Couples therapy has been proven as an effective tool for healing a broken relationship and saving marriages on the brink of divorce. But because of the stigma surrounding counseling, research shows that only a fourth of all divorcing couples ever seek professional help.

Can therapy fix my relationship?

Any couple can benefit from relationship therapy, including same-gender couples, long-married couples, engaged couples, or dating couples. A therapist can help couples work through financial disagreements, parenting frustrations, lack of affection or compassion, infidelity, emotional issues, or even substance abuse.

Can a therapist save my relationship?

Done correctly and with hard work on the couple's part, couples counseling can help partners overcome almost any problem in the relationship. “[Couples therapy] is the hardest form of therapy,” couples therapist and best-selling author Esther Perel told Psychology Networker magazine.