Relationship Therapy
Therapy for couples, families, monogamous, and polyamorous relationships in Arlington, VA
Navigating conflict, communication challenges, trust ruptures, co-parenting or major life transitions. Relationship therapy offers a space to pause, reflect, and reconnect.
What Is Relationship Therapy
A place to grow, repair, and reconnect
Relationship therapy is a collaborative space for partners or families to strengthen connections, navigate conflict, and heal old wounds. If you’re facing communication breakdowns, trust issues, or emotional disconnection, therapy offers a place to slow down, be heard, and rebuild.
We support couples/relationships, polycules, and families of all kinds, including monogamous, polyamorous, queer, blended, and beyond, without judgment or assumptions. We also help those ending relationships do so in as healthy a manner as possible.
Sessions help you explore patterns, shift dynamics, and show up more fully for yourselves and each other, with honesty, empathy, and care.
We support couples/relationships, polycules, and families of all kinds, including monogamous, polyamorous, queer, blended, and beyond, without judgment or assumptions. We also help those ending relationships do so in as healthy a manner as possible.
Sessions help you explore patterns, shift dynamics, and show up more fully for yourselves and each other, with honesty, empathy, and care.
Why You Might Be Seeking Therapy
Something’s shifted, and you’re not sure how to find your way forward.
Even strong relationships go through hard seasons. Whether you’re stuck in conflict, feeling emotionally distant, or struggling to balance different needs, therapy can help you find your way forward, whether that’s together or apart.
This therapy is for you if:
This therapy is for you if:
- You’re in a cycle of conflict, shutdown, or disconnection
- Communication feels reactive, strained, or avoidant
- You’re dealing with mismatched needs in intimacy, parenting, or priorities
- You’re in an ENM or poly dynamic and facing boundary or trust challenges
- Your relationship feels more like coexisting than connecting
- You want clarity, healing, and new ways to be present together
- Your monogamous and your partner disclosed they are poly
Therapy can help you name the unspoken, unpack what’s stuck, and start showing up for each other in new ways, rooted in truth and trust.
How Therapy Can Support You
Repair, reconnect, and rebuild at your pace, on your terms
Our work at Rising Sun is rooted in the belief that all relationships, monogamous, polyamorous, queer, blended, and beyond, can thrive with support. We meet you where you are, with tools, insight, and a space to feel seen.
Here’s how we support you:
Here’s how we support you:
- Break out of cycles of arguing, avoiding, or shutting down
- Rebuild connection after rupture or long-standing hurt
- Navigate ENM dynamics with clarity, consent, and mutual respect
- Co-create more satisfying intimacy —emotional and physical
- Learn how identity Learn how identity, trauma, and family history shape how you relate
- Show up more fully for yourself and your loved ones
About Rising Sun Therapy & Wellness
A Practice Where You Don’t Have to Shrink to Be Supported
Rising Sun Therapy & Wellness was founded with a simple but powerful belief:
Healing is possible when we feel seen, safe, and supported.
We specialize in trauma-informed, identity-affirming therapy for individuals navigating anxiety, perfectionism, trauma, grief, neurodivergence, or major life transitions. Many of our clients are LGBTQIA2S+, neurodivergent, or part of polyamorous and kink-involved communities, and they’re looking for a therapist who truly understands their lived experience.
Whether you’re exploring your identity, recovering from burnout, or processing deep emotional pain, we’re here to walk with you, not rush you. Therapy here isn’t about “fixing” who you are. It’s about helping you return to yourself.
We specialize in trauma-informed, identity-affirming therapy for individuals navigating anxiety, perfectionism, trauma, grief, neurodivergence, or major life transitions. Many of our clients are LGBTQIA2S+, neurodivergent, or part of polyamorous and kink-involved communities, and they’re looking for a therapist who truly understands their lived experience.
Whether you’re exploring your identity, recovering from burnout, or processing deep emotional pain, we’re here to walk with you, not rush you. Therapy here isn’t about “fixing” who you are. It’s about helping you return to yourself.
Therapy that honors your pace, your truth, and your wholeness.
Collaborative, Not Prescriptive
You’re the expert on your life. We bring clinical skill, deep listening, and honest reflection, but we move at your pace and prioritize your goals.
Affirming & Identity-Centered
Whether you’re LGBTQIA2S+, navigating nontraditional relationships, or exploring neurodivergence or trauma, we affirm your full self, without judgment or assumptions.
Trauma-Informed & Somatic-Aware
We understand how the body holds stress and how systems shape our stories. We integrate gentle nervous system tools, emotional processing, and parts work where helpful.
Warm, Grounded, & Real
Therapy doesn’t have to be cold or clinical. We show up as real people, offering presence, perspective, and support you can feel.
We’re here to walk with you while you remember how whole you already are.
In-Person & Online Therapy Options
We offer in-person sessions in Arlington, VA. For those outside the area or who prefer the flexibility of virtual care, we also provide secure telehealth therapy across Virginia, Maryland, DC, North Carolina, Massachusetts, Florida, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia, and Maine.
Relationship Therapy FAQs
Is therapy just for couples/relationships in crisis?
Nope. Many people come to therapy to deepen their connection, improve communication, or prepare for big transitions. You don’t need to wait until things feel unmanageable.
Can we do therapy if we’re long-distance or live in different places?
Yes. We offer virtual sessions for partners and families across our licensed states. We can still do meaningful relational work.
What kinds of relationships do you work with?
All kinds. We support monogamous and polyamorous relationships, queer relationships, blended families, co-parents, and chosen family systems.
We’re not sure if we’re staying together. Is therapy still helpful?
Yes. Relationship therapy isn’t just about staying together, it’s about gaining clarity, insight, and tools for whatever path you choose.
How often do we meet, and how long are the sessions?
Sessions are usually 50 minutes, once a week. We can adjust based on your needs, availability, and goals.
Therapy is personal and finding the right therapist matters.
That’s why we offer a free 15-minute consultation, so you can get a feel for how we work, ask questions, and decide if this space feels right for you.
There’s no pressure to commit. No need to have all the answers. Just a conversation. And if we are not the right practice for you, we can help you find a better fit using our network.
Ready to explore therapy?
Let’s connect and see if we’re a good match.
* 5-minute walk from the Rosslyn Metro Station
Online & In-Person Therapy in Arlington, VA
You can work with us in whatever way feels most comfortable, in-person in Arlington, VA or online across Virginia, Maryland, DC, North Carolina, Massachusetts, Florida, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia, and Maine.