The Best Couples Therapy Services

Saturday, September 14th

2024 Couples Therapy Reviews

E-Therapy Cafe

The creator of E-Therapy Cafe is one of the first to implement telehealth, and she's been doing online therapy for twenty years. The sessions are 30 minutes, and the price is a bit lofty, but not too bad in comparison with rival providers. There are several couples therapists with bios available for you so you can see if you're getting someone compatible and who would meet your needs. We love that you can meet via video, live chatting, or even through journaling. This well-rounded service earns our highest recommendation among providers of online couples therapy.

Sesame

If you're looking for a list of couples therapists and would like a discount, this is exactly what Sesame does. They offer you a $20 discount on whatever the therapist charges. It's quite simple compared with many rival platforms. You'll need to look elsewhere if using your insurance is a big priority, but this is still a solid option for couples therapy - as well as for many other telehealth services beyond counseling.

Regain

Regain is a straightforward way to access a network of individual therapists specializing in couples and family counseling. Because it's a network, Regain doesn't hire therapists; rather, individual therapists join the group. Regain provides a portal where you can video chat, call, or message your therapist during session time, and you can message them at any time in between sessions. There's a lot to lvoe with Regain's online couple's therapy.

Octave

Octave specializes in three different science-based methods and tailors their approach to the needs of you and your partner. You can feel confident that there are almost 200 counselors and 20 languages to help you feel most comfortable in your sessions. This is one of the few online couples therapy providers we know of that takes insurance, but you'll have to be in the right state and have the right insurance provider. Don't hesitate to use Octave for your couples counseling.

Online-Therapy

Online Therapy is a unique counseling site with a plethora of resources including worksheets, a journal, and even yoga and meditation videos. You can message your counselor as many times as you need. You'll pay up front for the month, but within that time you can use all the services above. There's an eight-section plan; meaning there's a set plan for your counseling, and each section contains readings and worksheets. You'll need to choose a rival service if you want online couples therapy that's customized to your needs, but we still encourage you to see if this format might work for you.

Couples Therapy

Couples Therapy has many therapists with at least 20 years of experience, and uses a science-based method in their generous 80-minute sessions. If each of you is willing and able to commit to the time and pricey sessions after completing a rather lengthy questionnaire, it might be comforting to know that Couples Therapy's method is designed to help you come to relationship maturation in a matter of twelve weeks.

Growing Self

Growing Self helps you and your partner grow in your relationship and makes it easy to do so. Sign up has only a quick questionnaire. There's flexibility in choosing your therapist and choosing your price - more experienced counselors will charge more and may be well worth it. Actual pricing is hard to find; rather, they emphasize that an investment in therapy is much cheaper than losing the relationship. Growing Self also has free resources such as relationship quizzes and advice. It's not the most well-rounded of choices among our online couples therapy providers, but it works for some clients.

Relationship Hero

If you're looking to work on your relationship without digging deep into your past, Relationship Hero and their coaches might make you as happy as so many of their clients are. They have a set process for identifying your needs, creating goals, and you'll even be given an individualized assignment at the outset. The prices of their coaches can be similar to that of therapists who actually have degrees or advanced degrees in the field of study, but if coaching is what you're drawn to, it can be worth the money.

Ritual

Ritual has experts with degrees in their field to help you and your partner, both individually and together, to meet your relationship goals. You'll follow the readings and daily exercises in your assigned unit called Pathway, and you each meet individually with your expert once a week and once a month as a couple. Most organizations don't offer seven live sessions per month. The concept is great, but there's a lot of key information missing from their site, so we just don't feel comfortable putting Ritual near the top of our list.

Talkspace

Whether you're newer in your relationship or have been together for what seems like forever, there are experts at Talkspace in your stage of couplehood. You get sessions as well as unlimited texting to your therapist. Talkspace likes to boast that they're providing affordable and accessible care to everyone. But we'd say they don't get bragging rights for being affordable. We'd also say they're not accessible if the main client complaint is that some therapists have canceled appointments at the last minute and Talkspace hasn't offered a refund or even a resolution. Take a look at other online therapy options for couples before committing to Talkspace.