Couples Counseling

Is Couples Counseling Right for You?

Feeling lonely even when your partner is near? Was there once a strong connection that now feels like it’s slipping away?

Many couples experience cycles of conflict that never seem to resolve. Arguments repeat, emotional distance grows, and both partners may feel hopeless or afraid. The good news: meaningful change is possible.

Couples therapy can help rebuild connection, trust, and understanding. No relationship is beyond hope, but healing requires action.

“We’ve Tried Counseling Before. Why Would This Be Different?”

That question makes perfect sense.

At The Relationship Center, couples counseling doesn’t get stuck in the small stuff. Instead, it focuses on what’s really getting in the way of closeness. Therapy sessions are designed to quickly get to the root of disconnection—helping couples understand their emotional triggers and replace reactive habits with more loving responses.

How Couples Counseling Works

In the early days of a relationship, interactions are spontaneous and filled with curiosity. But over time, reactive patterns take hold. These habits can become walls between two people who still care deeply for one another.

Counseling offers a chance to break those cycles—to unlearn the old and build something stronger.

The Benefits of Couples Counseling

Couples who build secure emotional connections experience:

  • Increased happiness and emotional well-being
  • More frequent and satisfying intimacy
  • Reduced emotional neediness
  • Greater joy in simply being together
  • Stronger mutual support
  • More unified parenting
  • A deeper sense of fulfillment in life and work
  • Better resilience in the face of pain and fear
  • Lower risk of burnout and emotional fatigue

The Cost of Disconnection

Divorce comes with financial costs—attorneys, relocation, alimony, child support—but these are only the beginning.

The real cost? Emotional exhaustion. Loneliness. The heartbreak of watching something once beautiful slowly unravel.

Your Relationship Deserves Attention

Research is clear: a strong, healthy partnership is one of the greatest predictors of long-term happiness and life success.

You care for so many people around you. Now is the time to care for yourself—and for your most important relationship.

Take the next step.
Explore how couples counseling with The Relationship Center can help build the love and connection you both deserve. Contact us today to schedule an appointment.

Clinicians

The clinicians below offer this specialty:

Beth Taylor headshot

Beth Taylor, MSW, LCSW, LAC

Licensed Addiction Counselor
Certified in EMDR

Specialties: Military Families, Grief & Loss, Divorce, Blended Families, Trauma, Addiction

Contact: bethtaylorlcsw@relationship-center.com, (757) 788-2800, ext. 620

Claire-Madeline Corso headshot

Claire-Madeline Corso, MEd

Resident in Counseling

Specialties: Military & Veterans, First Responders, Healthcare Related Trauma, Addiction

 

Bret Rawlings

Bret Rawlings, MS, LPC

Sex and Relationship Therapist

Specialties: Conflict & Relationship Issues, Premarital, Sexual Intimacy, Men's Issues

Contact: bret@relationship-center.com, (757) 788-2800, ext. 618

LaTrease Nwosu

Latrease Nwosu, MA

Resident in Counseling
International Relationship Consultant

Specialties: Military & Veterans, Ineffective Relationship Habits, New Parents, Pre-Marital, Discernment

Contact: lnwosu@relationship-center.com, (757) 788-2800, ext. 615

Instagram: @connecting2love

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Maryam Tehrani, MA

Resident in Marriage and Family Therapy
BCIA Certified Neurofeedback Clinician

Specialties: Women’s Issues, High Conflict Couples, Intimacy Issues, Neurofeedback & Brain Based Therapies

Contact: maryam@relationship-center.com, (757) 788-2800, ext. 617 

Betsy Dye Nichols

Betsy Dye Nichols, LPC, NCC, PMH‑C

Board Certified TeleMental Health Therapist

Specialties: Perinatal & Maternal Mental Health, Couples & Relationships, Anxiety, Depression

Contact: betsynichols@relationship-center.com, (757) 788-2800, ext. 608

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Jennifer Ferrari, MEd, NCC

Resident in Counseling

Specialties : Individuasl, Couples, Adult Family Therapy, Codependent Relationships, Addictions

Contact: ferrari@relationship-center.com, (757) 788-2800, ext. 607

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Evelin House, MS

Se habla español
Certified in Brainspotting

Specialties: Marital & Premarital, Racial & Cultural Identity, Anxiety, Women’s Issues

Contact: evelin@relationship-center.com, (757) 788-2800, ext. 598, Español (757) 524-1113

Victoria Holroyd, PhD, LPC, LMHC, NCC

Owner, Founder & Clinical Director

Approved Clinical Supervisor
AMHCA Board Diplomate in Couples & Marriage Counseling
AMHCA Board Diplomate in Trauma Therapy

Specialties: Relational Trauma, Infidelity & Betrayal Recovery, Divorce & Separation

Contact: victoria@relationship-center.com, (757) 788-2800, ext. 505

Maggie Choumbakos Grindrod headshot

Maggie Choumbakos Grindrod, LCSW

Sex and Relationship Therapist
Senior Clinician
EFT Clinical Lead
Certified in Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy

Specialties: Sexual Intimacy, Couples Intensives, Infidelity & Betrayal Recovery

Contact: maggie@relationship-center.com, (757) 788-2800, ext. 596

Joel McNair, LPC, LMFT, LMHC

Board Certified TeleMental Health Therapist

Specialties: Codependency, Substance Abuse, Addictions, Relationship Trauma

Contact: joelmcnair@relationship-center.com, (757) 788-2800, ext. 560

Aishwarya Nambiar

Aishwarya Nambiar, PhD, NCC

Resident in Counseling
Certified in Brainspotting
 

Specialties: BIPOC & Interracial Couples, Racial & Ethnic Identity, Grief, Trauma, Immigration Stressors

Contact: aishwarya@relationship-center.com, (757) 788-2800, ext. 522

Nathaniel Mason, PhD, NCC

Counselor Education & Supervision Faculty at Seattle University

Specialties: LGBTQIA+, Addictions & Recovery, Anxiety, Depression, Behavioral Addictions, Personality Disorders

Contact: drmason@relationship-center.com, (757) 788-2800, ext. 521

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Rachel Jones, MSEd, LPC

Clinical Supervisor
Senior Clinician

Specialties: High Conflict Couples, Infidelity & Betrayal Recovery

Contact: racheljones@relationship-center.com, (757) 788-2800, ext. 507

Betsy Zimmerman, PhD, NCC

Clinical Administrator
Resident in Counseling
Certified in Brainspotting

Specialties: Trauma, Discernment, LGBTQIA+, Infidelity

Contact: betsy@relationship-center.com, (757) 788-2800, ext. 516

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Andi O’Neill, MA, LPC

Expert in Emotionally Focused Family & Couples Therapy

Specialties: Neurodivergent Couples, Adult Family Counseling, Couples Therapy

Contact: aoneill@relationship-center.com, (757) 788-2800, ext. 511

Aaron Garmon

Aaron Garmon, MS, CRC, MHC, NCC

Certified Rehabilitation Counselor 

Specialties: Life Transitions, Couples Therapy, Men's Issues

Contact: aaron@relationship-center.com, (716) 916-2927, ext. 597

Beth Taylor headshot

Beth Taylor, MSW, LCSW, LAC

Licensed Addiction Counselor
Certified in EMDR

Specialties: Military Families, Grief & Loss, Divorce, Blended Families, Trauma, Addiction

Contact: bethtaylorlcsw@relationship-center.com, (757) 788-2800, ext. 620

Claire-Madeline Corso headshot

Claire-Madeline Corso, MEd

Resident in Counseling

Specialties: Military & Veterans, First Responders, Healthcare Related Trauma, Addiction

 

Bret Rawlings

Bret Rawlings, MS, LPC

Sex and Relationship Therapist

Specialties: Conflict & Relationship Issues, Premarital, Sexual Intimacy, Men's Issues

Contact: bret@relationship-center.com, (757) 788-2800, ext. 618

LaTrease Nwosu

Latrease Nwosu, MA

Resident in Counseling
International Relationship Consultant

Specialties: Military & Veterans, Ineffective Relationship Habits, New Parents, Pre-Marital, Discernment

Contact: lnwosu@relationship-center.com, (757) 788-2800, ext. 615

Instagram: @connecting2love

Maryam Tehrani headshot

Maryam Tehrani, MA

Resident in Marriage and Family Therapy
BCIA Certified Neurofeedback Clinician

Specialties: Women’s Issues, High Conflict Couples, Intimacy Issues, Neurofeedback & Brain Based Therapies

Contact: maryam@relationship-center.com, (757) 788-2800, ext. 617 

Betsy Dye Nichols

Betsy Dye Nichols, LPC, NCC, PMH‑C

Board Certified TeleMental Health Therapist

Specialties: Perinatal & Maternal Mental Health, Couples & Relationships, Anxiety, Depression

Contact: betsynichols@relationship-center.com, (757) 788-2800, ext. 608

Jennifer Ferrari headshot

Jennifer Ferrari, MEd, NCC

Resident in Counseling

Specialties : Individuasl, Couples, Adult Family Therapy, Codependent Relationships, Addictions

Contact: ferrari@relationship-center.com, (757) 788-2800, ext. 607

Evelin House headshot

Evelin House, MS

Se habla español
Certified in Brainspotting

Specialties: Marital & Premarital, Racial & Cultural Identity, Anxiety, Women’s Issues

Contact: evelin@relationship-center.com, (757) 788-2800, ext. 598, Español (757) 524-1113

Victoria Holroyd, PhD, LPC, LMHC, NCC

Owner, Founder & Clinical Director

Approved Clinical Supervisor
AMHCA Board Diplomate in Couples & Marriage Counseling
AMHCA Board Diplomate in Trauma Therapy

Specialties: Relational Trauma, Infidelity & Betrayal Recovery, Divorce & Separation

Contact: victoria@relationship-center.com, (757) 788-2800, ext. 505

Maggie Choumbakos Grindrod headshot

Maggie Choumbakos Grindrod, LCSW

Sex and Relationship Therapist
Senior Clinician
EFT Clinical Lead
Certified in Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy

Specialties: Sexual Intimacy, Couples Intensives, Infidelity & Betrayal Recovery

Contact: maggie@relationship-center.com, (757) 788-2800, ext. 596

Joel McNair, LPC, LMFT, LMHC

Board Certified TeleMental Health Therapist

Specialties: Codependency, Substance Abuse, Addictions, Relationship Trauma

Contact: joelmcnair@relationship-center.com, (757) 788-2800, ext. 560

Aishwarya Nambiar

Aishwarya Nambiar, PhD, NCC

Resident in Counseling
Certified in Brainspotting
 

Specialties: BIPOC & Interracial Couples, Racial & Ethnic Identity, Grief, Trauma, Immigration Stressors

Contact: aishwarya@relationship-center.com, (757) 788-2800, ext. 522

Nathaniel Mason, PhD, NCC

Counselor Education & Supervision Faculty at Seattle University

Specialties: LGBTQIA+, Addictions & Recovery, Anxiety, Depression, Behavioral Addictions, Personality Disorders

Contact: drmason@relationship-center.com, (757) 788-2800, ext. 521

Rachel Jones headshot

Rachel Jones, MSEd, LPC

Clinical Supervisor
Senior Clinician

Specialties: High Conflict Couples, Infidelity & Betrayal Recovery

Contact: racheljones@relationship-center.com, (757) 788-2800, ext. 507

Betsy Zimmerman, PhD, NCC

Clinical Administrator
Resident in Counseling
Certified in Brainspotting

Specialties: Trauma, Discernment, LGBTQIA+, Infidelity

Contact: betsy@relationship-center.com, (757) 788-2800, ext. 516

Andi O'Neill headshot

Andi O’Neill, MA, LPC

Expert in Emotionally Focused Family & Couples Therapy

Specialties: Neurodivergent Couples, Adult Family Counseling, Couples Therapy

Contact: aoneill@relationship-center.com, (757) 788-2800, ext. 511

Aaron Garmon

Aaron Garmon, MS, CRC, MHC, NCC

Certified Rehabilitation Counselor 

Specialties: Life Transitions, Couples Therapy, Men's Issues

Contact: aaron@relationship-center.com, (716) 916-2927, ext. 597