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Marriage & couples
counseling in Joplin, MO —
for people who are tired
of talking in circles.
RADICAL RELATIONSHIP
TRANSFORMATION
About Shira · Contact
I’m a couples therapist in Joplin, and this is what I do, and why it might be worth a try.
I’m Shira Hearn, LMFT. I work with partners who love each other but feel stuck. You’re not broken, and you’re not alone. I’m here to help you get from surviving to connecting.
It can. That's what this work is for.
90 minutes · $250 · In person · Both partners
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Real people.
Real work.
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Why couples come in
Communication feels impossible.
Trust has taken a hit.
You’re stuck in the same arguments.
Intimacy feels distant or missing.
You’re growing in different directions.
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same couch, same silence
It doesn't have to be like this.
What I actually do
What a session looks like
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I don’t take sides.
I don’t give advice.
I don’t fix you.
I don’t just talk about the past.
I don’t expect perfection.
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I do help you understand each other.
I do teach you how to reach each other.
I do help you create a safer space.
I do focus on what you can build now.
I do meet you where you are.
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First: we get to know each other and identify what’s getting in the way.
In the room: we build new patterns and practise different ways of relating.
As we go: we keep what works, clarify, and plan what’s next.
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Progress,
not perfect.
It's a pattern, and almost every couple who comes to see me is in some version of it. Once you can both see it, it loses most of its grip on you. Getting free of what's holding your relationship back is exactly what we do here. If this sounds like you, read about the pursue-withdraw cycle.
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the therapist
A different way to find each other
Using Emotionally Focused Therapy, we slow the cycle down and work with what happens between you. The aim is more safety, more honesty, and a stronger connection.
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Thousands of hours with couples.
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An active, direct approach.
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Ninety minutes, both of you, every time.
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HOW IT GOES.
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See the pattern —
Together we find the cycle you're in and name it, so it stops feeling like the other person.
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Say the thing underneath —
Each of you learns to reach for the other in a way that actually lands.
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Keep it —
You practise it in the room until it holds at home, on a Tuesday, when it counts.
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To the reluctant partner,
If you’re reading this because you were sent the link — and you’re not sure about this — that’s okay. You don’t have to be fully on board.
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It looks like this.
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Repairing after a fight and knowing how to say it so they hear you.
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Noticing the cycle starting, and stepping out of it.
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Wanting to be close again, and knowing how to move closer.
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Being honest about the old hurts, and being heard.
Most couples come for one of four things.
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and your partner finally hears you.
Whatever brought you here, it starts the same way:
finally having the conversation
you've been trying to have in your head,
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Investment in your relationship
Sessions are $250 for 90 minutes.
In person, with both partners present.
Private pay; I don’t bill insurance.
At my office near Joplin and Webb City.
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PRACTICE
ABOUT
CONTACT
417-768-9089
shira@radicalrelationshiptransformation.com
2830 MT. HOPE ROAD,
WEBB CITY, MO 64870
Shira Christine Hearn, LMFT · Missouri license #2022045023