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Shira Hearn
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
Missouri #2022045023
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RADICALLY DIFFERENT THERAPY · MISSOURI
Couples counseling for Goodman, MO.
You want to believe the promise. You have heard it before.
After a difficult night, you both mean what you say about changing. Then a familiar moment arrives and the old response comes back. If another promise has started to feel exhausting, we can work on what gets in the way between wanting change and living it.
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In person in Webb City, near Joplin · Both partners
Shira Hearn, LMFT
Couples are my whole practice.
100–110 minutes
Time for both of you
$180 per session
Self-pay · No insurance billed
In person
At the Joplin–Webb City border
WHAT BRINGS YOU HERE?
What happens between the promise and the next hard moment?
One person may be waiting for evidence while the other wants credit for trying. That mismatch can quickly become another fight: you feel watched for failure, or you feel asked to trust before anything has changed.
We can examine the specific behavior, what interrupts follow-through, and how both of you respond when disappointment returns. Change needs enough detail that you can recognize it in ordinary life.
No fluff, no BS therapy for relationships that need radical help.
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Look closely at recurring disappointments and the responses that keep undermining change.
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Work on accountability when trust has been damaged by a serious betrayal.
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Discuss promises, expectations, and pressure surrounding physical intimacy.
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Clarify what commitment and reliability will look like in daily married life.
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THE WORK IN THE ROOM
We work with what actually happens next.
I ask about a real moment when your intentions ran into difficulty. What did you notice? What did you assume about your partner? At what point did you reach for the response you had promised to change?
Emotionally Focused Therapy helps us understand the emotion and expectation driving that moment. I help you communicate what is happening before it turns into another familiar exchange, while also staying accountable for your choices.
We can then talk about the effect of the changes you try. Your partner may need consistency before they feel reassured. There is room to discuss that skepticism and to be clear about what has and has not improved.
Good intentions need a place to become observable actions.
THE OFFICE
A place to work on the follow- through.
Goodman couples can attend in person at my Webb City office, on the Joplin border. Both partners meet with me for the full 100–110-minute session.
The address below is the appointment location. For scheduling questions, you can call or text me directly.
Radical Relationship Transformation
2830 Mt. Hope Rd. Webb City, MO 64870
THE PRACTICAL PART
All the fine print.
$180
100–110 minutes, together.
Both partners attend. Married, engaged, or in a committed relationship.
Self-pay. I do not bill insurance.
In person at my Webb City office, near Joplin.
Choose a time online, or contact me for help with scheduling.
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BEFORE YOU SCHEDULE
Questions about getting started.
Where do we meet if we live in Goodman, MO?
Your appointment is at my office in Webb City, Missouri, near Joplin: 2830 Mt. Hope Rd., Webb City, MO 64870. Both partners attend in person at this location.
What if I am skeptical that therapy will change anything?
You can say that openly. I want to know what you have already tried and what disappointed you. We can discuss what you would need to see to consider the work useful.
Will agreeing in the session be enough?
Agreement can be a beginning. We also pay attention to what happens afterward and how each of you experiences it. Follow-through and the barriers to it are part of the work.
Can you guarantee my partner will change?
No. I can be direct, help you understand the pattern, and work with both of you on different responses. Each person remains responsible for participating and for their own behavior.
FOR COUPLES IN GOODMAN, MO
Bring the promise you are tired of repeating.
We can start with the moment it falls apart and what would need to happen differently. Your uncertainty is welcome in that conversation.