Couples Therapy in Houston
If every conversation turns into the same fight... if one of you shuts down while the other pursues... if you still love each other but can't seem to find your way back... you're not broken. You're caught in a pattern.
At Rooted Therapy, we help couples rebuild trust, improve communication, and reconnect using Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), the Gottman Method, attachment-based therapy, and other evidence-based approaches that help relationships heal at the root.
✓ In-person in Houston (Montrose)
✓ Virtual throughout Texas
✓ Free 15-minute consultation
You’re together, but it doesn’t feel the same.
You keep having the same conversation, hoping this time it will land differently. Instead, you both leave feeling misunderstood.
You try to explain yourself. They get defensive. Or maybe you shut down before you can even find the words. Somehow, the distance between you keeps growing, even though neither of you wants it to.
That's the hardest part.
You still love each other.
Life may have gotten in the way.
Stress.
Kids.
Work.
Maybe there was a betrayal that never fully healed.
Maybe you've spent years repeating the same argument until you've both forgotten what it felt like to be on the same team.
Now you're left wondering why someone you care about so deeply can feel so far away. You don't want a different partner, but you want this relationship to feel safe again.
At Rooted Therapy, we don't see conflict as the problem. We get curious about what's underneath it.
The criticism, the withdrawal, the resentment, the feeling that you're speaking different languages, those patterns usually make sense once you understand what they're protecting, and that's where the work begins.
Not by deciding who's right, but by helping you find your way back to each other.
Maybe this sounds familiar…
Every disagreement turns into the same argument.
One of you shuts down while the other keeps trying.
Trust has been damaged after betrayal or dishonesty.
You feel more like roommates than partners.
Physical intimacy has become difficult.
You're parenting together but don't feel connected.
You're considering separation and want clarity before making a decision.
You still believe your relationship is worth fighting for.
If you found yourself nodding along, you're exactly the kind of couple we work with.
Work with someone you connect with
Choosing the right therapist matters. Every couples therapist at Rooted Therapy brings a different personality, style, and clinical background, but we all share the same goal: helping you understand what's happening underneath the conflict so your relationship can begin feeling safe again.
Lauren Palmer
Sana Maaz
Haley Diaz
Lauren Bigelow
Michelle Saltzer
How We Help Couples Heal
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The Gottman Method is based on decades of relationship research and offers practical tools for improving communication, navigating conflict, and strengthening friendship within your relationship. Rather than trying to eliminate disagreements, it helps couples learn how to move through them in healthier, more connected ways.
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Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) helps couples understand the emotional patterns driving conflict instead of getting stuck arguing about the surface issue. By strengthening emotional safety and helping each partner feel seen and understood, EFT can help rebuild trust, closeness, and connection.
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The way we learned to connect in childhood often shapes how we show up in adult relationships. Attachment-based therapy helps you understand the fears, protective strategies, and unmet needs that may be keeping you stuck so you can respond to one another with greater understanding instead of reactivity.
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Sometimes the intensity of conflict isn't really about what's happening today. Past experiences, painful relationships, or unresolved trauma can shape how safe or threatening certain moments feel. A trauma-informed approach helps us understand those deeper influences with curiosity rather than blame.
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If past experiences continue to affect your relationship, EMDR may be incorporated into treatment when appropriate. By helping the brain process unresolved memories, EMDR can reduce the emotional intensity that fuels certain reactions, making it easier to respond to your partner in the present rather than from old wounds.
Couples therapy isn't about teaching you how to argue better.
It's about helping you stop fighting against each other and start understanding what keeps pulling you into the same painful cycle.
Together we'll help you:
Break the patterns that keep repeating.
Feel heard without conversations turning into arguments.
Rebuild trust after hurt or betrayal.
Understand each other's emotional needs
Navigate differences in attachment, intimacy, identity, or desire.
Restore emotional and physical closeness.
Feel like you're on the same team again.
Whether you've been together for two years or twenty, therapy can help you make sense of what's been happening and create something different.
Inclusive & Affirming Relationship Therapy
Relationships don't all look the same.
Neither does good therapy.
We work with married couples, dating partners, LGBTQIA+ relationships, consensually nonmonogamous and polyamorous relationships, and people navigating alternative relationship structures.
Our goal isn't to fit your relationship into someone else's definition of healthy.
It's to understand the unique dynamics between you and help you build the kind of relationship you actually want.
Why couples choose Rooted Therapy
✓ Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)
✓ Gottman-informed couples therapy
✓ Attachment-based approach
✓ LGBTQIA+ affirming
✓ Trauma-informed clinicians
✓ In-person couples therapy in Houston
✓ Virtual therapy anywhere in Texas
✓ Free 15-minute consultation
Couples Therapy FAQs
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That’s completely normal. Many partners worry about being blamed or “ganged up on.” At Rooted Therapy, we don’t take sides. Instead, we look at the pattern between you. Our goal is to slow things down, create safety, and help each person feel seen and understood at their own pace.
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It happens, and it’s actually okay. Therapy isn’t about staying perfectly calm; it’s about learning what happens when the tension rises and practicing new ways to respond. Your therapist will guide the conversation and help you both find steadier footing when emotions take over.
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Yes. We move carefully and transparently through those situations. EFT provides a structured way to rebuild trust, process pain, and repair the bond without rushing forgiveness or pretending everything’s fine. We go at a pace that feels safe for both partners.
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It varies. Many couples begin with weekly sessions, then taper as communication and connection improve. You’ll set goals with your therapist and check in on progress regularly. The process is collaborative, and you stay in the driver’s seat.
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Yes. We offer secure video sessions across Texas and in-person appointments in our Montrose office (77006). Some couples even do a mix of both depending on their schedules.
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Couples therapy sessions are $150 per session. We are a private-pay practice and do not accept insurance directly.
That said, many clients choose to use their out-of-network benefits. We partner with Mentaya, a benefits verification service, to help you quickly check whether your plan offers reimbursement and what that might look like financially, you can check whether you have out-of-network coverage instantly here.
If cost feels like a barrier, we’re happy to talk through options during a consultation so you can make an informed, pressure-free decision.
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Sana Maaz, Haley Diaz,Michelle Saltzer, and Lauren Bigelow provide couples therapy. Each brings an attachment-focused, relational approach, and we’ll help match you with the clinician who best fits what you’re hoping to work on.
Lauren Palmer does not work with couples at this time.
