Online Relationship Counseling
Effective, Compassionate Help for Life’s Toughest Moments
Schedule a ConsultationHow it Works
At Therapevo, we provide a personalized and proven approach to relationship counseling. Unlike generalized platforms, our family-led team of licensed therapists specializes in helping couples and individuals rebuild, renew, and recover their relationships through evidence-based methods.
In a nutshell, we help you move from a negative, harmful cycle into a positive, nurturing and secure cycle that only increases the safety and connection you feel over time. We start by understanding your unique story through assessing your relational dynamic in our first sessions together. From there, we guide you through a structured, three-step process:
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Understand Relational Patterns
Identify cycles, emotions, and underlying needs that shape your relationship.
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Rebuild Emotional Connection
Rediscover and express your emotional needs and work together to foster acceptance and engagement.
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Create Lasting Change
Develop practical solutions to longstanding challenges and build new ways of relating based on trust and care—equipping you with tools to sustain your progress long after counseling ends.
Effective Help For Your
Marriage
Our marriage therapists have specialized training in marriage counseling, using empirically-validated approaches to help distressed marriages. We work with you to:
- Stop fighting and start understanding one another
- Improve communication and conflict resolution skills
- Increase emotional and sexual intimacy
- Solve problems that you have been stuck on “forever”
- Connect deeply through affordable, weekly sessions that continue for weeks or months, not years
Divorce is a costly alternative:
The average person loses 77% of net worth in a divorce
Legal costs can easily exceed $ 20,000 for each party
Establishing a new residence often costs $ 5000 - 10,000 or more a month!
Can lead to a lifetime of chronic financial instability
Destroys social networks and forces friends to choose sides
Loss of shared experience and history
Why Choose
Therapevo’s
Online Counseling?
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Right Fit Guarantee*
If your therapist isn’t the right match, we’ll credit up to two sessions to help you find someone better suited to your needs.
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Dedicated Focus
Unlike “big-box” therapy platforms, our one-on-one sessions ensure undivided attention from your therapist—no distractions, no multitasking.
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Proven Expertise in Online Therapy
With over a decade of experience, we pioneered virtual therapy long before it became the norm, delivering effective and meaningful care.
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Ultimate Convenience
Save time and energy with no commute—access your sessions securely from anywhere, on your schedule.
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Expert Therapists
Work with highly trained, licensed professionals who hold advanced certifications to provide specialized care you won’t find elsewhere.
What We Help With
Our therapists have extensive experience addressing common and unique couple’s issues, including:
Couples’ Issues
- Communication breakdowns and conflict
- Trauma and emotional disconnection
- Infidelity and betrayal
- Conflicting values or priorities around finances, child-rearing, in-laws, etc.
Specialized Support
- Domestic abuse (where safe to address as a couple)
- Codependency issues and relational boundaries
- Separate therapy paths for the betrayed and the betrayer to facilitate recovery
Our Method for Reconnection
We use Emotionally-Focused Couples Therapy (EFCT), a research-backed approach that strengthens emotional security, improves communication, and breaks negative cycles. Unlike surface-level solutions, EFCT addresses the root of relationship challenges, fostering meaningful and lasting change
Strengthens emotional bonds and fosters deeper connections between couples.
Equips couples with tools to navigate high-tension issues constructively.
Transforms negative interaction cycles into positive and supportive communication patterns.
Promotes lasting change and builds a secure, emotionally connected relationship.
Provides effective solutions for addressing marital distress.
Grounded in evidence-based attachment theory.
Schedule Your Consultation Today
Click the button below to connect with our Intake Team or select your own therapist. Whether you’re exploring options alone or with your partner, we’ll help match you with the right therapist to start your journey.
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Tackling Counseling Doubts Together
What if my spouse doesn’t want to come to counseling with me?
That’s a tough spot to be in. There’s a lot of reasons why some people are reluctant to come to marriage counseling. We would recommend gently exploring those reasons with your spouse.
Aim for understanding rather than just trying to convince him or her. Often there’s some fear(s) behind the reluctance, and when that fear is acknowledged and support is extended they may be willing to try it out.
For more help in this challenging situation, please see our post entitled How to Get Your Husband (or Wife) Into Marriage Counseling. It’s a genuine, non-sneaky approach to this challenge.
Also, if they are sitting on the fence it may help to listen to our episode on How Marriage Counseling Works.
Questions & Answers
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Q: I’m going to get blamed for everything that’s wrong in our relationship, just like what happens at home.
A: Our therapists take what is known as a non-pathologizing approach, meaning that we look beyond the surface behaviors and complaints to the underlying issues that drive classic complaints like nagging, disengagement, criticism, etc. We help you understand and repair the roots of the dysfunction in your relationship!
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Q: Our previous therapist just took my partner’s side, and I’m not willing to do that again.
A: Our approach is to take the side of the relationship! That’s whose side we are on: the side of your marriage! And we help you shift towards the same perspective so that you can work together to fix what happens between you, instead of the classically impossible approach of trying to fix your partner. The only time we get one-sided is if we see an active addiction or domestic abuse or an active affair: in those cases, we do ask the offending partner to reflect on whether they wish to pursue those behaviors over and above the marriage. We usually recommend individual therapy to start in these cases, with the hope of returning to couple’s work once resolved.
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Q: I don’t want to be in marriage therapy for the rest of my life!
A: The most commonly used modality on our team is EFCT, which shows significant change after just 16-24 sessions. Typically, couples come to us after several years of distress! So you can understand that it does take time to shift old patterns. However, we don’t want to be your forever-therapist! Our goal is to help you shift out of your negative cycles into a new positive cycle that equips you to solve conflict on your own. In fact, we feel most successful when we hear our couples are solving their problems without us!
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Q: I don’t know if I have the energy to fix this any more.
A: We hear you. Unfortunately, by the time one partner is finally ready to work on the relationship, the other one is often burned out. If you want out, we’re not going to make you stay or try to guilt you into staying. However, if you want to try again: we’ll validate the exhaustion and that burnt-out feeling you have, and help you begin to pick up the pieces and build a new, healthier, life-giving dynamic between you.
Meet Your Therapists
Our licensed therapists bring years of specialized training and experience in helping couples navigate complex issues. As a husband-and-wife-led team, we combine professional expertise with a deep understanding of the challenges couples face.
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Melissa Bonnell specializes in couples and family therapy, trauma recovery, and life transitions. With a Master of Arts in Marriage and Family Therapy and trauma-informed training, she uses Narrative Therapy and Emotion-Focused Therapy to support...
Jeremy Zacharias specializes in building healthy relationships, trauma healing, and addiction recovery. With a Master of Arts in Marriage and Family Therapy and a Master of Divinity, he draws from Emotionally Focused Therapy, Systems Therapy,...
Verlynda Simonyi-Gindele is a compassionate therapist and co-founder of Therapevo Counseling. She specializes in adolescents, young adults, couples, and trauma recovery. With a Master’s in Marriage and Family Therapy, Verlynda integrates Emotionally Focused Therapy, Motivational...
Lilien Kovács-Hélisz is a compassionate Registered Clinical Counsellor specializing in trauma therapy, couples counseling, and addiction recovery. With a Master’s in Psychology and certifications in EMDR, Schema Therapy, and Family Therapy, she integrates multiple therapeutic...
Ricky Aguilar is a compassionate therapist specializing in family and couples counseling, pornography addiction, and trauma recovery. With a B.S. in Counselling Psychology and an M.A. in Marriage and Family Therapy, Ricky uses systemic approaches...
Shemiya Ruud specializes in couples, family counseling, and trauma recovery. Drawing from Emotionally Focused Therapy, Narrative Therapy, and attachment-based interventions, Shemiya creates a warm, client-centered approach to help individuals and families reach their goals. She...
Korey Reimer brings to his work as a therapist over 15 years of experience in ministry, offering a compassionate, empathetic approach to therapy. He specializes in helping individuals, couples, and adolescents navigate anxiety, betrayal trauma,...
Bailey Tonn is an intern therapist completing his Master’s in Marriage and Family Therapy. Specializing in couples counseling, premarital counseling, affair recovery, and grief support, Bailey uses Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT) to help individuals and couples...
Christal Wilson is a compassionate therapist specializing in relationship enhancement, trauma recovery, and life transitions. With a Master of Divinity in Clinical Counseling, she uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Emotion-Focused Therapy, and trauma-informed approaches to support...
Jesse Schellenberg is a dedicated therapist specializing in couples therapy, marriage counseling, and relationship issues. Holding a Master of Arts in Marriage and Family Therapy, as well as degrees in Christian Studies and Theology, Jesse...
Mari Lee Ayers specializes in building healthier relationships, co-dependency, 12-step recovery, trauma, and grief. Mari Lee takes an eclectic approach, incorporating Attachment Theory, Neuroscience, Emotion-Focused Therapy, and Internal Family Systems. She believes in a holistic,...
Jessica Myles is an intern therapist completing her Master of Arts in Couples and Family Therapy. Bringing ten years of experience in the helping field to her work as a therapist, Jessica specializes in couples...
Ron de Jager brings to the therapy room his background in music and teaching. His holistic, client-centered approach focuses on building a strong therapeutic alliance, helping clients address challenges such as anxiety, depression, trauma, grief,...
Jeremiah Palmer is an empathic therapist specializing in family relationships, couples counseling, pornography addiction, and mental health. With a Master of Arts in Marriage and Family Therapy, he uses a client-centered approach, drawing from Narrative...
Sharon Snooks is an experienced therapist specializing in trauma, grief, loss, and mental health challenges. With over 30 years in social services, Sharon has a deep understanding of how trauma impacts individuals and families. She...
Mike Takkinen is an experienced therapist specializing in relationship counseling, addiction recovery, and mental health issues. With a background in both clinical and theological studies, he integrates his personal values of authenticity, transparency, and collaboration...
Jennifer is a compassionate therapist specializing in trauma, addiction, relationship counseling, and spiritual formation. With a Master of Arts in Counseling and extensive training in Somatic Experiencing (SE), she offers a holistic, client-centered approach that...
Cara Pederson is a dedicated therapist specializing in trauma recovery, relationship issues, and mental health support. With a Master of Counselling and training in various therapeutic modalities, including the Gottman Method and Emotionally Focused Therapy,...
Dianne specializes in addiction, trauma, and relationship challenges. With a Master of Counselling and certifications in addiction counseling, she helps individuals and couples navigate issues like sex and porn addiction, infidelity, and grief. Dianne’s solution-focused...
We’re proud to offer a team of highly trained
professionals dedicated to creating secure, lasting connections.
Blog and Podcast
Our blog and podcast (with over 2.5 million views) offers valuable insights and practical tips to support your journey in counseling and beyond. These articles are designed to complement your therapy sessions, providing additional tools to strengthen your relationships and navigate life’s challenges.
Blog and Podcast
What is Therapevo?
Therapevo is an online counseling agency offering expert, specialized therapy tailored to your unique needs, with a focus on compassionate, confidential care delivered via secure video call.
How do I find the right therapist?
Two ideas: 1) you can peruse through our team listings and look at our therapists' bio pages and reach out to someone directly. Or, 2) schedule a consultation: you'll be assigned to either a counseling team member or intake coordinator who can hear a brief summary of your story and make a recommendation of who on our team might be the best fit for you.
*Important information
Right Fit Guarantee Terms [↑]- Offer is limited to the first or second session only
- This offer has no cash value and may not be transferred outside of Therapevo or requested as a refund
- The guarantee expires after the third session is held
- The offer may only be used once per client Session Rates
