Couples & Marriage Therapy  ·  Abilene, TX

Some Relationships Don't Need to End.
They Need a Room Where Both People Feel Safe.

Couples therapy for disconnection, broken trust, and the conflicts that weekly arguments haven't been able to solve.

Stacy Reynolds, LMFT-Associate, LCDC-Intern Supervised by Lisa Powell, Ph.D., LMFT-S
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What Couples Therapy Is Here

This Is Not Couples Arbitration.
It Is a Path Back to Each Other — or Forward, With Clarity.

Couples therapy at Brain & Heart Healing is not about deciding who is right. It is not about sitting across from a referee. It is about creating the first truly neutral space most couples have ever had — where both people can say what they haven't been able to say anywhere else, and where the patterns driving the conflict finally become visible enough to work with.

Some couples arrive here wanting to rebuild. Some arrive not yet sure. Both are valid. This work meets you wherever you are, guided by two of the most rigorously researched approaches to couples therapy available: Gottman Method and Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT).

Who This Is For

You Might Be Ready If...

You might be ready if...

  • You and your partner keep having the same fight — and it never resolves
  • Trust has been broken and you don't know if it can be repaired
  • You feel more like roommates than partners
  • One or both of you are carrying something from the past into this relationship
  • A legal situation, a loss, or a major life change has pushed you to a breaking point
  • You've tried to fix this on your own and it hasn't been enough

You might wait if...

  • One partner is unwilling to attend or has already decided the relationship is over
  • You are in active crisis and need individual support first
  • You are looking for an ally rather than a neutral clinical space

Not sure where you fall? Book a session and we'll figure it out together. There is no wrong door here.

The Approach

The Brain and the Heart Both Have to Be in the Room.

Conflict in relationships is almost never actually about the dishes, the finances, or the in-laws. It is about safety. It is about the fear of not being chosen. It is about old wounds that got activated in a new relationship and never found a way to heal.

The Brain

Gottman Method identifies the four behaviors most corrosive to relationships — contempt, criticism, defensiveness, and stonewalling — and builds concrete tools to interrupt them before they take root permanently.

The Heart

Emotionally Focused Therapy goes underneath the patterns to the attachment injuries beneath — the bids for connection that were missed, the moments where one partner reached out and felt alone. EFT helps both people understand what the body is communicating when words stop working.

Utilizing Gottman Method Couples Therapy  ·  Trained in Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)  ·  Grounded in Attachment Theory and Family Systems

Your Investment

Transparent, Flat-Rate Fees

$150
Initial Assessment
$100
Subsequent Sessions

Private pay. Superbills available upon request for out-of-network reimbursement.

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Common Questions

For couples therapy, yes — both partners need to be present for joint sessions. In some cases, I may schedule individual sessions with each partner early in the process to better understand each person's experience before bringing you back together.
Couples therapy works best when both people choose to be there. If one partner is resistant, individual therapy can still be valuable for the partner who is ready. Sometimes that shift is what creates enough change for both to consider coming in together later.
In most cases, couples therapy is not covered by insurance as a standalone service. If one partner carries a clinical diagnosis, there may be partial coverage — but this varies significantly by plan. I am happy to discuss the specifics during your first session.
Both are evidence-based approaches, but they work differently. Gottman focuses on the behavioral patterns in the relationship — what you do during conflict and how you repair afterward. EFT focuses on the emotional attachment underneath the conflict — why certain moments trigger such a deep response. I draw from both based on what your relationship needs.
There is no fixed timeline. Some couples work intensively for a few months. Others benefit from longer-term work. The pace is driven by your goals, your history, and where you are when you walk in. We will revisit this together as we go.

Brain & Heart Healing, PLLC  ·  Abilene, TX

The First Session
Is Just a Conversation.

You don't have to have it figured out before you come in. You just have to show up.

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