Couples Counseling for Stronger, Healthier Relationships

Stop having the same argument. Start understanding each other again.

Even strong relationships can reach a point where conversations turn into arguments, distance replaces connection, or it feels like you’ve forgotten how to be on the same team.

Couples counseling can help you slow down those patterns, understand what’s happening underneath them, and learn new ways of communicating and connecting.

“With more than 20 years of experience, I bring both extensive clinical training and the perspective that comes from working with hundreds of clients.” -Lauren

 

“I’m Lauren Muriello, LPC, founder of Well Being Therapy Center. For more than 20 years, I’ve worked with couples and families navigating relationships, communication, stress, and major life transitions. My approach to couples therapy is warm, practical, and direct.”

 

 

 

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Couples often reach out when they are experiencing:

  • The same arguments over and over
  • Emotional distance or loneliness within the relationship
  • Difficulty communicating; becoming defensive or shutting down
  • Resentment that has built over time
  • Changes in intimacy or affection
  • Parenting disagreements
  • A desire to strengthen the relationship before problems become bigger

“The goal isn’t to determine who’s right or wrong. It’s to help both partners better understand themselves, each other, and the patterns that keep getting in the way.” -Lauren Muriello, LPC, Founder, Licensed Therapist

 

What you can expect in couples therapy:

  • A nonjudgmental space where both partners feel heard and understood.
  • A focus on the patterns keeping you stuck, not just the argument that happened this week.
  • Practical tools for communicating differently, especially during conflict.
  • Support in rebuilding connection and trust when distance, resentment, or hurt has developed.
  • An active, collaborative approach focused on meaningful change inside and outside of sessions.

Not sure if you’re ready? Book a free 15-minute consultation

 

 

 

Additional Skilled Therapists on Our Team

In addition to working with Lauren, we have other very skilled therapists who work with couples and families. If Lauren’s availability or schedule isn’t the right fit, our team can help determine whether another therapist in the practice may be appropriate.

You don’t have to wait until your relationship is in crisis.

Whether you’re struggling with ongoing conflict, feeling disconnected, or simply want a stronger relationship, couples counseling can provide a place to slow things down and begin doing things differently. Lauren currently offers a limited number of couples counseling appointments in person in Montville, NJ and virtually throughout New Jersey.

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Research1 shows that couples counseling is an effective way to help couples who are experiencing:

  1. Repetitive arguments
  2. Feelings of distance or emptiness in the relationship
  3. Feelings of anger towards one another
  4. Resentment or dissatisfaction with the other person
  5. Lack of interest in affection or in a physical relationship with the other person

Research2 shows that the majority (75%) of couples who go to couples counseling are “better off than similar couples” who do not go to therapy.

1Friedlander, M. (1997) The scientific basis of couples and family therapy research. Allyn and Bacon: Boston.

2Gottman, J. M. (1993). A theory of marital dissolution and stability.Journal of Family Psychology, 7, 57-75; Center for Addiction and Mental Health. Couple therapy: Factors influencing a couple’s relationship.

 

Well Being Therapy Center offers individual psychotherapy, couples counseling, teen therapy, children therapy, and group therapy sessions in a comfortable setting. We look forward to welcoming you into our practice, and helping you to achieve your optimal Well Being.