Couples Therapy Helps Couples Who Are Breaking Up Come To Agreements About Values And Emotional Questions. Once a couple comes to a sufficient agreement that they resolve to break up and want to do it thoughtfully, couples therapy becomes important for two reasons.

Do therapists suggest breaking up?

Amsellem says its best to do the breaking up in person during a session if youve been seeing your therapist for longer than a few weeks. Not only does it help give you both closure, but its a good challenge if you have trouble ending things or feeling like youre upsetting someone.

Can couples see the same therapist?

It is a clinical decision that each therapist makes on his or her own. There is no hard and fast rule about it. However, seeing each person separately does not necessarily mean that your therapist will keep secrets.