10 Signs You Need to Go to Marriage Therapy

(Before Things Get Worse)

Let’s be honest: relationships don’t fall apart overnight. They crack slowly—through fighting, distance, silence, resentment, and sexual disconnection that no one wants to talk about.

If you’re in Webb City, Joplin, Carthage, Carl Junction, or Neosho and you’re tired of pretending everything is “fine,” these are the signs you need marriage therapy now, not later.

1. You keep having the same fight on repeat

Different day, same argument. Nothing changes. That’s a cycle, not a conversation.

Couples therapy helps you break it.

2. Your marriage feels more like a business partnership

Schedules, chores, kids—but no emotional connection. That’s a warning sign, not a phase.

3. Your sexual intimacy is off—and you both feel it

Low desire, mismatched desire, performance anxiety, tension, or avoiding sex altogether?

That’s not “normal marriage stuff.” That’s a relationship system in distress.

Sex therapy + evidence-based EFT = real change.

4. You feel unheard, unseen, or dismissed

If one of you is begging to be understood and the other is shutting down, a counsellor helps you finally get through to each other.

5. Talking feels dangerous because it always turns into fighting

If you avoid conversations to “keep the peace,” you’re not avoiding conflict—you’re building a crisis.

6. Trust has been damaged

Cheating, secrecy, emotional affairs, or “little lies” that stack up.

Post-affair recovery takes structure. It takes a trained counselor. It takes actual repair.

7. You react fast—anger, shutdown, distance

Exploding or freezing are both signs your nervous systems are overwhelmed.

Therapy helps you learn how to talk without attacking or disappearing.

8. You feel alone next to the person you love

Loneliness inside a relationship is the biggest sign something is seriously wrong.

9. You’ve tried everything—nothing works

Books. Podcasts. Date nights. Space. Promises.

If these didn’t fix it, it’s because the emotional pattern underneath hasn’t changed.

10. You want to save the relationship before it breaks

Smart couples don’t wait for a disaster. They get help early.

That’s how you prevent crisis, not react to it.

Why This Kind of Therapy Works

I use Emotionally Focused Therapy, integrated sex therapy, and evidence-based relationship counseling—approaches proven to rebuild trust, emotional closeness, and sexual connection.

This is not surface-level advice. This is deep, targeted, evidence-based repair that actually transforms your relationship.

Ready for Something Better?

If even one of these signs hit you in the gut, your relationship is asking for help.

Here’s the punchline:

You can’t keep doing the same things and expect your marriage to magically fix itself.

I help couples in Webb City, Joplin, Carthage, Carl Junction, and Neosho** stop fighting, repair trust, recover after cheating, rebuild sexual intimacy, and create connection that lasts.

Book a session. Do the work. Change everything.

Call or text 417-768-9089

Email shira@radicalrelationshiptransformation.com

Your relationship doesn’t have to stay stuck. Let’s get you both out of the cycle.