marital therapy
Relationship repair sessions
Marital therapy is counseling aimed at resolving conflicts and improving communication between spouses.
A therapist meets with the couple to address issues like intimacy, finances, or trust.
The term is sometimes used interchangeably with couples therapy, though the latter includes unmarried partners: After years of arguments, they finally tried marital therapy.
- attachment theoryStudy of emotional bonds
- power dynamicsRelational patterns of influence
- trust-buildingEstablishing mutual confidence
- shared goalsAims pursued together
- date nightCouple's planned outing
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Legal process ending marriage
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Deliberate keeping away
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Legal end of matrimony
separation · estrangement · breakup · splitting up · parting ways
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