Couples therapy working better

The Guardian -  Couples therapy is more commonplace. One 2023 survey found that 37% of US couples who live together have been to couples therapy. In 2022, nearly 30% of UK therapists reported a rise in the number of inquiries for couples counseling.

It’s also more successful. “Success, how we define it, is the couple establishing a closer friendship, a closer sense of connection … and better conflict management,” says Dr Julie Gottman, a clinical psychologist and co-founder of the Gottman Institute. According to Gottman, the success rate of couples therapy used to be about 17%. Now, the Gottman Institute’s methods have about a 75% success rate.