Marriage Counseling in
St. George, Utah
Rebuild connection with a licensed marriage counselor in Southern Utah.
A Place to Work on Your Marriage Without Judgment
Marriage is hard. Not because something is wrong with you, but because two people with different histories, fears, and needs are trying to build a life together. Our licensed marriage counselors help couples understand what's really driving the conflict and find their way back to each other.
We use Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) and the Gottman Method, two of the most research-backed approaches in couples work, adapted to the specific dynamics of your relationship. Whether you're in crisis or simply feeling stuck, we meet you where you are.
736 S 900 E Suite 203-D, St. George, UT 84790
Mon–Fri 8am–5pm
435.236.3177
What Brings Couples to Marriage Counseling
Every couple is different, but the patterns that cause pain are often the same. Our St. George marriage counselors help you understand your cycle and change it.
- Communication breakdown
- Recurring conflict cycles
- Emotional distance
- Rebuilding after infidelity
- Trust and betrayal
- Intimacy and connection
- Parenting disagreements
- Financial stress
- Blended family challenges
- Premarital counseling
- Life transitions together
- Shared grief or loss
How We Approach Marriage Counseling
Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) works by identifying the negative cycles that keep couples frustrated: the pursuer-withdrawer pattern, the shutdown, the explosion. It traces those patterns back to the underlying attachment needs both partners are trying to have met. When couples understand what's really happening, they can start responding to each other differently.
The Gottman Method builds on that with practical tools: how to raise difficult topics without triggering defensiveness, how to repair after conflict, and how to build the friendship and shared meaning that sustains a marriage over time.
Sessions are 50 minutes with both partners present. Your therapist will never take sides. The goal is for both of you to feel understood and to leave with something you can actually use.
Marriage Counselors at Our St. George Office
Licensed therapists with training in EFT, Gottman Method, and couples work. We are accepting new clients now.
Marriage Counseling for St. George and the Surrounding Area
Our St. George office serves couples across Washington County and Southern Utah, including Washington City, Ivins, Santa Clara, Hurricane, and Cedar City. We also offer telehealth sessions statewide in Utah for couples who prefer to meet from home.
Couples Therapy or Marriage Counseling?
For most people searching, they're the same thing. We use "marriage counseling" and "couples therapy" interchangeably, and you don't need to be married to come in. Dating, engaged, married, separated, or deciding whether to stay together: if the relationship is what you want to work on, this is the right place to start.
Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) in St. George
EFT is one of the main approaches our St. George therapists use with couples. It treats the fights you keep having as a cycle you're both stuck in, not a problem with either person, and focuses on the emotional bond underneath. The International Centre for Excellence in EFT has a plain-language overview if you want to know more before your first session.
Premarital Counseling in St. George
Premarital counseling gives engaged couples a chance to talk through the hard things before they become old fights. We help you identify the patterns and expectations that shape every marriage and build the skills to handle them well from the start. Sessions draw from the same Gottman Method and EFT tools used in ongoing couples therapy.
Marriage Counseling After Infidelity
Recovering from an affair is possible, but it takes structured support. Our therapists help couples navigate the full arc of betrayal trauma: the initial disclosure, rebuilding safety, processing the injury, and eventually deciding together what the relationship will become. This is some of the most demanding work in marriage counseling, and we approach it with empathy and evidence based care.
Communication and Conflict Work
Most couples who come in for marriage counseling in St. George describe the same thing: they keep having the same fight, and it never actually gets resolved. The Gottman Method gives couples a specific framework for raising hard topics, de-escalating before things go sideways, and repairing after conflict in a way that actually sticks.
Questions & Answers
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. Abundance Family Therapy offers marriage counseling at our St. George office at 736 S 900 E Suite 203-D. Our licensed therapists use the Gottman Method and Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) to help couples rebuild connection, improve communication, and work through conflict. We are currently accepting new clients. Call 435.236.3177 or contact us online to get started.
We primarily use Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) and the Gottman Method, two of the most research-backed approaches in couples and marriage counseling. EFT focuses on the emotional bond between partners; the Gottman Method provides practical tools for communication and conflict resolution. Your therapist will adapt these approaches to your relationship's specific dynamics and goals.
Yes. Premarital counseling is available at our St. George office. We help engaged couples build a strong foundation before marriage by working through communication styles, conflict patterns, expectations around family and finances, and other areas that predict long-term relationship health.
Yes, for practical purposes. Both mean working with a therapist on your relationship, together. You don't need to be married. We see dating, engaged, married, and separated couples at our St. George office, and the same EFT and Gottman Method tools apply.
It depends on your goals and where you're starting from. Some couples come in for a focused stretch of work, others stay longer. At your first session your therapist will talk through what you want to change and what a realistic plan looks like for the two of you.