

We at the Counseling and Wellness Center of Pittsburgh understand that nothing is more difficult than experiencing the deterioration of our closest and most important relationships. Whether your marriage has suffered from neglect, inattention, breaches of trust, abuse, addiction, conflict and chronic arguments, infidelity, trauma, difficulty with time management, or even the effects from interpersonal anxiety, you may fear that you are headed for a break-up or divorce. If you’re here and want to give your relationship one more try with marriage counseling, we can help. If you are wondering how strong your relationship is, read our relationship wellness checklist and see how well your relationship stands up to our 5 part questionnaire compiled by our team of expert counselors and family and marriage specialists.
We offer marriage counseling, premarital counseling, and couples therapy as we understand the unique concerns that each kind of relationship may present. Our marriage counselors are trained to assist couples in developing the skills to relate to each other in a more effective way. We understand that all relationships are a little bit different and will offer the couple tools to enhance their intimacy, rebuild trust, enhance their love and ability to sustain their families.
In other instances couples choose to seek the support of our expert marriage counselors for uncoupling and co-parenting. We are willing to help each couple, each person within the relationship to create and achieve their goals. Couples who go through marriage counseling, or premarital counseling at our centers report experiencing less conflict, understanding the root causes of conflict, a better understanding of their relationships, enhanced intimacy and greater joy. We also offer family counseling if your goal is to co-parent more effectively as well as counseling for children including art therapy.

We recognize that true conversation differs from talking and listening. Sometimes despite a couples’ staunchest efforts to move in the direction of intimate love, barriers and walls leave them feeling hopeless, helpless, and confused. Couples therapy or Marriage Counseling offers hope and opportunity to regain that once cherished peace, care, and intimate connection.
Voted top rated counseling practice for couples therapy over the years, the award winning and licensed therapists of our centers utilized evidence-based therapy models as a compassionate scientific approach. Some of our therapists use Gottman Method Marriage Counseling and/or Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) around the development of the skills of mutual exploration, mutual engagement, and mutual empathy. Others use systems or structural family therapy, non-violent and empathetic communication. We also emphasize the themes of emotional and physical safety, knowing that we can only care deeply when an all encompassing sense of safety is present—safety as the pathway to partner trust and bonding.
Our marriage counselors know that trust extends beyond fidelity but trusting understanding, trusting each other to respect boundaries, to honor the agreed upon commitment, as well as to respect relationships outside of the loving bond. In this lifetime, love will be our greatest achievement and we have it down to a science. Please contact us for more information or the schedule an appointment in our Pittsburgh, Wexford, South Hills, Monroeville or Greensburg locations.
We encourage you to reach out with any questions so that we can do our best to support your relationship. For your convenience we do accept most major insurances and we also offer a sliding scale to embody our mission of providing help and support for all members of our community.
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Blogs Written by Our Marriage Counselors

The Marriage Counseling Success Rate: What The Data Shows
by Counseling and Wellness Center of PittsburghJanuary 7, 2024 couples communication, couples counseling, couples therapists, couples therapy, gottman counselor, gottman method counseling, gottman method therapy, marriage counseling, marriage counseling near me, marriage counseling pittsburgh, marriage counseling statistics, marriage counseling success rate0 comments
What Is The Marriage Counseling Success Rate?
In this blog post, we will delve into the intricacies of marriage counseling, addressing common questions about the marriage counseling success rate. Our exploration will shed light on the effectiveness of marriage counseling, especially when conducted by therapists with specialized training, such as our dedicated...
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Quiet Quitting in Love: 5 Ways to Prevent Your Partner From Quiet Quitting You
by Counseling and Wellness Center of PittsburghSeptember 5, 2022 couples communication, couples counseling, couples therapy, gottman marriage counseling, gottman method counseling, healthy relationships, marriage counseling, quiet quitting0 comments
The term quiet quitting is a wave that sparked from the great resignation, and the apathy that some workers have experienced in dead end and toxic workplaces. Quiet quitting happens in many places including our romantic relationships. Any time that we are in a relationship and we notice that we stop caring and stop connecting with our partner, we are quiet quitting.
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What is Triangulation
by Counseling and Wellness Center of PittsburghAugust 4, 2020 bowens system theory, triangulation, what is triangulation0 comments
Triangulation You may have heard the latest celebrity gossip regarding Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith’s relationship drama. If not, let me catch you up to speed – Jada openly admitted to having an ‘entanglement’ with a much younger man without Will’s consent or knowledge. This abruptly caused a firestorm across the internet with questions and jokes about ‘entanglements’ and what...
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Couples Counselor verified; 6 ways that Couples Can Stop Arguing about Household Chores
by Counseling and Wellness Center of PittsburghAugust 25, 2019 chores, marriage, marriage and family, national institute of health, relationship, way couples can stop arguing about household chores0 comments
Couples Counselor verified; 6 ways that Couples Can Stop Arguing about Household Chores.
Cleaning and how to manage it with some degree of harmony is a topic that comes up often for couples, it ranks right up there with finances and parenting in terms of hot button relationship issues. The research weighs in, according to the National Institute of Health, in relationships where both...
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No Sexual Chemistry in Your Relationship? Here are some ways that you can talk about it without them taking it personally.
by Counseling and Wellness Center of PittsburghJune 20, 2019 sexual chemistry, talking to your partner about sex0 comments
What can you do if you and your partner just don’t seem to have good sexual chemistry? Wondering it there are there ways to overcome it? How can you talk to them about it without them taking it personally? If you have ever wondered about the answers to these questions, we have you covered, read on!
Having a great sex life with a partner, assuming you both have already established an...
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Gottman Method Marriage Counseling
by Counseling and Wellness Center of PittsburghMarch 19, 2019 gottman counselor, gottman marriage counseling, gottman method counseling, marriage counseling near me, sound relationship house0 comments
Gottman Method Marriage Counseling
Gottman Method Couples counseling is a form of therapy created by Drs John and Judy Gottman, which aims to support a positive and constructive relationship between two married or dating partners. Gottman method counseling is grounded in research and is proven to be one of the most effective ways to help couples enhance their relationship. The theory...
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‘5 Awesome and Up-worthy Benefits of A Digital Detox’
by Counseling and Wellness Center of PittsburghJanuary 17, 2019 addiction recovery, counseling wexford, digital detox0 comments
‘5 Awesome and Up-worthy Benefits of A Digital Detox’
Mental clutter, anxiety, ‘fubbing’ and stress related disease are just a few of the human spoils which we can estimate are at least in some part perpetuated by our over-reliance on cell phones and digital solutions. The technology era is here and the evidence is within our aching and gnarled fingers, computer blurred-out...
Learn MoreAnxiety and Depression During Pregnancy, ‘Wellness for People Like Me.’
by Counseling and Wellness Center of PittsburghJuly 16, 2018 anxiety during pregnancy, depression in pregnancy, postpartum, stress pregnancy0 comments
Anxiety and Depression During Pregnancy, ‘Wellness For People Like Me.’
Depression and Anxiety in Pregnancy
Writer, blogger, and art therapy graduate Angela Grace Wilt shares some of her experiences in recovering positive coping and mental health including ways to manage anxiety and depression during pregnancy. This is a part of the ‘People Like Me’ Series of our wellness blog,...
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Relationship Wellness Checklist, A Mindful Marriage Moment
by Counseling and Wellness Center of PittsburghApril 16, 2018 counseling, marriage counseling, mindfulness0 comments
Relationship Wellness Checklist, A Mindful Marriage Moment
Marriage, relationships, couple-dom, all forms of interpersonal dynamics work based upon unstated rules, we peacefully and automatically operate with a lifetime of typical exchanges. Some moments are peppered with glimmers of joy, one part emotional support, heaps of memories made, when we are being good stewards of...
Learn MoreThe aftermath of an affair, 4 ways to tell, ‘Should I Stay or Go?’
by Counseling and Wellness Center of PittsburghMarch 1, 2018 counseling, couples counseling, couples therapy, marriage counseling, mindfulness, personal growth, psychology0 comments
Repair or Run the Other Way? My partner had an affair, Should I Stay or Go?
If you or your partner has recently discovered an affair has been happening in your relationship, in this moment you are likely trembling, a blurry fury of agonizing hurt, the entire relationship now may feel foreign to you. As a couples counselor affairs and their tempestuous aftermath are ironed our my office couch....
Learn MoreJackie Mandock, LPC, NCC
by Counseling and Wellness Center of PittsburghJanuary 9, 2018 autism, child therapy, clinical herbalist, co-parenting, counseling, couples counseling, couples therapy, educational, marriage counseling, mindfulness, Parent Child Interaction Therapy, parenting, therapist, wellness0 comments
Jackie Mandock, LPC, NCC, LBSC, MH is a counselor at Counseling and Wellness Centers of Pittsburgh- Monroeville. She provides therapy to children, adolescents, families, couples, and adults. Jackie approaches therapy from a holistic perspective, always staying mindful of how the body, mind, and spirit are interconnected. Jackie is certified in trauma focused cognitive behavioral therapy and is...
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by Counseling and Wellness Center of PittsburghDecember 28, 2017 co-parenting, counseling, couples counseling, couples therapy, divorce, educational, marriage counseling, meditation, mental health, parenting, psychology, psychotherapy, therapist, therapists, therapy, Uncategorized, wellness0 comments
Our licensed professional counselors are here for the community offering evidence-based therapy, marriage counseling, family counseling, child therapy, art therapy, premarital counseling, all by top rated clinicians. Our team of therapists has over 150 years of experience between us, we offer therapy to heal from Depression, Anxiety, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Post-Traumatic Stress...
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