RADICALLY DIFFERENT THERAPY
Marriage & Couples Counseling in Joplin, MO for Relationships Ready for Real Change
No fluff, no BS therapy for relationships that need radical help.
You have talked about it, fought about it, avoided it, and probably sent at least one text long enough to require chapters. You do not need another communication tip. You need help changing what keeps happening between you.
Shira Hearn, LMFT · MO #2022045023
Couples are my whole practice.
$180
per appointment
100–110 minutes
enough time to do the work
In person
near Joplin & Webb City
Self-pay
both partners attend
IF THIS FEELS FAMILIAR
The argument is never just about the argument.
It starts with a dish, a text, sex, money, or a tone of voice. By the end, one of you feels invisible and the other feels like a failure. You both walk away more alone—and less sure the other person cares.
We talk in circles.
You explain harder. They defend harder. Nothing gets resolved, and both of you leave feeling misunderstood.
We feel like roommates.
The logistics still function, but warmth, curiosity, affection, and the feeling of being chosen have gone quiet.
Trust was broken.
One of you needs answers and reassurance. The other feels watched, ashamed, or desperate to move forward.
Sex feels loaded.
Desire, rejection, pressure, or silence has turned intimacy into another place where both of you can get hurt.
A DIFFERENT WAY TO SEE THE PROBLEM
You are not bad at relationships. You are caught in a pattern neither of you knows how to interrupt.
THIS IS COUPLES THERAPY—NOT TWO INDIVIDUAL SESSIONS AT ONCE
I treat what happens between you.
You should not leave therapy feeling that one partner won and the other got diagnosed. My job is not to decide who is the villain. My job is to help both of you see the cycle that takes over when you feel hurt, rejected, unimportant, or afraid.
Learn why I work exclusively with couples and what to look for in a couples therapist.
Using Emotionally Focused Therapy, we work on what happens between you—while it is happening—so you can build a safer way to reach for each other.
What feels different in the room
• I slow the fight down before it runs away with both of you.
• I help you find the words underneath the reaction—the words that usually never make it into the conversation.
• We practice a different response in the room instead of only talking about what you should do later.
REASONS COUPLES COME IN
You do not need a polished explanation.
Maybe you know exactly what is wrong. Maybe you only know that you cannot keep living like this. Either is enough.
WHAT LIFE AFTER THERAPY CAN LOOK LIKE
You like being together again.
The whole evening does not disappear into an argument about a grocery bag, a look, or who forgot to text.
You notice the old spiral earlier, say what actually landed, stay in the room, and repair it before bedtime.
There is room again for inside jokes, affection without pressure, and the small, ordinary pleasure of choosing each other.
You will still have bills, stress, families, and occasionally terrible timing. The difference is that you know how to find each other again.
“We came in after 10 years of feeling disconnected and didn’t know if we could find our way back. Shira’s approach was direct and genuinely caring—she helped us understand what was really happening beneath our arguments. Within a few sessions, we felt like we were on the same team again instead of against each other. Highly recommend.”
— A.Y., Joplin, Missouri
THE PRACTICAL PART, MINUS THE RUNAROUND
All the fine print
$180
100–110 minutes · In person · Both partners present
Sessions are self-pay (I don’t take insurance), held in person near Joplin and Webb City, and designed for both partners to attend.
Pick the way that feels easiest.
Choose a time online, call or text me at 417-768-9089, or email me. If online scheduling feels like one more thing to coordinate, I will help you find a time that works.
Once you have a time, complete the brief electronic paperwork before you arrive. You do not need matching explanations, a polished history of every fight, or a rehearsed opening statement. You just need to show up.
Prefer a person? Call or text 417-768-9089 · Email shira@radicalrelationshiptransformation.com
BEFORE YOU SCHEDULE
Questions Couples Ask Before Starting
What is Emotionally Focused Therapy?
Emotionally Focused Therapy helps you see the pattern that takes over when you feel hurt, scared, rejected, or unimportant. Instead of deciding which one of you is defective, we work on what happens between you and help you create a safer way to reach for each other.
Can counseling help after an affair?
It can help partners understand the impact of the betrayal, rebuild emotional safety, and determine what honest repair requires. Affair recovery is difficult work, but you do not have to improvise your way through it.
Do both partners need to attend?
Couples work is most effective when both partners participate. One person does not need to feel completely confident about therapy, but both people need to be willing to enter the conversation.
What if one of us is not convinced therapy will help?
You do not both need matching levels of enthusiasm. Skepticism is welcome. You do need enough willingness to show up, be honest, and let us look at what keeps happening between you.
Can our Christian faith be included?
Yes. Shira is a Christian and can integrate faith into the work when you request it. Couples who prefer a faith-neutral approach are equally welcome.
Do you take insurance?
No. Sessions are private pay at $180 for 100–110 minutes. Working outside insurance keeps the length and structure of the work focused on what your marriage needs rather than a claims department's rules.
IN-PERSON APPOINTMENTS NEAR JOPLIN
You Do Not Have to Solve This Before You Ask for Help.
You only have to decide that repeating the same miserable pattern is no longer good enough. Choose an appointment time online. We will figure out where to begin when you get here.
Call or text 417-768-9089 · shira@radicalrelationshiptransformation.com
Radical Relationship Transformation
Marriage and couples counseling for relationships ready for real change. Serving Joplin, Webb City, Carthage, Neosho, Carl Junction, and the surrounding area.
Shira Hearn, LMFT · MO #2022045023 · 417-768-9089 · shira@radicalrelationshiptransformation.com
Webb City, MO 64870 · Serving the Joplin area
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