Couples where one or more partners are a veteran may face unique challenges related to their time in service. Being a veteran is one of the most honorable titles one can hold, yet it may be earned at a cost. All veterans, regardless of branch or combat experience, have undergone unique experiences that they bring into their relationships. Having an expert couple’s therapist who understands the veteran’s experience can be highly beneficial to veteran couples looking for relationship support.

Taking a step towards couples counseling as a veteran may feel defeating for some. This step may feel like an admission that the relationship is not doing well or that the couple is simply throwing in the towel. This is perfectly normal, but looking for help to strengthen a relationship is one of the most loving and courageous things a couple can do. Check out this video to learn more about what you can expect during Couple’s Counseling.

The psychologists and counselors at BPC take an eclectic approach to couples counseling, pulling in the best parts of several related theories and counseling modalities. Every therapist at BPC are trained and often apply several of the world’s leading techniques for veterans couples therapy, and are skilled at crafting a taylored approach that fits the specific needs and preferences of each couple.

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Dr. Audrey Sessions-Spezzacatena is a Licensed Psychologist at Biltmore Psychology and Counseling (BPC) and a U.S. Navy Veteran who truly believes that one of the bravest things a couple can do is to invest in their relationship through couple’s counseling. Before joining the team at BPC, Dr. Sessions-Spezzacatena served as a psychologist in the VA Health Care System, carrying a variety of additional roles and duties within the facility, including Military Sexual Trauma (MST) Coordinator and Diversity Action Committee Co-Chair. Dr. Session’s spent 15 years in the Navy and Navy Reserves as a Cryptological Linquinst serving primarily in the Asia Pacific area of operation.

Dr. Sessions-Spezzacatena is one of just 4 ABPP Board Certified behavioral and cognitive psychologists in the entire State of Arizona. She has experience providing psychotherapy to clients with a wide range of needs and goals and has received extensive training in multiple evidence-based treatments, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Prolonged Exposure (PE), and Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT). Dr. Sessions-Spezzacatena does not underestimate the power of the therapeutic relationship and takes excellent care to develop a meaningful and personalized therapy experience for her clients.