Couples Counseling in Dallas, TX
Expert Couples Therapist for dating, engaged and married couples
Couples Counseling in Dallas, TX
Your relationship was so happy in the beginning. You used to laugh and joke, even the challenging parts of life felt easier together. As the years have passed, things have gotten monotonous. You miss the bliss that you once had.
One of you is unhappy. Your partner seems distant and agitated, while you try to keep things moving along in the day to day. You feel unappreciated and almost like you are a nuisance to your partner. You try to help you partner with their stress, but every attempt seems to fail, ending in a huge fight. It feels like you are speaking two different languages most of the time.
One of you is disconnected. You get lost in work or numb out to TV and scrolling on your phone. Your partner tries to help you but it feels like pressure, like you aren’t enough just as you are. You are so tired from all the stress of life and work, it seems to be the same pattern every day, but deep inside of you there is grief and emotions that you’ve never explored, let alone expressed. You feel you have to be strong and not burden your partner, but now you don’t even know how to connect.
Date nights, time spent connecting and cuddling, surprise little gifts - you long to get back to the way things were, but trying to do that on your own isn’t helping. You need help.t
Meet Your Couples Counselor
I’m Allison, a couples expert who loves helping married, dating and engaged couples who are struggling with a wide range of issues, learn how to reconnect and to talk through their differences effectively.
Together we will practice a new way of communication and listening. I help create space for safety and compassion in the room, both of which are essential for change. I work weekly with couples to establish consistency and provide results in a timely manner. I believe that compassion and humor can appropriately help us understand ourselves and one another.
Over the course of therapy, my clients learn how to better approach conflict, how to make repairs and how to better communicate their needs and feelings to their partner. We will incorporate tools like The Gottman Method and Prepare Enrich to help constructively work through challenging topics. I have worked with couples for over seven years who are struggling with communication, connection and intimacy issues.
Contact me for a free couples counseling consultation in Dallas, TX
If you’re wondering if couples counseling is right for you or have specific questions about the process, I’m happy to talk through all of these topics. Click here to schedule your free 15- minute phone consultation for couples therapy in Dallas. My other specialties include emerging adulthood, anxiety, and disordered eating. I offer both in-person and online counseling.
It is time to call and get help. You’ve waited long enough.
FAQs
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I have training in the Gottman Method Couples Therapy, an evidence-based approach grounded in decades of research on what makes relationships succeed or fail. This model focuses on strengthening friendship, improving communication, deepening emotional connection, and helping couples navigate conflict in ways that increase safety and repair rather than disconnection.
In couples sessions, I use structured assessments, practical skills, and attuned, relational guidance to help partners understand each other’s patterns, regulate during difficult moments, and build lasting trust. The Gottman Method is particularly helpful for couples dealing with conflict, betrayal, emotional distance, and recurring cycles of misunderstanding.
I have completed advanced training through The Gottman Institute, including:Level 1 Training in Gottman Method Couples Therapy
Treating Affairs and Trauma in Couples
Gottman Leader Training in The Lessons in Love for Singles
This training equips me to work with a wide range of relationship challenges, including communication breakdowns, infidelity, trust repair, attachment injuries, premarital concerns, and relational conflict rooted in past trauma.
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Couples commonly seek counseling at Crescent Counseling in Dallas, Texas for concerns such as:
chronic conflict or miscommunication
emotional distance or feeling disconnected
rebuilding trust after an affair
navigating major life transitions (marriage, pregnancy, parenthood, career stress)
unresolved family-of-origin patterns
anxiety, trauma, or attachment wounds affecting the relationship
You can expect me to approach these issues through a compassionate, structured, and skills-based Gottman framework that prioritizes safety, understanding, and repair.
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Couples therapy at Crescent Counseling Dallas is grounded in research, attachment theory, and trauma-informed principles rather than generic advice. Sessions are structured, collaborative, and focused on helping partners understand their emotional and physiological responses in real time.
Through Gottman-based couples counseling, partners learn practical tools for listening, de-escalating conflict, expressing needs clearly, and deepening emotional connection, all while feeling supported by therapists who understand how nervous systems and trauma impact relationships.
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Many couples find that a blended approach works best. In some cases, one partner may be working with Amanda individually for trauma-informed therapy while continuing couples counseling with me. When clinically appropriate, Amanda may also join a couples session to provide trauma-specific support, help slow down difficult moments, and ensure that conversations feel emotionally safe and grounded in the body.
This collaborative model allows couples to receive both relational guidance (through Gottman-based couples therapy) and deeper individual healing when trauma, anxiety, or attachment wounds are influencing the relationship.