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Michael Mello

Mello Mindset Counseling and Coaching

LCSW, LISW-CP

Licensed In:
Connecticut, South Carolina
“I work with adults and young adults (18+) experiencing anxiety, stress, life transitions, relationship concerns, and challenges related to work, school, or personal growth. I have a particular interest in helping men, professionals, entrepreneurs, college students, and young professionals develop healthier coping strategies, improve relationships, and build more fulfilling lives. My approach is collaborative, practical, and focused on helping clients create meaningful, lasting change.”
Services:
Couples Therapy, Family Therapy, Individual Therapy, Teen Therapy
Specialties:
Aara Abu Laban

Healing Intimacies

LPC, CST

Licensed In:
Florida, Maryland, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia
“I'm an AASECT certified sex therapist who specializes in supporting individuals whose sexuality has been negatively impacted by religious trauma, cultural expectations, betrayal, low self-esteem, anxiety, or negative body image. I understand that these issues are not just about sex itself — they are about reclaiming your sense of self and your confidence.”
Services:
Couples Therapy, Individual Therapy, Sex Therapy
Specialties:
Consensual Non-Monogamy · Men’s Mental Health · Relationship Issues · Religious Trauma & Spiritual Abuse · Sexual Abuse · Trauma & PTSD · Women’s Mental Health
Sunny Broadhead

Portal Wellness Collective

MFTA

Licensed In:
Oregon, Washington
“I work primarily with adults seeking individual, couple, or family therapy. I focus my work on providing space for members of the Queer and Neurodivergent populations, as well as folks experiencing or interested in non-traditional relationship structures. I work well with folks who value honesty and humor in the therapy room. I tend to enjoy collaborating with my clients to explore topics related to identity, navigating complex relationships, and working through trauma that may be influencing our present day experience. I center my work on exploring how our patterns of behavior, emotions, and the stories we are carrying impact how we show up in our relationships and our beliefs about ourselves.”
Services:
Couples Therapy, Family Therapy, Individual Therapy
Specialties:
ADHD · Anxiety · Consensual Non-Monogamy · Gender Identity · Highly Sensitive People (HSP) · Relationship Issues · Self Esteem · Trauma & PTSD · Women’s Mental Health
Olga Kat. Karasina

Katalyst Psychology & Wellness, LLC

Psy.D.

Licensed In:
Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Washington, DC, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
“Supporting adults dealing with a wide array of concerns and those looking to improve their quality of life. I have extensive experience working with mood and anxiety disorders, eating disorders, burnout, communication and relationship concerns, trauma, perfectionism, and life transitions.”
Services:
Couples Therapy, Family Therapy, Individual Therapy
Specialties:
ADHD · Anger Management · Anxiety · Attachment · Burnout · Chronic Pain and Illness · Depression · Eating Disorders · Life Transitions · Perfectionism · Pregnancy, Postpartum & Perinatal Mental Health · Self Esteem · Trauma & PTSD
Lisa S. Larsen, PsyD

Lisa S. Larsen, PsyD

PsyD

Licensed In:
California
“Teens 12 and older, adults, couples”
Services:
Couples Therapy, Family Therapy, Individual Therapy, Teen Therapy
Specialties:
Grief · Trauma & PTSD
Rosemarie Genovese

Serenity Counseling Center NJ LLC

LPC, LCADC

Licensed In:
New Jersey
“We are a group practice. We work with children age 5 and up, teens, young adults and adults. We work with individuals, couples, and family. We offer TMS (transcranial magnetic stimulation, psychiatric evaluations and medication management.”
Services:
Child Therapy, Couples Therapy, Family Therapy, Individual Therapy, Medication Management, Teen Therapy, Testing and Evaluations
Specialties:
Anger Management · Anxiety · Bipolar Disorder · Depression · Relationship Issues · Self Esteem · Substance Use · Trauma & PTSD
Shaunna Mazza LMHC

Glenbeigh Psychological Care

LMHC

Licensed In:
Massachusetts
“I work with individuals, families, and couples”
Services:
Child Therapy, Couples Therapy, Family Therapy, Individual Therapy, Medication Management, Parenting Therapy, Sex Therapy, Teen Therapy
Specialties:
ADHD · Aging · Anger Management · Anxiety · Attachment · Autism · Behavioral Issues · Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors (BFRBs) · Career Counseling · Caregiver Support · Consensual Non-Monogamy · Depression · Divorce · Eating Disorders · End-of-Life · Executive Coaching · Gender Identity · Grief · Hoarding · Immigrant & Refugee Mental Health · Infertility & Reproductive Mental Health · Infidelity / Affair Recovery · Insomnia & Sleep Disorders · Life Transitions · Men’s Mental Health · Menopause & Perimenopause · Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) · Older Adults & Aging · Panic · Parent-Child Bonding & Attachment · Perfectionism · Personality Disorders · Phobias · Pregnancy, Postpartum & Perinatal Mental Health · Psychosis · Relationship Issues · Religious Trauma & Spiritual Abuse · Self Esteem · Self-Harming · Sexual Abuse · Substance Use · Suicidal Ideation · Trauma & PTSD · Weight Loss · Women’s Mental Health
Helaina Roisman

Wade Kern Network, LLC

LICSW

Licensed In:
DC
“Helaina has extensive experience working with trauma survivors and individuals from varying backgrounds and life circumstances. She works with her clients to set appropriate and realistic goals with an over-arching sense of compassion and understanding. Taking a holistic solution-focused and collaborative approach, she helps individuals understand the root causes of their stress, anxiety and/or depression.”
Services:
Clinical Supervision, Couples Therapy, Family Therapy, Group Therapy, Individual Therapy, Parenting Therapy
Specialties:
Depression · Eating Disorders · Grief · Life Transitions · Mood Disorders · Relationship Issues · Self Esteem · Trauma & PTSD
Freesia Therapy Collective

Freesia Therapy Collective

LMFTA, LSWAIC, LMHCA

Licensed In:
Washington
“At Freesia Therapy Collective, we provide compassionate online therapy for individuals, couples, families, teens and young adults throughout Washington State. We support people facing a wide range of life challenges — including anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, anger, neurodivergence, substance use, relational stress, identity concerns, and more — with tailored, culturally responsive care. Our affirming practice welcomes clients of all sexual orientations, gender identities, races, cultures, faiths, and relationship structures, including LGBTQIA+ and neurodivergent individuals. We meet you where you are, honoring your unique story, strengths, and goals to foster healing, resilience, and meaningful personal growth.”
Services:
Child Therapy, Couples Therapy, Family Therapy, Individual Therapy, Parenting Therapy, Sex Therapy, Teen Therapy
Specialties:
Addiction · ADHD · Aging · Anger Management · Anxiety · Autism · Behavioral Issues · Bipolar Disorder · Burnout · Career Counseling · Chronic Pain and Illness · Codependency · Consensual Non-Monogamy · Depression · Disability · Dissociative Disorders · Divorce · Domestic Abuse · Educational and Learning Disabilities · Gender Identity · Grief · Immigrant & Refugee Mental Health · Infertility & Reproductive Mental Health · Insomnia & Sleep Disorders · Life Transitions · Men’s Mental Health · Panic · Parent-Child Bonding & Attachment · Perfectionism · Personality Disorders · Phobias · Pregnancy, Postpartum & Perinatal Mental Health · Psychosis · Relationship Issues · Religious Trauma & Spiritual Abuse · Self Esteem · Self-Harming · Sexual Abuse · Spirituality · Substance Use · Suicidal Ideation · Trauma & PTSD · Women’s Mental Health
Brianda Teterukov

AZ Therapy Quest LLC

LPC 20112, 22133 LPCC

Licensed In:
Arizona, California, Texas, Washington
“Are you searching for childhood trauma therapy in Phoenix, AZ, because you’re tired of feeling lonely and repeating toxic relationship patterns? Many people reach out when they realize that success has not healed the loneliness, guilt, or self-doubt left from growing up with emotionally immature parents. You may have gone no contact or feel torn about setting boundaries. You might silence your feelings to avoid conflict or worry that being honest will hurt someone else. Even with a stable life, something still feels missing. When you had to take care of others’ emotions as a child, you learned to disconnect from your own. Those patterns often carry into adulthood, showing up as anxiety, exhaustion, and the quiet belief that you are never enough. In therapy, we uncover how your parents’ emotional immaturity shaped your early years so you can reclaim your voice and sense of self now.”
Services:
Couples Therapy, Individual Therapy
Specialties:
Anxiety · Attachment · Chronic Pain and Illness · Codependency · Depression · Dissociative Disorders · Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) · Perfectionism · Relationship Issues · Self Esteem · Sexual Abuse · Trauma & PTSD
Dorothy E Gasparro

Dorothy Gasparro & Associates, LLC

EdS, LPC, LMHC, LCMHC,CTP

Licensed In:
Florida, New Jersey, North Carolina
“Life has a habit of throwing us a curve ball every once in a while, it's helpful to have someone with whom you can work through those issues so you can move forward. Some of the areas I've helped clients with are: Anxiety, Depression, Grief, Life transitions, Career counseling, Women's issues, Divorce, Parenting, Relationship dynamics: this includes couples, friends, blended families, and people living with and loving a person with High Functioning Autism”
Services:
Couples Therapy, Individual Therapy
Specialties:
Benedict Etienne Gauthier

De Tenebris Ad Lucem Psychotherapy

LMFT

Licensed In:
Florida, Maine, South Carolina, Virginia
“I work with adults and couples who feel stuck in painful emotional or relationship patterns, even when they understand intellectually where those patterns come from. Many of my clients struggle with anxiety, attachment wounds, relationship difficulties, emotional disconnection, people-pleasing, perfectionism, low self-worth, or the lasting effects of difficult family dynamics and trauma. I often work with people who repeatedly find themselves in the same kinds of relationships, suppress anger or other emotions to preserve connection, or feel disconnected from their own needs. My practice is LGBTQ+ affirming and particularly suited to clients who want depth-oriented therapy rather than symptom management alone.”
Services:
Couples Therapy, Individual Therapy
Specialties:
Anxiety · Attachment · Gender Identity · Personality Disorders · Relationship Issues · Trauma & PTSD

About Couples Therapy

Online couples therapy, sometimes called couples counseling, gives partners a structured space to work with a licensed therapist through secure video sessions. It can support communication, recurring conflict, trust, intimacy, decision-making, relationship transitions, affair recovery, separation conversations, or rebuilding connection over time.

Therapy Expanded helps you compare online couples therapists by state, relationship concerns, therapy approach, insurance, language, and availability. If one partner is seeking private support, individual therapy may be a better starting point. If the concern involves children, parenting roles, or several family members, you may also want to browse family therapy or parenting therapy.

What to Know About Online Couples Therapy

Online couples therapy is relationship counseling delivered remotely through secure telehealth platforms, usually by video and sometimes by phone. It gives partners a structured space to work with a licensed mental health professional on communication, conflict, trust, intimacy, life transitions, and other relationship concerns without needing to meet in person.

For many couples, online therapy makes getting support feel more realistic. It can be easier to coordinate around work schedules, parenting responsibilities, travel, or living in different locations. It may also open up access to providers outside your immediate area, which can be especially helpful if you are looking for a therapist with experience in a specific issue, identity, culture, or relationship dynamic.

Online couples therapy can support people in all kinds of relationships, whether they are dating, engaged, married, long-term partners, or navigating separation. Some couples start therapy because they feel stuck in recurring arguments. Others want to rebuild closeness, recover from a breach of trust, improve communication, or make important decisions together. Therapy does not have to be a last resort. Many couples use it proactively to strengthen their relationship before problems grow.

That said, online couples therapy is not the right fit for every situation. If there are serious safety concerns, ongoing abuse, coercive control, or one partner cannot speak freely, a different level or type of support may be more appropriate. The right provider can help you understand whether telehealth couples therapy is a good starting point for your needs.

How Does Online Couples Therapy Work?

Online couples counseling usually starts with finding a provider who offers telehealth and works with couples. Many directory profiles list the therapist’s specialties, relationship approaches, fees, and scheduling details so you can compare options before reaching out. Some providers also offer a consultation to answer questions and help you decide whether the fit feels right.

After booking, you will typically complete intake paperwork and receive instructions for joining your session online. Most couples therapy sessions take place with both partners attending together from the same location or from separate locations, depending on the provider’s policies and your circumstances. A strong internet connection, a private setting, and a space where both partners can speak openly can make sessions more productive.

In the first few sessions, the therapist will usually learn about your relationship history, current concerns, and what each partner hopes to get from therapy. You may talk about communication patterns, recurring disagreements, emotional disconnection, parenting stress, intimacy, trust, or major life changes affecting the relationship. The therapist’s role is not to “pick a side,” but to help both people feel heard while identifying patterns and creating healthier ways to respond.

As therapy continues, sessions may focus on building communication skills, managing conflict more effectively, increasing emotional understanding, repairing trust, or clarifying shared goals. Some therapists use a structured approach with exercises and tools to practice between sessions, while others focus more on insight and deeper relational patterns. Like in-person therapy, online couples therapy works best when both partners are willing to participate honestly and consistently.

How to Find the Right Online Therapist for Couples Therapy

Finding the right online provider for couples therapy starts with practical fit. Make sure the provider offers telehealth, works with couples, and is licensed to see clients where each partner will be located during sessions. If you and your partner live in different states, that is especially important to confirm early.

Next, look for clinical fit. Couples therapists may specialize in communication issues, conflict repair, premarital counseling, infidelity recovery, intimacy concerns, parenting stress, blended families, LGBTQ+ relationships, intercultural relationships, or separation and discernment work. A provider whose experience matches your goals is more likely to understand the dynamics you are bringing into the room.

It also helps to pay attention to the therapist’s style. Some couples therapists are more structured and skills-based, offering exercises and practical tools. Others are more reflective, focusing on emotional patterns, attachment, and deeper relationship dynamics. Reading provider bios can give you a sense of whether their approach feels aligned with what you and your partner want.

Cost, scheduling, and logistics matter too. Look at session fees, insurance information, cancellation policies, session length, and whether the therapist allows partners to join from different locations. Because couples therapy requires buy-in from two people, convenience can make a big difference in whether the process feels sustainable.

When available, a consultation can be a helpful next step. Ask what online couples therapy with them usually looks like, what relationship concerns they most often work with, and how they approach conflict, communication, or trust issues. The right provider should feel balanced, experienced, and able to create a space where both partners feel respected. A good directory makes that search easier by helping you compare providers and connect with someone who fits both your needs and your relationship goals.

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Online Couples Therapy FAQs

What is online couples therapy?

Online couples therapy is relationship counseling delivered remotely through telehealth. Sessions are usually held by video and involve both partners meeting with a licensed mental health professional to work on relationship concerns in a structured, supportive setting.

How is online couples therapy different from in-person couples therapy?

The main difference is the format. Instead of meeting in an office, you join sessions remotely from home or another private space. The goals are often the same: improving communication, understanding patterns, addressing conflict, and building a healthier relationship.

Is online couples therapy effective?

Research suggests that online couples therapy can be as effective as in-person therapy for many couples, although the evidence is still developing and is more nuanced than the research on individual teletherapy. In a randomized study comparing videoconferencing couples therapy with face-to-face treatment, couples showed similar improvements in relationship satisfaction, mental health, and therapeutic alliance, with no significant differences between formats.

What issues can online couples therapy help with?

Online couples therapy may help with communication problems, recurring arguments, emotional distance, trust issues, intimacy concerns, parenting stress, life transitions, premarital questions, and relationship decision-making. Some couples also use therapy to strengthen an already stable relationship.

Do both partners need to attend every session?

In many cases, yes, but it depends on the provider’s approach. Some couples therapists primarily meet with both partners together, while others may occasionally schedule individual sessions as part of the work. It is best to ask how the therapist structures online couples therapy before getting started.

Can we do online couples therapy if we are in different locations?

Often, yes. Many providers can work with couples joining from separate homes, offices, or even different cities. However, licensing rules can still apply based on where each partner is physically located during the session, so it is important to confirm this with the provider ahead of time. For help finding a provider licensed in multiple states, see our guide on finding a therapist licensed in multiple states.

Will I still feel a real connection with my therapist online?

Yes, many couples do. A strong therapeutic connection comes from feeling heard, understood, and supported, not just from being in the same room. Online therapy can still feel personal, collaborative, and emotionally engaging. The therapist’s style, your comfort with the format, and the overall fit all play a role in how connected the experience feels.

How much does online couples counseling cost?

The cost of online couples therapy varies by provider, location, session length, and specialty. Some therapists offer private-pay rates only, while others may provide sliding-scale options. Provider profiles often list fees or make it easy to ask about pricing before booking.

Can we use insurance for online couples therapy?

Sometimes, but it depends on the provider and your insurance plan. Coverage for couples therapy can vary more than coverage for individual therapy. It is a good idea to ask both the provider and your insurance company what services are covered and what your out-of-pocket costs may be.

When is online couples therapy not the right choice?

Online couples therapy may not be the best fit when there are immediate safety concerns, ongoing abuse, coercive control, severe escalation, or situations where one partner cannot speak openly. In those cases, individual support, in-person care, or local crisis resources may be more appropriate. If anyone is in immediate danger, contact local emergency services or call the National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 9-8-8 right away.

Can online couples therapy help if we’re not married?

Yes. Online couples therapy is not just for married partners—it can help people who are dating, engaged, living together, co-parenting, or in any committed relationship. Many unmarried couples use therapy to improve communication, work through conflict, rebuild trust, navigate major life decisions, or decide what they want for the future. What matters most is not your marital status, but whether both partners are willing to show up, participate honestly, and work on the relationship together.

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