Can couples therapy help after infidelity?

Yes. Couples therapy can be a powerful path to healing after infidelity. With a skilled, nonjudgmental therapist, couples can explore the root causes of the betrayal, repair broken trust, and rebuild emotional intimacy—if both partners are committed to the process.

How long does it take to see progress in couples counseling?

Every couple is different, but many begin to notice positive shifts within the first few sessions. More complex issues—like longstanding conflict or betrayal—often require several months of consistent work. The pace depends on your goals, willingness, and emotional readiness.

What makes your approach to couples therapy different?

I use a dual-focus approach that integrates evidence-based couples work (like the Gottman Method) with trauma-informed care. That means we don’t just address surface-level conflict—we explore the deeper emotional patterns and individual histories that shape how you relate.

Do both partners have to be ready for therapy to work?

Ideally, yes. Couples therapy works best when both people are open to learning, growing, and being honest. But even if one partner is hesitant at first, therapy can help build safety, clarify intentions, and gently invite more engagement over time.

Do you offer in-person couples therapy in Austin?

Yes. I offer in-person couples therapy at two locations in the Austin area—one in Central Austin and one near the border of Austin and Cedar Park. Many couples find that meeting face-to-face provides a greater sense of connection, presence, and emotional safety as we do the work of rebuilding trust and improving communication.

A New Approach to Couples Counseling in Austin

Pre-engagement Counseling Pre-marital Counseling Marriage/Relationship Counseling

Using Dual-Focus Relationship Therapy for Couples Counseling
in All Stages of Commitment

My couples counseling in Austin provides couples with a safe, supportive environment to work through challenges and deepen their connection. Whether you’re facing communication issues, conflict, or a life transition, therapy can help you rebuild trust and understanding in your relationship.”

In my practice, I use Dual-Focus Relationship Therapy, which combines individual sessions with joint couple sessions to address personal and shared concerns. This approach has helped many couples strengthen their relationship by improving communication and resolving issues.

Pre-Engagement Counseling

Before you pop THE question or before you say, “Yes,” to THE question, get help to determine whether the two of you are a good match.

According to a recent New York Times – “Increasingly, couples are seeking out ‘pre-pre-marital counseling’ or pre-engagement counseling. It’s an opportunity to sit down with trained advisers to examine, dispassionately, whether their love is a passing fancy… Using tools from social science, it aims to prepare them for conflict, prevent unions based on blind impulse – and ultimately to reduce the divorce rate…”

With the research of John Gottman, Carolyn will help you and your partner learn how to have a happy, stable relationship, preparing you for a lifetime of love and happiness.

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Pre-Marital Counseling

You’re getting married!

Congratulations!

Lack of knowledge about what it takes to create a happy, stable marriage could doom your marriage. Inadequate knowledge will naturally lead you to act in ways that are not in the best interests of ‘til death do us part.”

Research shows that couples can drastically reduce their chances of divorcing by taking part in pre-marital counseling. Pre-marital counseling is intended to give you the knowledge to have a happy, stable, marriage that can last forever.

Before you say, “I do, commit to making your marriage the best it can be. Carolyn will guide you through the Gottman Method, based 52 years of research on relationships.

If you have questions you would like to ask before starting premarital counseling, call Carolyn today 512-919-2069.

Marital Counseling

What happened to “happily ever after?”

In marriage counseling you can learn how to make your marriage last.

You can learn if you’re doing the two most important things couples do to feel marital satisfaction.

You can learn if you’re doing the two most corrosive things you can do to the marriage.

You can learn what predicts the end of a marriage and how to avoid those things.

You can learn what can heal past hurts.

You can learn how to build a bright future for your marriage.

With Carolyn you will learn the Gottman Method of making your marriage the best it can be. John Gottman has been researching marriage since 1972. The information you will learn isn’t pop psychology, or TV/Media psychology. What you will learn comes from THE most reliable research ever done on marital satisfaction.

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If you are a couple who is experiencing infidelity in your relationship or if you are an individual trying to recover from infidelity, therapy can help.

Is Couples Counseling Right for You?

Couples counseling in Austin isn’t just for relationships in crisis. It can be a proactive, empowering choice for partners at any stage—whether you’re just starting out, preparing for marriage, or have been together for decades. Therapy offers a space where each partner is heard, understood, and supported.

You might consider couples counseling if:

You’re feeling emotionally disconnected or distant
Conflicts keep repeating without resolution
You think couples therapy can improves communication
Trust has been broken and you’re unsure how to heal
You want to strengthen your bond and improve communication
You’re facing big life transitions—like parenting, moving, or retirement

The goal of couples counseling isn’t to take sides—it’s to help both partners gain clarity, tools, and insight so they can move forward together. In my Austin-based practice, I use research-backed approaches like the Gottman Method, along with my own Dual-Focus Relationship Therapy model, to help you build a relationship rooted in respect, understanding, and real connection.