Couples and Marriage Counseling in Houston
Last reviewed: October 2026
Most couples wait too long before getting help. If the same arguments keep looping, you feel more like roommates than partners, or trust has been broken, couples counseling can help, and it works best when you start before things get really bad.
Two methods come up again and again: the Gottman Method, which focuses on how couples handle conflict and build friendship, and Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), which focuses on the emotional bond and attachment between partners. Both have solid research behind them.
Below are 10 Houston practices, in no particular order, plus two low-cost options.
How we chose: independent practices in the Houston area whose own website has a dedicated couples or marriage counseling page, that describe their approach, and that look active. No paid placements. Details come from each practice's website as of October 2026.
Houston couples counseling practices
Heights Family Counseling
Heights
Communication, conflict, intimacy, affair recovery and discernment counseling. Gottman, Imago, PACT, EFT and more, with some therapists trained to the highest Gottman level and Certified Sex Therapists on staff. Welcomes all couples, including LGBTQIA+ couples. In person and virtual. Free phone consultation.
Treehaven Counseling
Cypress area (Queenston Blvd)
Formerly Ray Family Therapy. Communication, trust, conflict, betrayal trauma recovery and premarital work. Gottman Method, plus EMDR and sand tray. LGBTQIA+ affirming. In person and virtual. Will help check whether insurance covers couples sessions.
Eddins Counseling and Therapy Group
Montrose, Heights
Emotionally Focused Therapy for couples, alongside Gottman-trained therapists. Marital conflict and reconnection. LGBTQ+ affirming. In person and online.
Modern Therapy
Heights
Couples, premarital, infidelity recovery, sex therapy, new parents and weekend intensives. Gottman, Imago, EFT and PACT. Twogether in Texas provider. In person and online.
Restoring Hope Counseling
Champions, Montrose, Cypress
Communication, intimacy, infidelity, life transitions and blended families, using the Gottman Method. Dating, engaged, married and LGBTQIA+ couples. Individual sessions if only one partner can attend. In person and virtual.
Healing Pathways of Houston
Memorial, Upper Kirby
Communication, trust, infidelity, parenting stress, money, intimacy and premarital work. Married, engaged, long-term and non-traditional relationships. In person and online.
Connect Clinical Services
Washington Ave (near Memorial Park)
Relational trauma, infidelity, pursue-withdraw cycles, premarital and separation. EFT and Gottman, plus EMDR, Brainspotting and IFS. Couples intensives and 50 to 90 minute sessions. Private pay with superbills.
River Oaks Family Therapy
San Felipe (serves River Oaks, Tanglewood, Memorial)
Couples communication and intimacy, premarital and family therapy. Led by a PhD, LMFT and LPC. Virtual across Texas.
The Woodlands Behavioral Health and Wellness Center
The Woodlands
Conflict, communication, emotional distance, infidelity, sex, money and parenting. Gottman Method with an assessment first. Couples of any background, including same-sex couples.
Connections Child and Family Center
Spring, The Woodlands, Houston
Couples, marriage, premarital, betrayal, blended families and discernment counseling. EFT and Gottman. LGBTQ+ affirming. In person and telehealth, with evening and Saturday hours. Led by a licensed psychologist.
Lower-cost couples options
- University of Houston Center for Couples Therapy (UH campus): part of UH's sliding-scale clinic.
- OLLU Houston Relationship Clinic (North Houston): couples and family therapy on a sliding scale, in person or online.
What to look for in a couples therapist
- Ask about their couples training. Gottman and EFT both have formal training levels. Ask how far they've gone.
- Make sure couples work is a focus. Couples therapy is its own skill, not just individual therapy with two people.
- Ask about intensives. If weekly sessions are hard to schedule or you're in crisis, a weekend intensive may help.
- Talk about insurance. Many plans don't cover couples sessions unless there's a diagnosis. Ask up front.
FAQ
For many couples, yes, especially when both partners take part and start before the relationship is badly damaged. Gottman and EFT both have research supporting them.
Several practices here offer individual sessions focused on the relationship. That can still help.
Often not, unless one partner has a diagnosis. Some practices will help you check your benefits.
Yes. Most practices on this page offer video sessions anywhere in Texas.
