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Building a Better Future, One Session at a Time
Couples & Relationship Therapy
in Boca Raton, FL
Reconnect. Communicate. Build a Stronger Relationship.
Compassionate, evidence-based couples counseling to help you navigate challenges, rebuild trust, and create a healthier connection.
Every relationship experiences challenges. You do not need to have all the answers before asking for support.
✓ Evidence-Based Therapy
✓ Personalized Care
✓ Flexible Appointments
A safe place to reconnect
Understanding Your Relationship
When Your Relationship Feels Stuck,
Change Is Possible
Understanding each other is often the first step toward a healthier relationship.
You may care deeply about your partner while feeling increasingly disconnected. Conversations that once felt easy may now lead to arguments, defensiveness, or silence.
At Boca Raton Psychology Associates, we help couples explore the emotional and behavioral patterns affecting their relationships. Our goal is to create an environment where both partners can feel heard, better understand their needs, and develop practical tools for moving forward.
Seeking help does not mean your relationship has failed. It means you are willing to explore what may be possible.
A safe place to reconnect
You Are Not Alone
Is Your Relationship Experiencing Any of These Challenges?
Couples counseling can help you address concerns before they become more difficult to manage.
Every relationship is different. Some couples experience one major disruption, while others develop recurring patterns that gradually affect communication, closeness, and trust.
Communication Difficulties
Struggling to express feelings, listen openly, or discuss sensitive subjects without misunderstandings.
Frequent Arguments
Repeating the same disagreements without finding solutions that work for both partners.
Emotional Distance
Feeling disconnected, unsupported, or less affectionate, even when spending time together.
Trust Issues
Working through infidelity, secrecy, or broken agreements that have affected emotional security.
Different Expectations
Tension around finances, parenting, responsibilities, priorities, or future plans.
Changes in Intimacy
Differences in emotional or physical closeness that affect satisfaction and connection.
Life Transitions
Pressure from careers, family responsibilities, illness, and major life decisions.
Uncertainty About the Future
Caring for one another while being unsure how to move forward together.
You do not need to wait for a crisis to seek support.
Our Therapeutic Approach
Evidence-Based Couples Therapy Focused
on Connection
Understand the patterns beneath your conflicts and discover healthier ways to respond.
Our approach to couples counseling draws on Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), an established therapeutic approach emphasizing emotional connection, attachment needs, and how partners respond to one another.
When partners feel hurt, criticized, or misunderstood, they may fall into repetitive interaction patterns. Rather than focusing on who is right or wrong, therapy helps partners identify these cycles and understand the emotions beneath them.
- Identify recurring communication and conflict patterns
- Recognize emotional triggers and attachment needs
- Build emotional safety, trust, and understanding
- Practice healthier responses and communication skills
- Explore emotional regulation and interpersonal effectiveness skills when appropriate
Our Therapeutic Approach
Understanding Your Patterns Can Change Your Conversations.
Therapy helps each partner explore what they need, what they feel, and how they can approach difficult conversations with respect and clarity.
Helping You Find Balance and Inner Peace
Understand Patterns
Improve Communication
Strengthen Connection
Relationship Growth
What Can Couples Therapy Help You Work Toward?
Meaningful change begins with understanding, practice, and a willingness to explore new possibilities.
Better Communication
Express thoughts and concerns clearly while developing active listening skills.
Healthier Conflict
Recognize unhelpful reactions and approach disagreements more constructively.
Rebuilt Trust
Explore accountability, boundaries, and actions needed to restore emotional security.
Emotional Connection
Better understand one another's needs, vulnerabilities, and expectations.
Stronger Collaboration
Navigate parenting, finances, intimacy, responsibilities, and shared decisions.
Greater Awareness
Recognize how personal experiences and assumptions affect your relationship.
Getting Started
What Happens During Couples Therapy?
A supportive, structured approach tailored to your relationship and individual needs.
01
Free 15-Minute Consultation
Discuss your concerns, ask questions, and learn about services and available appointments.
02
Understand Your Goals
Explore your relationship history, current concerns, individual experiences, and shared priorities.
03
Explore Patterns & Skills
Identify interaction patterns and practice constructive ways to communicate and respond.
04
Apply What You Learn
Practice new habits outside sessions while reviewing progress and adjusting goals.
The length of counseling depends on your needs, goals, and progress.
Trust & Relationship Uncertainty
When Trust Has Been Damaged, You Deserve a Place to Talk
Thoughtful support for couples navigating betrayal, emotional distance, or uncertainty.
Infidelity, secrecy, recurring conflict, and emotional disconnection can create sadness, anger, fear, and uncertainty. Therapy provides a structured environment to discuss what happened and consider what moving forward may involve.
For some couples, the goal is rebuilding trust and emotional safety. For others, therapy helps them examine the relationship and make thoughtful decisions about their future.
We do not assume that every couple has the same goals or that staying together is always the appropriate outcome.
About Our Practice
Compassionate Care. Clinical Experience. Personalized Support.
Building a better future, one session at a time.
Boca Raton Psychology Associates was founded by Adam Friedman, Ph.D. , and Adriane Schmitt, LMHC , to provide personalized emotional well-being services in a private, pleasant, and welcoming setting.
Our experienced clinicians understand that each relationship brings unique needs, concerns, and goals. We provide an environment where patients can explore patterns, develop practical skills, and work toward more rewarding lives.
Dr. Friedman brings clinical experience in anxiety, depression, trauma, eating disorders, personality disorders, and relationship concerns. His work includes psychodynamic approaches and specialized training in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT).
He helps patients recognize patterns, develop greater self-understanding, and build healthier responses to difficult emotions and situations.
DBT
Anxiety & Depression
Trauma
Eating Disorders
Adam Friedman, Ph.D.
CO-FOUNDER | PSYCHOLOGIST
Adriane brings experience helping patients work through emotional concerns, stress, relationship challenges, and important life transitions. Her therapeutic approach draws on DBT, CBT, and additional collaborative methods.
She works with patients to identify meaningful goals and develop practical strategies for emotional growth, self-awareness, and everyday functioning.
DBT & CBT
Emotional Regulation
Life Transitions
Relationships
Adriane Schmitt, LMHC
Co-Founder | Licensed Mental Health Counselor
What Makes Our Practice Different?
- Evidence-based care grounded in established psychological approaches
- Personalized treatment focused on your unique circumstances
- A nonjudgmental environment for difficult conversations
- Convenient appointments online, evenings, and weekends when available
- Reduced rate packages available for qualifying services
- Experienced, compassionate clinicians committed to practical guidance
Empowering You to Live Your Best Life.
Convenient Care
Couples Counseling That Fits Your Life
In-person counseling in Boca Raton and online therapy options when appropriate.
In-Person Couples Therapy
Visit our welcoming Boca Raton office for a confidential, supportive setting to explore your relationship concerns.
Online Therapy Options
Online therapy services may be available based on clinical suitability, scheduling, and applicable location requirements.
Serving Boca Raton and surrounding South Florida communities.
Affordable Options
Investing in Your Relationship Should Come With Clear Information
Reduced Rate Therapy Packages Available
We understand that counseling involves an emotional and financial commitment. Boca Raton Psychology Associates offers discounted therapy packages. Contact our office for current pricing and eligibility.
Our practice is out of network with insurance and does not bill insurers directly. An itemized superbill may be provided upon request for possible out-of-network reimbursement. Insurance plans vary, and couples counseling may not be covered.
Your First Step
Ready to Work Toward a Healthier Connection?
Connect with our practice and discuss your questions in a free 15-minute consultation.
Request a Free 15 Minute Consultation
Taking the first step toward support can feel difficult.
Our team is here to help you learn about your options.
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Patient Feedback
Real Experiences. Meaningful Connections.
“Dr. Friedman is wonderful! He helped save my marriage and get past our surface issues to see what our true difficulties are.”
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Therapy experiences and results vary by person and relationship.
Answers to Your Questions
Frequently Asked Questions About Couples Therapy
Clear answers about counseling, emotional connection, scheduling, and getting started.
What is couples therapy?
Couples therapy is counseling that helps partners understand relationship difficulties, improve communication, explore emotional and behavioral patterns, and work toward relationship goals. Sessions generally involve guided discussions with a mental health professional.
How do I know if my relationship needs couples counseling?
Counseling may help if you experience frequent arguments, communication difficulties, emotional distance, trust concerns, intimacy challenges, or uncertainty about your relationship. You do not need to wait for a crisis to seek support.
Does couples therapy work for married and unmarried partners?
Yes. Couples counseling may help people in different types and stages of committed relationships. Treatment focuses on the concerns and goals relevant to your circumstances.
What is Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)?
EFT is an evidence-based approach focused on attachment needs, emotional connection, and patterns of interaction. It helps couples recognize cycles that contribute to disconnection and develop more responsive ways of relating.
Can couples therapy help after infidelity or a breach of trust?
Therapy may help partners explore the impact of infidelity or other breaches of trust, including emotional hurt, accountability, communication, and boundaries. Outcomes depend on each relationship and the partners' goals.
Will the therapist take sides during couples counseling?
The goal is to understand the relationship and the experiences of both partners, rather than deciding who is right or wrong. Your therapist supports constructive and respectful discussion.
What if my partner is hesitant about attending therapy?
It is common for partners to have different levels of comfort about counseling. Discussing the purpose and process of therapy can help address concerns. If your partner does not wish to participate, contact us to discuss appropriate individual support options.
How many couples therapy sessions will we need?
There is no universal number of sessions. Length of treatment depends on your concerns, goals, participation, and progress. Your therapist can help establish a plan and review progress over time.
Do you offer online couples therapy?
Boca Raton Psychology Associates offers online therapy. Online couples sessions depend on clinical suitability, appointment availability, and applicable location requirements. Contact us to learn whether this is a suitable option.
Do you offer discounted couples therapy packages?
Reduced rate therapy packages are available. Contact our office for current package details and to learn whether they apply to your services.
Does insurance cover couples counseling?
Coverage varies and may be limited or unavailable. Our practice is out of network with insurers and does not submit claims directly. A superbill can be provided upon request for possible out-of-network reimbursement.
When might joint couples therapy not be appropriate?
When a relationship involves ongoing violence, intimidation, threats, or coercive control, joint counseling may be unsafe or inappropriate. An individual consultation may help identify safer support options. If you are in immediate danger, call 911.
How do we get started with couples therapy in Boca Raton?
Request a free 15-minute consultation by calling (786) 447-7766 or completing the form below. Our office can discuss your concerns and appointment options.
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