Reconnect. Communicate. Heal together.

Maybe you're having the same arguments over and over. Communication has become difficult. Trust has been damaged. Intimacy has changed. Or maybe nothing dramatic happened—you simply don't feel as close as you once did.You don't have to wait until your relationship is falling apart to ask for help.Etheria Counseling provides couples and marriage counseling to help partners understand what's happening between them, communicate more effectively, and work toward the relationship they want.

Couples come to counseling for many reasons, including:

• Communication problems
• Frequent or unresolved conflict
• Emotional distance
• Trust concerns or infidelity
• Changes in intimacy
• Parenting disagreements
• Financial or work-related stress
• Blended-family challenges
• Major life changes
• Considering separation or divorce
• Simply wanting a stronger relationship

You don't have to decide whether your relationship is “bad enough.” If something between you isn't working the way you want it to, that's enough reason to talk about it.Want to understand more about relationship problems, common patterns, and how counseling may help? Visit our Relationships & Couples page.

Your counselor isn't there to pick a winner.Couples counseling gives both partners a place to talk openly, understand each other's perspectives, and identify patterns that may be keeping the relationship stuck.Depending on what brings you in, counseling may focus on communication, conflict, trust, emotional connection, intimacy, changing family roles, or difficult decisions about the future.Sometimes the problem isn't a lack of love. It's that the ways you've learned to communicate when you're hurt, angry, or frustrated aren't getting either of you what you need.Those patterns can change.

Our counselors use different therapy approaches depending on the couple, their concerns, and the therapist's experience and clinical judgment.You don't need to understand Gottman techniques, family systems, CBT, or any other therapy acronym before making an appointment.You just need somewhere to start.

The person sitting across from you matters.Our counselors have different personalities, backgrounds, experience, and approaches to relationships. You can meet our counselors and find someone who may be a good fit for both of you.Not sure whom to choose? Call us. Tell us a little about what you're looking for, and we'll help you find an appropriate counselor.

Couples and marriage counseling is available in person at our Myrtle Beach office and through telehealth throughout South Carolina when appropriate.
Accepting New Clients In-Person: Myrtle Beach, SC Telehealth: Available throughout South Carolina Insurance: Coverage for couples counseling varies by plan and medical necessity Self-Pay: Available

If communication, conflict, trust, distance, or another relationship concern has you feeling stuck, you don't have to keep trying to solve it the same way.  Call Etheria Counseling at 843-868-6200 to ask about availability and find a couples counselor who may be right for you.

Imagine if You Started Today.