Couples Counseling for Entrepreneurs and Business Owners
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Couples Counseling for Entrepreneurs and Business Owners
When Running a Business Impacts Your Relationship
Does it feel like your relationship is always taking a back seat to your business?
Are work pressures causing tension, resentment, or emotional distance between you and your partner?
Do you find yourself struggling to turn off at the end of the day—still thinking about deals, deadlines, or decisions—while your partner just wants to connect?
When you’re an entrepreneur or business owner, it’s common for your identity to become wrapped up in your work. Long hours, high stress, constant decision-making, and the need to be “on” can leave little emotional bandwidth for your relationship. And when your partner feels neglected, misunderstood, or like they’re constantly competing with your business, it can spark conflict, disconnection, or even crisis.
Entrepreneur therapy can help you and your partner realign your priorities, develop better communication skills, and understand how to support each other through the unique pressures of business life. With the right support, couples counseling can help you feel like a team again—both in love and in life.
You’re Not Alone—Relationships Often Struggle Under the Pressure of Owning a Business
Couples therapy for entrepreneurs and business owners is becoming more common—and for good reason. Running a business is one of the most stressful life roles a person can take on. Entrepreneurs are often more likely than the general population to experience anxiety, depression, burnout, and chronic stress. When those mental health challenges show up at home, they can create significant emotional distance and disconnection in your partnership.
It’s not unusual for one or both partners to feel isolated, underappreciated, or overwhelmed. In some relationships, one person is constantly in go mode, while the other is asking for more time, attention, or emotional presence. In others, both partners are entrepreneurs, and conflicts emerge over shared responsibilities, clashing schedules, or competing visions. Therapy for business owners can normalize these stress points while offering tools to reduce their impact on the relationship.
The good news is that these dynamics don’t mean your relationship is doomed. With entrepreneur therapy, you can learn to navigate stress more collaboratively, create time for connection, and manage your energy in ways that support both your professional goals and your personal life.
Entrepreneur Therapy Can Help You Reconnect, Realign, and Rebuild Your Relationship
Couples therapy for entrepreneurs and business owners is designed to address the unique challenges that high-achieving couples face. Whether you’re balancing work and family life, navigating startup stress, or running an established company, entrepreneur therapy can help you:
Manage conflict and reduce reactivity
Communicate more clearly and effectively
Create space for connection—even with packed schedules
Understand and meet each other’s emotional needs
Develop healthier work/life boundaries
Repair trust or emotional wounds caused by overwork or burnout
Feel like you’re on the same team again
In our work together, we’ll explore both the internal and external dynamics impacting your relationship. You might notice recurring patterns—like your partner feeling like they’re never your priority, or your own guilt for not being “present enough.” We'll address those patterns with honesty and care.
As a therapist for business owners and entrepreneurs, I draw from modalities like Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) and the Gottman Method. These approaches offer evidence-based strategies for increasing emotional intimacy, reducing negative cycles, and building long-term resilience. We’ll tailor your sessions to your relationship’s specific strengths, pain points, and goals. If you’re looking to lean into one particular modality—like Gottman or EFT—we can do that, too. Outside of Emotion Focused Therapy and the Gottman Method, I often pull in aspects from Solution Focused Therapy while taking a client-centered and strengths-based lens.
Therapy for entrepreneurs isn't about blaming your business—it's about helping your relationship thrive alongside your success. Often, therapy becomes the space where couples begin to talk again, not just about logistics or goals, but about what really matters: how they feel, what they need, and how they can support one another.
I've worked with a variety of couples navigating entrepreneurship, tech startups, family-run businesses, and high-growth careers. Time and time again, I’ve seen what’s possible when couples commit to showing up together. It is possible to run a successful business and have a strong, connected partnership. With entrepreneur therapy, you don’t have to choose between your relationship and your ambition—you can have both.
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Common Concerns About Starting Therapy
What if my partner doesn’t want to do therapy?
It’s common for one partner to be more hesitant than the other. I often work with couples where one person is unsure about counseling for business owners. If your partner is open to just one session, we can create a space that feels balanced and respectful for both of you. Many hesitant partners feel more engaged once they experience how collaborative and supportive therapy can be.
We’re so busy—how can we make time for therapy?
Time is one of the most valuable (and limited) resources for entrepreneurs. That’s why I offer virtual sessions, where you don’t have to worry about losing more time commuting to an in-person office. Instead, you can do therapy from the comfort of your car or a private office space. Therapy doesn’t have to disrupt your life—it can become the one hour a week that helps everything else run more smoothly.
Will this really help? We’ve tried talking and it hasn’t worked.
Entrepreneur counseling isn’t just about “talking more”—it’s about learning to talk differently and understand the root cause to the challenges that are occurring. Through guided support and actionable tools, we’ll shift how you understand and respond to each other. Even deeply ingrained patterns can change with the right support.
How do we know if couples counseling for entrepreneurs is right for us—or if one of us needs individual support?
For entrepreneurial couples and business owners, it can be tricky to know whether the strain you're feeling stems from the relationship, the business, or both. If the stress is primarily showing up in how you relate to each other—such as constant work-talk, feeling disconnected, or having the same arguments on repeat—couples counseling for entrepreneurs can help you rebuild connection, improve communication, and navigate the unique challenges that come with sharing both a life and a business. However, if one of you is feeling overwhelmed by burnout, self-doubt, anxiety, or leadership stress, it may be helpful to explore entrepreneur therapy in individual sessions as well. Sometimes it’s not either/or—it’s both. In our consultation, we’ll talk through what you’re each carrying and where the pressure is showing up, then I’ll help you determine whether couples counseling, individual support, or a combination of both makes the most sense for your situation.
Start Strengthening Your Relationship Today
Entrepreneur therapy is a powerful step toward building the kind of partnership that fuels both love and success. Whether you’re newly navigating business stress or trying to repair years of disconnection, couples counseling can offer the tools and support you need to move forward.
I specialize in therapy for entrepreneurs, therapy for business owners, and counseling for business owners navigating high-stakes careers. What sets my approach apart is my ability to hold space for both your relationship and your ambitions. I understand what it means to run a business—and I know how to help couples navigate the complexity that comes with it.
Let’s Work Together to Rebuild Your Connection
If you’re feeling the strain between your business and your relationship, therapy doesn’t have to be another overwhelming task—it can be the first step toward ease, connection, and renewed partnership. I offer a free 15-minute consultation call to help you explore whether working together feels like the right fit.
Reach out today to schedule your consultation and take the first step toward healing and connection through entrepreneur therapy.
