Relationship Counseling
Helping you and your partner with relationship counseling in Maryland
Whether You're Just Starting or Deep Into Your Relationship, This Is for You If…
You are preparing for marriage and want a safe space to discuss potential challenges and set a strong foundation for marriage and family life.
You are already married and want to improve communication, resolve conflicts, or strengthen your connection proactively without fear of judgment.
You are part of a blended family and are navigating stepfamily stressors that affect your relationship.
You are experiencing tension stemming from differences in cultural or religious backgrounds.
You are navigating significant life changes, such as relocation, parenthood, or career transitions, and need help staying grounded in your relationship.
You are exploring or processing aspects of your sexual identity and want affirming support for LGBTQ+ experiences.
You are curious about or actively exploring polyamory, consensual non-monogamy (CNM), or open relationship structures and want guidance rooted in consent and clarity.
You or your partner are part of the kink/BDSM community and want a therapist who understands power dynamics, consent culture, and communication within these frameworks.
You want to address sexual desire discrepancies or explore fantasies, pleasure, and intimacy in a safe, non-pathologizing environment.
You’ve experienced a rupture in trust (such as infidelity or boundary violations) and want to work on healing and rebuilding safety.
You want to develop or revise relationship agreements, rules, or contracts to better reflect your evolving needs and identities.
You are managing shame, trauma, or stigma tied to sexuality, pleasure, or relationship style and need a supportive space to unpack those experiences together.
What You Can Expect
We utilize research-based approaches such as the Gottman Method and Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) to help people in relationships strengthen their bonds and navigate challenges.
Assessment
We will start by getting to know both you and your partner. This may come in a form of questionnaires or individual interviews to identify your strengths and the issues you want to address.
Feedback
We will help you recognize certain patterns of behavior or interaction, your relationship dynamics, areas of strength, challenges, and areas of improvement.
Intervention
We teach interventions to help address the issues that brought you in, such as improving communication, understanding emotions, creating rituals of connection, and building emotional maps.
Treatment Plan
We will help you learn and develop different strategies for resolving conflicts in a healthy and constructive way depending on your goals.
Building friendship and intimacy
We will guide you through different exercises and activities to improve your emotional and physical connection, helping you rebuild trust, improve intimacy, and build a safe, neutral, and non-judgmental space for your relationship.
Follow up
We will have periodic assessments and evaluations to track your progress and adjust the therapy plan as needed
What are the Benefits of Relationship Counseling
Enhanced emotional connection and intimacy.
Improved communication and conflict-resolution skills.
Strengthened friendship and mutual understanding.
Increased trust, respect, and commitment.
A deeper sense of shared meaning and purpose in the relationship.
People come to us for relationship counseling for many reasons—some urgent, others preventative. No matter your situation, we’re here to help you feel heard, supported, and empowered.
Here are some of the most common areas we support:
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Feeling misunderstood, unheard, or stuck in cycles of conflict
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Recovering from betrayal, secrecy, or broken boundaries
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Emotional or physical disconnect, mismatched desire, or lack of affection
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Desire differences, exploring fantasies, or navigating kink or non-traditional dynamics
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Navigating different parenting styles, new baby transitions, or stepfamily conflicts
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Navigating differing values, family expectations, or identities
At Safe Space Counseling, we recognize that relationships come in many forms, and we are here to support them all with care, respect, and openness.
Whether your partnership fits within a traditional mold or challenges societal norms, we offer a safe, judgment-free space where your relationship style is honored. Our therapists are trained to work affirmatively with diverse structures, identities, and expressions of love.
Monogamous relationships seeking deeper connection, communication tools, or conflict resolution
LGBTQIA+ relationships and queer-identified individuals exploring identity, pleasure, or relational challenges
Non-monogamous partnerships, including polyamory, open relationships, and relationship anarchy, navigate trust, jealousy, and evolving agreements
People exploring new relationship styles or making transitions in how they define and live out their connection
Power-exchange dynamics such as Dominant/submissive (D/s), Master/slave, or other kink-informed relationships looking to strengthen consent-based structures
FAQs
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First session/ 90 Minutes: $200
Regular sessions: $180
We also accept insurances for couples counseling
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Yes you can!
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The duration of couples counseling can vary significantly depending on the nature of the issues being addressed, the frequency of sessions, the level of commitment from both partners and the complexity of their relationship dynamics. Some couples may see improvements in a relatively short period, such as a few months, especially if they are dealing with relatively straightforward communication challenges or specific conflicts.
For more deep-seated issues like trust issues, infidelity, or long-standing patterns of dysfunction, therapy may need to continue for a year or more to achieve lasting changes. The frequency of sessions, whether weekly or bi-weekly, can also impact the duration of counseling.
Additionally, the commitment of both partners to the process, their willingness to engage in therapy homework, and their openness to personal growth and change play crucial roles in determining the length of time needed for couples counseling to be effective.
Ultimately, the duration of couples counseling is unique to each couple and is influenced by a combination of factors related to their problems, commitment, and the therapeutic process itself.
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