Online Relationship and Marriage Counseling in Hickory, North Carolina NC
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F. Monroe Spivey
Licensed Mental Health Counselor, MA, BMP, LCMHC
“If you think you’re enlightened — begins a well-known adage by spiritual leader Ram Dass — “[then] go spend a week with your family.”
It hits a nerve, right?
That’s because we’re most vulnerable — & thus most easily triggered — with our families of origin.
Inevitably, those same wounds and soft spots show up within our romantic relationships.
But there’s hope! In learning to reparent ourselves, we liberate ourselves to a new relational future. Informed by my own personal growth work, I support clients to heal attachment trauma and thereby transform their relationships.
13 Years Experience
Online in Hickory, NC (Online Only)
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Seaford Counseling Services
Counselor/Therapist, M.Ed, LCMHC
If there is one thing I specialize in, it is relationship and marriage counseling. I am most passionate about helping couples to bring their relationships to a new level of intimacy, connection, and satisfaction. The average couple that comes to marriage counseling probably should have been there six years prior. Don’t delay! If you think you might need marriage counseling, you probably do. And you’ll probably wonder why you didn’t come earlier!
I am trained in the Gottman method of marriage counseling, and I would love to talk to you about how and why it works. Certainly some marriages come to me and crisis, but other marriages come for no other reason than enrichment. Both help couples become happier and more satisfied in this, their closest relationship.
26 Years Experience
Online in Hickory, NC
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Clear Path Counseling and Wellness Center
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA. LPC
Brad provides trauma-informed therapy for relationship issues, including communication breakdowns, emotional disconnection, trust concerns, recurring conflict, and difficulty maintaining healthy and fulfilling partnerships. Relationship challenges can affect emotional well-being, daily stress levels, family dynamics, and overall quality of life, often leaving individuals or couples feeling stuck, misunderstood, or disconnected.
Brad takes a holistic and collaborative approach to relationship counseling, helping clients identify and understand the emotional patterns, attachment styles, and past experiences that may be contributing to current relationship difficulties. Therapy provides a supportive space to explore both present-day challenges and underlying relational or trauma-related factors that may be influencing how partners connect, communicate, and respond to one another.
As an experienced trauma therapist and EMDR therapist, Brad integrates EMDR therapy (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing), trauma-informed counseling, emotional regulation strategies, and holistic therapeutic approaches to support healing and healthier relationship functioning. Treatment focuses on improving communication, strengthening emotional awareness, reducing reactivity, and developing more secure and supportive relational patterns.
Relationship difficulties are often influenced by deeper emotional experiences, including past trauma, attachment wounds, family-of-origin dynamics, and individual personality differences. Brad’s approach helps clients understand these deeper influences while also focusing on practical, present-day changes that improve connection, trust, and emotional safety.
Therapy is tailored to each individual or couple’s needs and is designed to create a safe, non-judgmental environment where both partners (when applicable) can feel heard and understood. The goal is to support meaningful, lasting change rather than temporary conflict resolution.
Healing and growth in relationships are possible. With the right support, clients can rebuild trust, improve communication, and create healthier, more balanced, and more fulfilling relationships.
28 Years Experience
Online in Hickory, NC (Online Only)
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Maria T. Alonso, Ph.D.
Psychologist
As a psychotherapist, I incorporate structural family therapy to work with couples by focusing on the underlying structures and dynamics within their relationship. This approach allows us to identify and address patterns that may be causing conflict or dissatisfaction. I help couples map out their current relational patterns, including boundaries and roles, and work together to reorganize these structures in a way that promotes healthier interactions. Through structured interventions, we explore how these dynamics impact their connection and communication. My goal is to empower couples to establish more effective and balanced ways of relating to one another, enhancing their overall relationship satisfaction and fostering a more supportive and cohesive partnership.
29 Years Experience
Online in Hickory, NC
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Emily Stone
Marriage and Family Therapist, MA, MDiv, PhD, LMFT-S
Relationships & Couples Therapy: The Courage to Connect
Moving from Conflict Loops to Secure Attachment
Relationships are the primary "systems" we inhabit, and when they are in distress, every other part of our lives—our work, our health, and our parenting—feels the impact. With over 20 years of experience and specialized training in Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), I help couples move beyond the surface-level "who said what" to address the deeper attachment needs that drive your conflict.
Deconstructing the "Cycle"
Most couples find themselves stuck in a "negative dance" where one partner pursues and the other withdraws. We work together to identify:
The Pursuit-Withdraw Loop: Understanding how your partner's shut down might be a survival strategy for overwhelm, and how your "pushing" might be a desperate bid for connection.
Rejection Sensitivity & Attachment Trauma: Addressing how past wounds and childhood attachments "show up" in your current arguments.
The Impact of External Systems: Using Systems Theory to explore how social constructs of power, gender roles, and even spiritual expectations influence your dynamic.
A Specialized Clinical Framework
I offer a sophisticated, research-backed path to relational repair:
Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT): Considered the "gold standard" for couples, EFT helps you de-escalate conflict and create a "secure base" where you both feel seen, safe, and valued.
Discernment Counseling: For couples on the brink of divorce or separation who aren't sure if they want to repair or uncouple. I provide a structured, neutral space to gain clarity.
Intensive Repair for High-Conflict: Integrating EMDR to process individual traumas that are leaking into the relationship and fueling chronic volatility or burnout.
For the "Professional" Couple
I have a "special love" for working with healers, pastors, and therapists in relationship. I understand the unique burden of maintaining a "public image" of a healthy marriage while struggling in private. I provide a confidential sanctuary where you can drop the "expert" roles and focus on the raw, human work of loving one another.
21 Years Experience
Online in Hickory, NC (Online Only)
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Kelli Hall
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW
I work with individuals and couples who are navigating patterns of disconnection, miscommunication, and imbalance within their relationships.
Many of the challenges that show up in relationships—such as conflict, resentment, or feeling unheard—are rooted in deeper patterns like over-functioning, difficulty setting boundaries, or unclear expectations.
In our work together, we focus on improving communication, increasing awareness of relational dynamics (most of which are learned early in our lives!), and developing practical tools to create healthier, more balanced interactions.
For couples, this means learning how to move out of reactive cycles and into more intentional, collaborative ways of relating. This means you learn how to better communicate and resolve conflict when it occurs.
13 Years Experience
Online in Hickory, NC (Online Only)
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Mathews Counseling
Licensed Professional Counselor, LMFT, LPC
Couples always have their ups and downs. Bouncing back from the downs often becomes a challenge. You and your partner may be stuck in a rut, repeating the same dance over and over again, unable to break free no matter what you try. Your relationship can feel like you or your partner lost your authentic self, unable to deal with the life changes you are facing. Our job is to make sure each individual feels heard and their opinion validated. We work to increase your understanding of your partner and their understanding of you. We then create custom strategies relevant to who you are as a couple and the strength you possess. Your relationship matters and it's worth the time it takes to make it great. It is our job to help you get there.
21 Years Experience
Online in Hickory, NC
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Dr. Thomas Ballas
Psychologist, PhD; PSYPACT
The relationship we share with our partner is one of the most significant and transformative connections in our lives. I’ve had the privilege of helping countless couples navigate the complexities of their relationships. With years of experience in diverse clinical settings, including private practice and hospital environments, I’ve developed a deep understanding of the challenges couples face and the strategies needed to overcome them.
Whether addressing communication barriers, emotional disconnect, or breaches of trust, I use evidence-based approaches to guide partners toward greater understanding and connection. I specialize in creating a supportive space where couples can rebuild trust, foster intimacy, and develop the tools to thrive together.
Through my work, I’ve witnessed how couples therapy can transform relationships—helping partners heal, grow closer, and create a fulfilling and resilient bond. Together, we can navigate the challenges you face, allowing your relationship to flourish in new and meaningful ways.
10 Years Experience
Online in Hickory, NC
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Peaceful Minds NC,LLC
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSWA
I provide therapy for couples and individuals seeking support in their relationships. In a safe, nonjudgmental space, we explore communication patterns, conflict, and emotional needs, working together to strengthen connection, improve understanding, and build healthier, more satisfying relationships. My approach is collaborative, supportive, and tailored to your unique situation, helping you create stronger bonds and a more fulfilling partnership.
4 Years Experience
Online in Hickory, NC (Online Only)
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Elite Therapeutic Solutions, LLC
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT
We specialize in couples therapy. We take couples who are about to quit, given in, or throw in the towel and help them to fall in love all over again.
16 Years Experience
Online in Hickory, NC (Online Only)
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Dr. Samira Paul Olive Tree Psychology Clinic LLC
Psychologist, PsyD
At Olive Tree Psychology Clinic LLC, we view relationships as the foundational roots of a fulfilling life, yet we recognize that even the strongest bonds can face periods of strain. Our marriage and relationship counseling is specifically designed to navigate the complexities of modern partnership, including intergenerational conflict, cultural expectations, and communication breakdowns. Using evidence-based approaches like Emotionally Focused techniques and Relational Therapy, we help couples move past repetitive cycles of criticism and withdrawal toward a place of mutual understanding and shared meaning. Whether you are seeking to pre-emptively strengthen your connection, navigate a difficult transition, or heal from a breach of trust, we provide a neutral, culturally sensitive space to foster deeper intimacy and resilient partnership.
7 Years Experience
Online in Hickory, NC (Online Only)
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Beth Janis
Psychologist, Ph.D.
Communication difficulties are often at the center of relational conflict; partners and family members may feel missed, disconnected, unheard, and misunderstood. Couples sessions are geared toward reworking the communication and interaction patterns that may have become ingrained in your partnership or family unit - to assist in rebuilding trust, connection, and cohesion. Learning about ourselves, the ways we show up in our relationships, and our response tendencies can shed important light on these patterns, the relational needs that are unmet within them, and ways to step outside of them. One of the most important first steps in our work together is to begin seeing these overarching patterns as the reasons for pain, rather than treating the pain as being the fault of an individual partner or family member.
8 Years Experience
Online in Hickory, NC
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Amanda S. Vaught
Psychologist, PsyD
Relationships are at the heart of being human, and they often shape how we experience the world. Whether you’re struggling with communication issues, conflict, or rebuilding trust after infidelity, therapy can help you find clarity and connection. I work with individuals and couples to explore patterns, strengthen emotional intimacy, and improve conflict resolution skills.
14 Years Experience
Online in Hickory, NC (Online Only)
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Dr. Daniel Cantor
Psychologist, Psy. D.
I provide couples therapy for all relationship stages, focusing on communication to help couples overcome challenges and foster growth. I have significant experience assisting couples with conflict and trauma, guiding them toward resolution, empathy, and positive future steps.
14 Years Experience
Online in Hickory, NC (Online Only)
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Dr. Brian Weir
Psychologist, PsyD
My work with couples often focuses on finding the underlying conflict and/or unmet needs that can end up festering and eroding the foundation of the relationship. I help each partner discover these needs and communicate in more accurate and productive ways. This can help each other genuinely want to understand and meet each other's needs, instead of deny/defend patterns that may exist. In cases of various forms of infidelity, after the direction and goal of therapy is explored, we may examine conditions that led to the behavior and learn from them to build a stronger and healthy relationship. Moreover, this process can help toward establishing long term forgiveness and trust. It can be surprising what is possible to overcome and how much better things can be.
23 Years Experience
Online in Hickory, NC
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Ross Kellogg, LMFT
Marriage and Family Therapist, Licensed Individual, Marriage, and Family Therapist (LMFT)
I have extensive training and experience in providing by Gottman Method and Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy for partners at any stage of their relationship.
12 Years Experience
Online in Hickory, NC (Online Only)
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Jason Holland
Psychologist, Ph.D.
When a relationship is strained, it is easy to get pulled into the same arguments and disconnections. We will slow the cycle down and get clear about what is happening beneath the surface. I help couples strengthen communication, rebuild trust, and improve emotional connection with practical steps that fit your relationship and your goals.
25 Years Experience
Online in Hickory, NC
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Dr. Jennifer Baumgardner
Psychologist, Ph.D.
Dr. Baumgardner was mentored by the founder of Emotionally Focused Couple's Therapy. She is considered an expert in the therapy. Additionally, she integrates her thorough training in Gottman marriage therapy as she helps couple's construct a healthy and happy relationship.
20 Years Experience
Online in Hickory, NC (Online Only)
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Hutch Wheless
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFTA
I work with couples to improve communication, rebuild trust, and strengthen connection. Many couples come in feeling stuck in recurring patterns of conflict, miscommunication, or emotional distance, and together we identify what’s driving those cycles and how to shift them. My approach is active and structured, helping both partners better understand themselves and each other while developing practical skills they can use outside of sessions. The goal is to create a more stable, connected, and collaborative relationship where both people feel heard and supported.
2 Years Experience
Online in Hickory, NC
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Dr. Jillian Mahatha
Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Ph.D., LCMHC, NCC, ACS, CCTP
I specialize in relationship and marriage counseling, helping individuals and couples navigate communication challenges, strengthen emotional connection, resolve conflicts, and build healthier, more fulfilling relationships.
14 Years Experience
Online in Hickory, NC (Online Only)
Relationship and Marriage Counseling therapists in Hickory, North Carolina Statistics
Relationship and Marriage Counseling therapists in Hickory, North Carolina average 17 years of experience and charge around $197 per session. 100% offer online sessions. The most commonly treated issues are Relationship and Marriage Counseling (100%), Anxiety or Fears (84%), and Depression (73%).
Average years in practice
17 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$197
Gender ID
| 59% |
Female |
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| 37% |
Male |
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| 2% |
Gender Fluid |
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| 2% |
Non-Binary |
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Session Type
| 59% |
In Person and Online |
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| 41% |
Online Only |
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Top Specialties
| 100% | Relationship and Marriage Counseling |
| 84% | Anxiety or Fears |
| 73% | Depression |
| 58% | Trauma and PTSD |
| 55% | Loss or Grief |
| 51% | Self Esteem |
| 50% | Stress |