Find out if you need to seek therapy as a couple by taking the “Do we need couples therapy quiz.”
What Is Couples Therapy?
Couples therapy is a form of psychotherapy that can help a couple improve and rebuild their relationship.
Couples therapy addresses a number of relationship issues, including issues related to sex, affairs, feelings of disconnection, recurring conflicts, and other issues related to external stressors.
Couples therapy is typically a short-term form of therapy and may take the form of marriage counseling, premarital counseling, sex therapy, or family therapy.
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Do We Need Couples Therapy Quiz
The following questions represent common signs you may need couples therapy:
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#1. Have you experienced substantial changes in the frequency of being intimate together?
#2. Do you tend to avoid conversations, especially difficult ones?
#3. Do you tend to feel resentful towards your partner as a result of unresolved past hurts?
#4. Do you have trust issues or have your trust been breached before?
#5. Are you keeping secrets from each other like undisclosed financial resources, secret friendships, or where you spend your time?
#6. Are you thinking about or having an affair (physical or emotional)?
#7. Are you about to make a big life change that can cause lots of stress?
#8. Do you want to work on improving your relationship but don’t know where to begin?
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Note: This online screening is not a definitive tool. It will not conclusively guarantee that you will benefit from therapy.
Results
The questions above represent common signs you may need therapy as a couple. If you answered yes to most of these questions, then you may need to see a couple therapist.
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Why Couples Seek Therapy
Couples come to therapy for many reasons, not just crisis.
Common reasons include:
• Repeating the same fights
• Feeling emotionally disconnected
• Trust issues
• Life transitions creating strain
• Infidelity or secrecy
• Parenting stress
• Infertility or loss
• Communication breakdown
Often, couples wait until distress is high, even though patterns were present much earlier.
What Couples Therapy Does Not Do
Couples therapy does not:
• Take sides
• Decide who is right
• Force reconciliation
• Guarantee staying together
• Remove all conflict
It clarifies what is happening and what is possible.
When Couples Therapy Helps the Most
Couples therapy is most effective when:
• Both partners are willing to look at patterns
• Blame can be softened
• Curiosity replaces certainty
• Responsibility is shared
• Safety is prioritized
It can still help when motivation is uneven, but willingness matters more than perfection.
When Couples Therapy Reveals Limits
Sometimes therapy reveals that:
• Values no longer align
• Trust cannot be rebuilt
• Safety is compromised
• One partner is unwilling to engage
In these cases, therapy still serves a purpose.
Clarity is not failure.
Long-Term Impact of Couples Therapy
When effective, couples therapy can lead to:
• Better emotional understanding
• Reduced reactivity
• Stronger repair after conflict
• Increased emotional safety
• Clearer decisions about the relationship
Even when couples separate, therapy can reduce harm and increase understanding.
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