A closer, stronger relationship is within reach.
Love alone won’t fix what you’re facing, but the right skills can. You can learn to communicate clearly, repair trust, and feel deeply connected again.
Does Any of This Sound Familiar?
✅ Having the same arguments on repeat?
✅ Small disagreements turn into big blow ups or days of tension?
✅ Trust feels shaky after betrayal or broken promises?
✅ Feeling disconnected, lonely and more like roommates?
✅ Feeling unheard, blamed, or constantly on the defensive?
Couples come to us when they feel stuck in patterns they can’t break. You love each other deeply, but you’re tired, disconnected, and overwhelmed. The conversations feel hard, everything turns into tension and you worry you’re quietly drifting apart. Some couples reach out, still reeling in the aftermath of a painful betrayal, wondering if and how trust can ever be rebuilt.
None of this means your relationship is doomed.
It means you need the right skills, skills most of us never learned.
We help couples slow things down, speak honestly, repair hurt, and learn the skills that create real change.
About Our Practice
We help couples who feel stuck in painful conflict find their way back to connection, trust, and emotional safety. Our goal is to create a structured, non-judgmental space where both partners feel heard and supported. We help you slow things down, understand what’s really driving the conflict, and learn how to repair instead of repeating the same cycles.
We Can Help You With:
Ongoing Conflict
Understand and interrupt repeated arguments and power struggles.
Rebuilding Trust
Work through betrayal, broken trust, or emotional distance.
Emotional Disconnect
Reconnect when you feel distant, lonely, or stuck.
Repairing the Relationship
Develop tools to recover after conflict and move forward together.
Frequently Asked Questions
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We work with couples dealing with frequent arguments, high-conflict dynamics, emotional disconnection, trust issues, infidelity, and difficulty repairing after fights. We also support couples who feel stuck, resentful, or unsure how to move forward but want to try before giving up.
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Couples therapy helps you slow down conflict, understand what keeps the same fights going, and learn how to repair instead of escalating or shutting down. At Poole Conflict Solutions, we focus on helping both partners feel heard while building tools for communication, trust, and emotional safety. Therapy isn’t about picking sides. It’s about changing the pattern so the relationship can improve.
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We specialize exclusively in couples and coparenting, with a focus on high-conflict relationships, trust issues, and emotional disconnect. This is not one part of what we do, it is our core work. Our therapists are trained specifically in couples therapy and stay up to date with current research and best practices.
Our work is grounded in evidence-based approaches, including the Gottman Method and Imago Therapy. These models give us clear frameworks for understanding conflict, rebuilding trust, and strengthening emotional connection.
We also use data and real-time feedback to make sure therapy is actually helping. We regularly check in on what’s working, what’s not, and adjust our approach as needed. Our goal is not just to talk about problems, but to make sure the work leads to real, measurable change in the relationship.
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Although it can be helpful, both partners do not need to attend for therapy to be effective. One partner can still come to therapy and work on their own reactions, communication patterns, and responses to conflict.
Many times, when one person starts making changes, it shifts the dynamic in the relationship. That change alone is often enough to reduce conflict and, in some cases, encourages the other partner to join therapy later. Our work can be flexible and adapted based on where each partner is in the process.
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Sessions range from $200-$225 a session, depending on the therapist.
We do not accept insurance for couples therapy. Insurance requires a mental health diagnosis and an identified patient. That means one person has to be labeled as the focus of treatment.
At Poole Conflict Solutions, we treat the relationship, not one individual. Our work focuses on patterns between partners, how conflict unfolds, and how trust and connection can be repaired. Staying outside of insurance allows us to work with the couple as a unit and provide care that’s truly focused on the relationship rather than meeting insurance requirements.
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Yes. Online couples therapy is effective and allows couples to attend sessions from the comfort of their own home. Many couples find it easier to stay consistent with therapy when they don’t have to commute or coordinate childcare. We provide secure telehealth sessions for couples in Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, DC.
What Gets Better When the Conflict Finally Slows Down
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We help you stop the yelling, talking over each other and shutting down. You learn how to stay in control during conflict so conversations feel calmer, clearer and more productive.
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You both get space to talk without defensiveness or interruption. We help you understand the emotions and needs underneath the arguments so you can feel supported instead of attacked. When you feel understood, the entire relationship feels different.
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As the tension eases and safety returns, couples can reconnect emotionally and physically, even after long periods of distance or hurt. We will help you rebuild the closeness, comfort and intimacy that conflict has pushed to the side.
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Whether you’re trying to repair the relationship, rebuild trust after an affair, or figure out your next step, we guide you through the process with honesty and steady support.
Why Couples Work With Us
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With over 10 years of clinical experience, we specialize in high-conflict couples, coparents and couples recovering from infidelity. Because we work with these issues every day, we know what works and what doesn’t. We slow things down, reduce defensiveness and guide the conversations you haven’t been able to have on your own.
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We are goal-oriented, direct, and focused on helping you make real progress. Sessions are structured, evidence-based, and guided by real-time feedback so we always know what’s working. Our goal is for you to feel more stable, connected, and empowered.
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You can meet online or in-person in Columbia, Maryland. Scheduling is simple through our secure client portal. Many couples prefer online sessions because it saves time, reduces stress and makes it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule.
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• Couples therapy: $225 per 60-minute session
• Discernment counseling: $350 per 90-minute session
• Co-parenting sessions: $250 per 60-minute sessionNo hidden fees. No surprises. Clear, predictable pricing that respects your time and emotional investment.
Take the Next Step Toward a Calmer, More Connected Relationship
When conflict takes over, you need support that’s structured, steady, and focused on real change. We help you work through the hard conversations, reduce the intensity, and rebuild the connection that’s been pushed aside by stress and tension.