Couples Counseling and Sex Therapy in Webb City, MO
Reconnection Starts Here
Love is supposed to feel close—but sometimes, it doesn’t.
When emotional or physical distance grows, many couples start to wonder if something is broken. It’s not. It just means your connection needs care and attention.
I’m Shira Hearn, LMFT, a marriage and couples therapist serving Webb City, Missouri, and surrounding areas. I use Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)—an attachment-based approach proven to help couples rebuild trust, improve communication, and rekindle both emotional and physical intimacy.
How I Help Couples
In counseling, we don’t just talk about the fights or the silence between you—we get to the heart of why they happen.
Through attachment-based couples therapy, you’ll learn how to:
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Understand your emotional patterns and triggers
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Communicate in ways that build closeness, not distance
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Heal resentment and rebuild trust after hurt
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Reconnect emotionally and sexually with your partner
Whether you’re feeling like roommates, struggling with intimacy, or stuck in the same argument on repeat, therapy gives you a safe space to turn toward each other again.
Sex Therapy for Real Couples
Sex therapy isn’t about performance—it’s about connection.
Many couples face challenges with desire, mismatched libido, or emotional shutdown during intimacy. These are not signs of failure—they’re signals that the relationship needs safety and openness restored.
In our work together, we’ll focus on rebuilding emotional safety first, because when you feel secure and understood, desire follows naturally.
My approach to sex therapy in Webb City integrates the same Emotionally Focused Therapy principles that help couples repair trust and rediscover closeness.Why Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) Works
EFT is one of the most researched and effective methods for helping couples in distress.
In the research, roughly seven in ten couples finish EFT out of the distressed range, and the gains hold up at follow-up rather than fading once sessions stop. It works because it addresses the root of the problem—emotional disconnection—not just the surface issues.
This Is My Office, Not My Service Area
Webb City is not a town I drive to. It is where I work, at 2830 Mt. Hope Road, inside the counseling centre at Mt. Hope. Everything happens here, in person — I do not offer online sessions.
That matters more than it sounds like it should. Couples work depends on what happens in the room between two people who are in the same room, and a great deal of what I am tracking is not in the words.
What a Session Is
100 to 110 minutes, which surprises people. Fifty minutes is enough time for a couple to open something painful and not nearly enough to close it again.
$180 per session. If you are driving a real distance, I also offer a four-hour block in one sitting for $360. I do not take insurance, and I can give you a receipt to submit to an HSA or FSA — worth checking what your plan allows.
Who Comes Here
Couples from Webb City, and from further out — Carl Junction, Neosho, couples counseling in Carthage, MO, and across the state lines from Pittsburg and Galena in Kansas and Miami and Quapaw in Oklahoma.
Most of them looked for marriage counseling in Joplin, MO first, found the same list everybody finds, and were trying to work out how to choose. If that is where you are, couples therapy in Joplin, MO explains what sessions here are actually like.
Who I Work With
I work exclusively with couples—married, engaged, or long-term partners—who want to restore connection and intimacy.
I serve clients from Webb City, Joplin, Carthage, and Neosho, Missouri, offering a calm, confidential space to do the work that truly changes relationships.
Start Your Therapy Journey
If you’re ready to stop feeling stuck and start feeling close again, I’d love to help.
You don’t have to keep guessing how to fix your relationship—there’s a proven path forward.
Call or text 417-768-9089 to schedule your first session for couples counseling or sex therapy in Webb City, MO.
