Online Couples Therapy & Marriage Counseling

Are you ready to put your relationship first?

Are You Tired of the Patterns in Your Relationship?

Schedule a free 15-minute consultation with a trained Marriage and Family Therapist to kick-start your journey towards a loving and connected relationship.

How Coalesce Counseling Can Help

At Coalesce Counseling, Emily Jurich uses Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFT) to help couples strengthen their bonds, improve communication, and address their unique strengths and challenges. Emily’s approach emphasizes emotional connection and provides actionable tools to navigate conflicts constructively.

Offering virtual couples therapy in Florida and Texas, Emily ensures accessible and inclusive support for all couples, including those navigating LGBTQIA+ relationships. Your relationship deserves care and attention, and therapy can be the transformative step you need.

Emotional closeness is possible. Your relationship can feel secure again. Schedule a consultation with Coalesce Counseling today.

Signs Your Relationship Could Benefit from Couples Therapy

  • Recurring arguments that feel unresolved

  • Communication issues that increase hostility or

    disrupt peace

  • Difficulty aligning on future goals, including finances

  • Struggling to rebuild trust after infidelity or a breach of trust

  • Navigating major life changes like having children or relocating

  • A lack of emotional closeness or intimacy

What You'll Learn During Couples Therapy

Marriage and couples counseling helps uncover the deeper causes of relationship challenges, such as unresolved childhood traumas or unhealthy communication patterns. Partners gain insight into how these dynamics influence trust, emotional intimacy, and everyday interactions.

In therapy, you’ll learn:

  • How to recognize and break unproductive relational patterns

  • Effective communication techniques to express your needs and resolve conflict

  • Strategies to rebuild trust and deepen emotional connections

  • Practical tools for managing disagreements and aligning on shared goals

Through a safe and supportive space, couples therapy empowers partners to express vulnerabilities and foster closeness. The goal is to build a secure and fulfilling relationship where both partners feel valued and understood.

What Is Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy?

Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFT) is a highly effective, research-backed approach designed to improve emotional connection and resolve conflict in relationships. Unlike other methods of marriage counseling or couples counseling, EFT focuses on the emotions and attachment patterns that shape interactions between partners. This approach helps couples identify and break free from repetitive, negative cycles that often stem from unmet emotional needs, fostering a secure and fulfilling bond.

EFT views disagreements and emotional distance as stemming from insecure attachments. These patterns of disconnection—whether they involve criticism, withdrawal, or avoidance—are rooted in deeper fears and needs. EFT helps partners identify and transform these negative patterns into positive, bond-enhancing interactions. By creating a secure emotional attachment, couples learn to navigate conflict with compassion, strengthen intimacy, and build a relationship rooted in trust and understanding.

How Does Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy Work?

EFT helps couples map their relational patterns, address emotional pain, and practice new ways of connecting. The process involves three stages:

  1. De-escalation
    Couples identify the cycles of behavior and emotional triggers that fuel conflict. By mapping these dynamics, partners begin to understand how underlying emotions and unmet needs contribute to recurring arguments and emotional distance.

  2. Restructuring Emotional Interactions
    Through guided conversations, couples learn to express their emotions and needs with honesty and vulnerability. Partners replace defensive behaviors with compassion, creating new patterns of connection that foster trust and closeness.

  3. Consolidation and Application
    In this phase, couples integrate their new skills and emotional understanding into daily life. These changes strengthen their bond and equip them to navigate future challenges with empathy and collaboration.

Why Choose EFT for Couples Counseling?

EFT is distinct from other approaches like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) or Solution-Focused Therapy because it emphasizes the emotional connection between partners as the foundation of a healthy relationship. With a success rate of over 90%, EFT is considered one of the most effective forms of couples therapy for addressing:

  • Communication breakdowns

  • Recurring arguments or unresolved conflict

  • Emotional disconnection or intimacy issues

  • Rebuilding trust after infidelity or betrayal

  • Navigating life transitions and shared goals

By focusing on emotions as the driving force behind behaviors, EFT helps couples build a secure bond, fostering deeper connection and long-term relational satisfaction.

The Role of Emotion in Relationships

EFT doesn’t aim to suppress or eliminate emotions—it embraces them as powerful tools for connection. Couples learn to recognize and regulate their emotions, transforming them into a source of insight and empathy. This shift promotes emotional intelligence, empowering partners to respond thoughtfully rather than react impulsively during conflict.

When emotions are understood and expressed constructively, they pave the way for secure attachment and lasting intimacy. Partners move from patterns like attack-withdrawal or mutual avoidance to interactions rooted in trust, respect, and mutual care.

Is Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy Right for You?

If you’ve ever felt stuck in recurring arguments or distant from your partner, EFT can provide a path forward. Consider EFT if you:

  • Struggle to express your feelings and needs in your relationship

  • Feel trapped in repetitive conflicts with no resolution

  • Long for a deeper emotional connection with your partner

  • Want to rebuild trust after a betrayal or period of disconnection

  • Desire practical tools to strengthen your relationship

EFT can help transform these challenges into opportunities for growth, offering a renewed sense of intimacy and partnership.

Experience Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy in Florida and Texas

At Coalesce Counseling, Emily Jurich offers virtual Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy to clients in Florida and Texas. Emily’s expertise in EFT empowers couples to identify and overcome negative patterns, build emotional resilience, and create a secure foundation for their relationship.

If you’re ready to strengthen your bond and create a more fulfilling partnership, schedule a consultation today. Let EFT guide you toward a relationship built on trust, empathy, and lasting connection.