | Sessions in English / Greek
Couple Therapy
Couple Therapy
To Reconnect
and Grow Together
Do you and your partner feel more like roommates than a couple?
Are arguments becoming more frequent — or have you stopped talking altogether?
Has infidelity or a major life change left you feeling lost as a couple?
Couple therapy offers a safe space where both of you can be heard, understood, and supported. Whether you’re in crisis or simply want to get closer, therapy provides the tools to rebuild trust, communication, and intimacy.
What is Couple Therapy?
Couple therapy is a specialized form of psychotherapy intended for couples of all types. It focuses on emotional, behavioral, and communication patterns that impact your relationship, helping you identify the barriers to your connection.
With the therapist’s support, the couple learns to face challenges together — not as opponents, communicate more meaningfully, and cultivate deeper understanding and intimacy.
Therapy isn't only for crises. It can also work preventively, assisting couples in preparing for marriage or having children, enhancing their emotional connection, or preventing future conflicts.
What can it help with?
Couple therapy proves especially useful when:
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Arguments are persistent, or emotional withdrawal is present. In cases where communication has broken down, sessions offer space for both partners to be heard and understanding to be rebuilt.
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Infidelity or betrayal has occurred. Therapy enables the couple to process the pain, understand the underlying causes, and — if there's mutual willingness — rebuild trust.
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Sexual difficulties or lowered intimacy are present. Life transitions like parenthood, loss, relocation, or illness often stress the relationship; therapy provides tools to face them together.
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Important decisions need to be made: whether to move toward commitment/marriage or separate consciously and less contentiously.
What does the therapy involve?
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It begins with identifying what isn’t working in the relationship and establishing shared goals. Each partner is given space to express themselves while learning new ways to communicate.
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During therapy, you will learn to express your needs and emotions clearly, recognize and address recurring conflicts, rebuild trust and emotional safety, and reconnect through shared values and goals. You will also explore how past experiences shape your current patterns.
What This Looks Like in Practice
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A couple feeling as if they’re living “parallel lives” without meaningful communication can rediscover ways to share and connect through therapy.
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Another couple, preparing for marriage, chooses therapy to strengthen emotional connection and learn how to prevent future conflicts.
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Many couples report after sessions that they've developed a "new, more honest and sensitive communication," which increased emotional safety and intimacy.
My Approach
As a Clinical Psychologist and Psychotherapist specializing in Couples Counseling and Sex Therapy, I offer guidance with no judgment, and with respect and balance.
I am trained in:
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Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT)
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Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT)
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Schema Therapy
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Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)
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Solution-Focused Brief Therapy
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Psychodynamic Approaches
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Gottman Method for Couples
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Reflective Listening
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Relationship Therapy: Understanding Your Partner’s Wounds
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Narrative Therapy: Rewriting Your Love Story
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Role-play and Behavioral Exercises for Couples
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Love Languages: Emotional Connection for Couples
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Sex Therapy (Member of the International Society for Sexual Medicine)
You can expect:
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Balanced support for both partners.
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Structured sessions grounded in safety and respect.
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Practical exercises to improve communication and intimacy.
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A space where you can feel free to be vulnerable and rebuild your relationship.
Benefits of Couple Therapy
Research shows that methods like EFT can achieve 70–75% success rates in strengthening relationships.
Benefits include:
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improved communication
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enhanced emotional connection
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greater sexual satisfaction
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better conflict resolution
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the ability to tackle challenges as a team
What Makes Therapy Successful
Successful therapy requires:
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A shared goal: improving the relationship.
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Commitment from both partners and a willingness to work on oneself as well as the relationship.
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Consistency in sessions, avoiding threats (e.g., divorce) during the process, and readiness for honest communication.
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Treating therapy as a priority, giving it the necessary time and space.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
How long does therapy take?
Typically, 3–6 months of sessions are needed to see significant progress, depending on the nature and depth of the challenges.
What if only one partner wants therapy?
Therapy works best when both are fully committed. However, even one partner can start individual work and act as a catalyst for change in the relationship.
Can therapy save every relationship?
Not necessarily. The goal isn’t just to “save” a marriage or relationship but to build clarity, understanding, and respect. Sometimes the healthiest choice is a conscious separation.
Next Step
You deserve a relationship in which both of you can flourish.
Couple therapy can help you rediscover yourself within the relationship, rebuild trust and intimacy, and create a path filled with more love and connection.