Radical Relationship
Transformation
Shira Christine Hearn, LMFT
Missouri License #2022045023
Home / Areas we serve / Neosho, MO
Couples counseling for Neosho, MO
Everything has a score attached. Neither of you feels ahead.
Who did bedtime. Who apologized last. Who showed up when it counted. You can each produce the list on demand, and both lists are accurate. I help couples from Neosho get at what the scorekeeping is for, in person at my office about half an hour north.
90 minutes · $250 · In person in Webb City, near Joplin · Both partners
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Shira Hearn
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
Missouri #2022045023
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RADICALLY DIFFERENT THERAPY · MISSOURI
Couples counseling for Neosho, MO.
Everything has a score attached. Neither of you feels ahead.
Who did more, who apologized, who was there when it mattered: you can both produce a list. Underneath the accounting may be a very real question about whether you can rely on each other. We can work on the hurt behind the tally and the responsibilities that still need to change.
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90 minutes · $250 · In person in Webb City, near Joplin · Both partners
Shira Hearn, LMFT
Couples are my whole practice.
90 minutes
Time for both of you
$250 per session
Self-pay · No insurance billed
In person
At the Joplin–Webb City border
WHAT BRINGS YOU HERE?
What would make the effort feel shared?
People keep score when they don't feel seen. The list is a way of saying “look how much I carry” to someone who doesn't seem to be looking. Arguing over the entries misses the point, which is why it never ends.
My couples therapy in Joplin starts with that unseen feeling. When resentment has gone on a long time, you can feel locked away from each other. I wrote about that in The Prison Between Us.
No fluff, no BS therapy for relationships that need radical help.
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When resentment has replaced teamwork.
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When one entry on the list is a betrayal.
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Talk about intimacy when affection has become another place you feel measured or overlooked.
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Discuss fairness, responsibility, and how you will respond when one person needs more support.
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THE WORK IN THE ROOM
We get specific about what support means.
“Be there for me” may sound clear to the person saying it and remain hard for the other person to understand. I help you describe the moments when support was missing and what that absence meant to you.
Emotionally Focused Therapy helps us notice the loop that follows: asking through criticism, defending with your own examples, then feeling even less understood. I help you talk about the need underneath while taking the practical concern seriously.
We can also examine whether a new response is reaching your partner. Effort that nobody can feel will leave both of you discouraged. The work includes listening to the impact of what you try.
Fairness needs a conversation both people can stay in.
THE OFFICE
Come together to the Webb City office.
Neosho couples looking for this work can meet with me near the Joplin/Webb City border. Sessions are in person with both partners present.
The $250 fee covers one 90-minute couples session. You can review the practical details below before selecting a time.
Radical Relationship Transformation
Near Joplin & Webb City, Missouri
THE PRACTICAL PART
All the fine print.
$250
90 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 Neosho, MO?
Your appointment is at my office near the Webb City/Joplin border. Both partners attend in person at this location.
Will I be told to stop keeping score?
I want to understand why you feel the need to keep track. We can examine the real imbalance, the acknowledgment you need, and the effect the tally has on your conversations.
What if we both feel we are doing more?
That is something we can explore carefully. We can hear what each of you is carrying and how you are interpreting the other person’s effort, then look at what needs to change.
Can years of resentment be discussed here?
Yes. We can start with how that resentment shows up now and the experiences connected to it. There is no fixed number of sessions that can be promised in advance.
FOR COUPLES IN NEOSHO, MO
You can ask for support without bringing a whole case file.
Bring a moment when you needed your partner and felt alone. We can start there, make the need clearer, and work on what happens when you ask for it.
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