9 Things You Might Not Know About Couples Therapy

As a couples therapist, I've found that many people, even those who are seasoned individual therapy clients, are quite confused about what couples therapy is and how it works. These misconceptions can scare people away from effective relational therapy or keep them in couples therapy that isn't working longer than they need to be.

So in the spirit of spreading knowledge, today I'm sharing 9 facts about couples therapy that you may not know! We'll talk about:

• what's the deal with couples therapy and insurance,
• whether couples therapy can effectively address individual mental health concerns,
• why your couples therapist cannot be your individual therapist,
• how to maximize the benefits of couples therapy,
• when couples therapy can be harmful,
• and much more!

This is an information-stuffed post, so let's get straight to it.

(Bonus fact: it's technically "couple therapy" but I've accepted that people find that weird, so I use the more commonly accepted "couples therapy" to avoid confusion).