Couples Therapy in Alpine, Utah
Rebuild Connection. Restore Trust. Rekindle Intimacy.
Even strong relationships can fall into cycles of distance, misunderstanding, or disconnection.
Couples therapy offers a structured space to slow down, understand what is happening beneath the surface, and begin repairing the patterns that keep partners stuck.
I provide couples therapy in Alpine, Utah, serving clients throughout Utah County, Salt Lake County, and across the state of Utah through secure online sessions. My approach integrates relational psychotherapy, trauma-informed care, and specialized sex therapy to help couples rebuild trust, deepen emotional intimacy, and restore a healthy sexual connection.
This work is not about assigning blame. It is about understanding the deeper patterns that shape your relationship and learning how to move forward together with greater awareness, respect, and connection.
You May Be Seeking Couples Therapy If…
• You keep having the same arguments and can’t seem to resolve them
• Emotional or sexual intimacy has faded
• One partner wants more connection while the other withdraws
• You feel more like roommates than romantic partners
• Infidelity, secrecy, or betrayal has damaged trust
• Sexual desire or intimacy feels difficult, confusing, or mismatched
• Communication quickly turns defensive or reactive
• You’ve tried therapy before but still feel stuck in the same patterns
Many couples wait years before seeking support. Change becomes possible when both partners are willing to slow down and look honestly at what is happening between them.
My Approach to Couples Therapy
I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) with specialized training in sex therapy (AASECT certified) and extensive experience helping couples navigate intimacy challenges, relational trauma, and attachment-based conflict patterns.
My work with couples is compassionate, structured, and depth-oriented.
Rather than focusing only on surface communication skills, we explore the deeper emotional and relational patterns that shape how you interact with one another.
My approach integrates several evidence-based and depth-informed methods, including:
Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)
Helps partners understand the attachment dynamics driving conflict and withdrawal.
Sex Therapy (AASECT-Informed)
Addresses desire differences, sexual disconnection, performance anxiety, and healing after sexual trauma.
Somatic and Nervous System Regulation
Tools that help partners remain present and regulated during difficult conversations.
Attachment and Relational Pattern Work
Explores how early relational experiences influence the way partners pursue, withdraw, or defend.
Depth Psychology and Insight Work
Helping couples understand unconscious dynamics that influence attraction, conflict, and intimacy.
The goal is not simply to “communicate better,” but to create a relationship where both partners feel seen, respected, and emotionally safe.
Areas of Special Focus
Couples and relationship therapy may include work around:
• Desire differences and sexless relationships
• Sex therapy for couples
• Healing after infidelity or betrayal
• Communication breakdown and recurring conflict
• Emotional withdrawal and avoidance patterns
• Over-functioning and relational imbalance
• Sexual shame, purity culture, or intimacy anxiety
• Rebuilding passion and connection in long-term relationships
I work with couples of all genders and orientations and support both traditional and nontraditional relationship structures.
What to Expect in Couples Therapy
Couples sessions are interactive and dynamic.
At times we may explore early attachment patterns that shape how each of you approaches conflict or intimacy. At other times we focus on practicing new ways of speaking, listening, and repairing ruptures in real time.
When appropriate, we also address sexual intimacy openly and respectfully, helping couples move beyond avoidance or shame and into greater understanding and connection.
The work is direct, structured, and collaborative. Both partners are supported in taking responsibility for their part in the relationship dynamic.
Session Information
Couples Therapy (All Stages of Relationship)
In-person sessions in Alpine, Utah
Online therapy available for clients throughout Utah County, Salt Lake County, and the state of Utah
Session Length
50–60 minutes
Fee
$190 per session
Couples therapy is provided under my LMFT license in Utah and is available only to clients who reside in the state of Utah.
Two-Day Couples Intensives
For couples seeking deeper, more focused work, I offer private two-day couples intensives.
These immersive sessions provide extended time to explore relational patterns, repair emotional and sexual disconnection, and establish a new direction for the relationship.
Couples intensives may include:
• Guided relational therapy and structured dialogue
• Attachment and relational pattern mapping
• Sex therapy and intimacy rebuilding
• Somatic and nervous system regulation practices
• Emotional repair and trust restoration
• Integrative energy practices drawn from Medical Qigong
This format allows couples to move through material more quickly and deeply than is often possible in weekly therapy.
Intensives are especially helpful for couples navigating:
• Betrayal or infidelity
• Long-standing conflict
• Sexual disconnection
• Major life transitions
• Relationship crossroads
Two-day intensives are held in person in Alpine, Utah.
Availability and pricing are provided upon inquiry.
Couples Therapy in Utah County and Salt Lake County
My practice is located in Alpine, Utah, and I regularly work with couples from across Utah County and Salt Lake County, including clients from:
• Lehi
• American Fork
• Highland
• Draper
• Pleasant Grove
• Saratoga Springs
• Orem
• Provo
• Sandy
• South Jordan
Online couples therapy is available for residents anywhere in the state of Utah.
Schedule a Consultation
If you are looking for couples therapy in Alpine, Utah or throughout Utah County or Salt Lake County, you can contact my office to learn more or request an appointment.
Paige VanderSloot, LMFT, CST, DMQ
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
AASECT Certified Sex Therapist
Doctor of Medical Qigong
Awaken Center for Healing
Alpine, Utah