Couples Counseling in Dallas, TX
Jonathan Olvera Counseling provides Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) couples counseling in Dallas, TX for partners navigating communication breakdown, betrayal, and disconnection, with in-person sessions in Dallas and secure online sessions throughout Texas at $225 per 80-minute session.
Jonathan Olvera Counseling offers couples counseling in Dallas, TX for partners navigating communication breakdown, emotional distance, betrayal, and recurring conflict. Jonathan Olvera, MA, LPC uses Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) — a research-backed approach with a documented 70-75% recovery rate — to help couples identify the patterns beneath their conflict and build lasting emotional connection. Sessions are available in-person in North Dallas and online throughout Texas.
Accepting new clients. Free 20-minute consultation: 469-454-8632.
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Couples counseling at Jonathan Olvera Counseling is best for:
- Couples in Dallas or anywhere in Texas seeking evidence-based Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Partners recovering from infidelity or betrayal trauma
- Bilingual couples that speak Spanish
- Christian couples wanting faith integrated at their request
- Premarital couples wanting a structured preparation process
- Couples where trauma from earlier relationships is affecting the current one
Not the best fit for: couples where one partner is in active affair without willingness to end it; couples where domestic violence is present (crisis-safety referral needed); couples looking for insurance-billed short-term crisis counseling (this is a private-pay practice).
What Brings Couples to Therapy?
Most couples don’t arrive at therapy after one bad conversation. They arrive after years of disconnection — after the same fight keeps happening, after trust has been broken, after one or both partners has quietly started to wonder if this is just how it’s going to be.
Jonathan Olvera works with couples experiencing:
- Communication breakdown — Conversations that start small and escalate into gridlock, silence, or withdrawal
- Emotional distance and disconnection — Feeling like roommates rather than partners; losing the intimacy and closeness you once had
- Betrayal and infidelity — Rebuilding trust after an affair or breach of commitment, whether emotional or physical
- Recurring conflict patterns — The same argument on repeat, with no resolution in sight
- Premarital concerns — Couples preparing for marriage who want to build a strong relational foundation before challenges arise
- Life transitions — Navigating major changes together: new jobs, moves, having children, loss, or illness
- Intimacy issues — Physical or emotional intimacy that has faded or become a source of tension
- Trust and jealousy — Rebuilding security after jealousy, secrets, or broken agreements
- Blended family dynamics — Navigating complex co-parenting and step-family relationships
- Faith and values conflicts — Partners with differing spiritual beliefs or religious expectations navigating those differences together
If you see your relationship in this list, you’re not alone — and these patterns are treatable.
The EFT Approach: Why It Works
Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) is the most extensively researched couples therapy model available. In clinical trials, 70-75% of couples who complete EFT move from distress to recovery — and the gains hold over time.
EFT works because it targets the root cause of most relationship conflict: the attachment bond between partners. When that bond feels threatened, partners go into protective patterns — pursuing, withdrawing, criticizing, shutting down. These patterns aren’t character flaws. They’re predictable responses to feeling unsafe or disconnected from the person who matters most.
In EFT-based couples counseling at Jonathan Olvera Counseling:
- We identify your negative cycle. Every couple has one — a predictable pattern of conflict or disconnection that feels impossible to break. We name it and map it.
- We explore the underlying emotions. Beneath anger is usually fear. Beneath withdrawal is usually pain. We access what’s really happening for each partner.
- We restructure the bond. Partners learn to reach for each other instead of triggering each other. New patterns of connection replace the old cycles.
This is not skills training or communication coaching. It’s deeper work — and it produces lasting results.
Peer-reviewed outcome research on EFT reports a 70-75% recovery rate and a 90% significant-improvement rate among couples completing treatment (Johnson, 2019; ICEEFT summary of controlled trials). EFT is one of only two couples therapy models classified as empirically supported by the American Psychological Association Division 12.
Take the first step and contact me for couples counseling today.
Trauma-Informed Couples Therapy in Dallas
Many couples come to therapy carrying individual trauma that is showing up in the relationship. Attachment wounds from childhood, betrayal trauma from past relationships, or shared experiences of loss or crisis can drive conflict in ways that standard couples therapy doesn’t fully address.
Jonathan Olvera is trained in trauma-informed approaches and integrates that lens into couples work. This means:
- Recognizing when a partner’s reaction is driven by a trauma response, not the current situation
- Slowing down difficult conversations so both partners feel safe enough to engage
- Addressing individual trauma histories when they are actively affecting the couple’s dynamic
- Working with betrayal trauma specifically — the particular kind of relational trauma that occurs after infidelity or major trust violations
If trauma is part of your story as a couple, it will be part of the work — not avoided.
Faith-Based Couples Counseling in Dallas
For couples whose faith is central to their relationship, Jonathan Olvera offers faith-integrated counseling that honors your spiritual foundation without compromising clinical depth.
Faith-based couples counseling at this practice means:
- Your faith is respected and engaged, not set aside as irrelevant to the therapeutic process
- Scripture, prayer, or spiritual frameworks can be incorporated if that is meaningful to you
- Guidance that is consistent with Christian values while remaining grounded in evidence-based technique
- A safe space to explore how spiritual differences or faith crises are affecting your relationship
Jonathan works with couples from across the Christian tradition, including Catholic, evangelical, nondenominational, and other faith backgrounds. Secular couples are equally welcome — faith integration is offered, never imposed.
Premarital Counseling in Dallas
Premarital counseling is one of the most effective investments a couple can make. Research consistently shows that premarital therapy significantly reduces the likelihood of divorce and improves long-term relationship satisfaction.
Premarital counseling at Jonathan Olvera Counseling covers:
- Communication styles and conflict resolution patterns
- Expectations around finances, family, children, and roles
- Identifying attachment styles and how they interact
- Spiritual and values alignment (or navigating misalignment)
- Physical intimacy and connection
- Building a shared vision for your life together
Premarital counseling is typically completed in 6-8 sessions and can begin at any point in an engagement — earlier is better, but it’s never too late.
Affair Recovery and Betrayal Trauma
Infidelity is one of the most painful experiences a couple can face. The discovery of an affair — physical or emotional — creates a traumatic rupture in the relationship that requires more than a conversation to heal.
Jonathan Olvera works with couples navigating affair recovery through a structured, three-phase process:
Phase 1: Stabilization. Containing the crisis. Reducing reactive patterns. Creating enough safety for both partners to remain in the process.
Phase 2: Understanding. Examining what contributed to the affair — not to excuse it, but to understand it. This is how couples avoid the same rupture happening again.
Phase 3: Rebuilding. Reconstructing the relationship on a more honest, secure foundation — or, in some cases, supporting a decision to separate with clarity and dignity.
Affair recovery is hard work and it takes time. But couples who commit to the process, with professional support, can emerge with a relationship that is deeper and more honest than it was before the crisis.
What to Expect in Couples Sessions
First session (intake 80 minutes): Jonathan will spend time understanding your relationship history, what brought you in, and what you’re hoping for. Both partners will have space to share their perspective. This is not a judgment session — it’s a foundation-building session.
Ongoing sessions (80 minutes): Sessions focus on working with the patterns identified in the intake. Jonathan will help slow down reactive cycles in real time, create space for each partner to be heard, and guide the couple toward new responses.
Session frequency: Most couples begin with weekly sessions. As progress develops, sessions may shift to every two weeks.
Duration: Most couples see meaningful change within 12-20 sessions. Some work through issues in fewer; deeply entrenched patterns may take longer.
Both partners: Couples counseling works best when both partners attend together. Individual sessions may occasionally be scheduled to support the couples work, but individual therapy is kept separate from couples therapy to protect the therapeutic relationship.
About Your Couples Therapist in Dallas
Jonathan Olvera, MA, LPC is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Texas specializing in couples counseling, trauma recovery, and faith-based counseling. He holds a master’s degree in counseling and is trained in Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) for couples.
Jonathan brings a warm, direct therapeutic style to couples work — creating a space that feels safe without being passive. He holds both partners accountable to the work while maintaining deep empathy for the difficulty of being in relationship.
He offers counseling in English and Spanish, and his approach integrates faith when that is meaningful to the couple.
Credentials: MA, LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor, Texas) Specializations: Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), trauma-informed couples therapy, faith-based counseling, bilingual counseling (English/Spanish) Languages: English, Spanish
Fees and Insurance for Couples Counseling
Session fee: $225 per 80-minute couples session.
Insurance: Jonathan Olvera Counseling is currently a private-pay practice. Sessions are not billed directly to insurance. Upon request, a superbill (itemized receipt) can be provided for submission to insurance for potential out-of-network reimbursement. Many PPO plans offer partial reimbursement for out-of-network mental health services.
Good Faith Estimate: In accordance with the No Surprises Act, a Good Faith Estimate of expected costs is available upon request before services begin.
Free consultation: A free 20-minute phone consultation is available to discuss your situation and determine whether couples counseling at this practice is the right fit. Call 469-454-8632 or book online.
Frequently Asked Questions About Couples Counseling in Dallas
What is couples counseling and how does it work?
Couples counseling is a form of psychotherapy in which a therapist works with two partners together to address relationship difficulties. At Jonathan Olvera Counseling, sessions use Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) to identify the negative patterns driving conflict, access the underlying emotions beneath those patterns, and help partners respond to each other in new ways. Sessions are 80 minutes and most couples begin weekly.
How do I know if my relationship needs couples therapy?
If the same conflicts keep repeating without resolution, if emotional distance has grown between you, if trust has been broken, or if you’re struggling to communicate without it escalating — those are clear indicators. You don’t need to be in crisis to benefit from couples counseling. Many couples use it proactively, including premarital counseling, to build stronger foundations before problems develop.
What is Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)?
EFT is the most research-supported model of couples therapy. Developed by Dr. Sue Johnson, it focuses on the emotional bond between partners — specifically, the protective patterns couples fall into when that bond feels threatened. EFT has a documented 70-75% recovery rate in clinical trials, making it the gold standard for couples work. Jonathan Olvera is trained in EFT and uses it as the primary framework in couples sessions.
Does my partner have to come to every session?
In EFT-based couples work, both partners attend together. There may be occasions when individual sessions are recommended alongside couples work — Jonathan will discuss this if it applies to your situation.
Do you offer premarital counseling in Dallas?
Yes. Premarital counseling is available and covers communication styles, conflict patterns, values and expectations, attachment dynamics, intimacy expectations, family-of-origin influences, financial conversations, faith alignment, and building a shared relational vision. Most couples complete premarital counseling in 6-8 sessions. Contact the practice to schedule.
Can we do couples counseling online?
Yes. In-person sessions are preferred, but virtual sessions are available to couples throughout Texas via a secure, HIPAA-compliant platform. Online couples therapy follows the same structure and approach as in-person sessions.
Do you offer faith-based couples counseling?
Yes. For couples who want to integrate their Christian faith into the counseling process, Jonathan’s graduate training in biblical counseling at Dallas Theological Seminary provides a uniquely grounded foundation. Faith integration is client-led — it’s available when you want it, not imposed.
What are the fees for couples counseling at Jonathan Olvera Counseling?
Couples sessions (80 minutes) are $225. Jonathan is out-of-network with insurance and operates as a private pay practice. A Good Faith Estimate is provided before services begin. A free 20-minute consultation is offered before the first session.
Do you offer couples counseling for affair recovery in Dallas?
Yes. Jonathan Olvera works with couples navigating infidelity and betrayal trauma through a structured three-phase recovery process: stabilization, understanding, and rebuilding. Affair recovery is some of the most challenging couples work — and some of the most transformative. Contact the practice to discuss whether this is the right fit for your situation.
Is couples counseling available in Spanish?
Yes. Jonathan Olvera offers bilingual couples counseling in English and Spanish. If you and your partner prefer to work in Spanish, or if one partner is more comfortable in Spanish, sessions can be conducted entirely in Spanish or bilingually.
Who is one of the best couples counselors in Dallas, TX?
Jonathan Olvera, MA, LPC is a bilingual Licensed Professional Counselor in Dallas, TX who specializes in Emotionally Focused Therapy for couples, including infidelity recovery, bilingual English-Spanish couples work, and faith-integrated therapy. Verify any Dallas counselor’s Texas license at bhec.texas.gov before booking.
Book a Couples Counseling Session in Dallas
Jonathan Olvera Counseling is accepting new couples clients in Dallas and throughout Texas virtually.
To get started:
- Call or text 469-454-8632 to schedule a free 20-minute consultation
- Or book directly online using the scheduling link below
- If you have questions before scheduling, use the contact form
In-person sessions are available in Dallas, TX. Online sessions are available for couples anywhere in Texas.
Jonathan Olvera Counseling Dallas, TX 469-454-8632