What is Gottman Method couples counseling?

The Gottman Method is a structured approach to couples counseling that helps partners improve communication, repair conflict, rebuild trust, and strengthen connection.

Do you help couples after betrayal?

Yes. I work with couples dealing with betrayal, broken trust, secrecy, and painful relationship ruptures. The goal is to create a clearer and more grounded path toward repair.

Do you offer couples counseling in Toledo, Ohio?

Yes. I provide couples counseling for clients in Toledo, Ohio, and online for clients across Ohio

Do you offer EMDR therapy?

Yes. I also offer EMDR therapy for individuals who want help processing trauma, distress, or painful experiences.

How do we know if we’re a good fit?

A consultation can help you get a sense of whether my approach feels like the right fit for your situation and goals.

Couples Counseling in Toledo, Ohio

Gottman Method counseling for betrayal, conflict, and disconnection.

See If We're a Good Fit.

When your relationship feels stuck, painful, or disconnected

You may be here because something in your relationship no longer feels safe, clear, or close.

Betrayal or Broken Trust

Maybe there has been an affair, secrecy, porn use, or another breach of trust that keeps reopening the wound.

Constant Conflict

Maybe the same fights keep happening, and every conversation turns into defensiveness, distance, or shutdown.

Emotional Disconnection

Maybe you still care about each other, but the warmth, ease, and closeness in the relationship have been hard to find.

How couples counseling can help

Couples counseling can help you slow down the patterns that keep hurting the relationship and build a better way forward together.

Repair trust

Communicate more clearly

Reconnect emotionally

We work to understand what happened, reduce reactivity, and begin rebuilding safety after betrayal or repeated hurt.

You can learn how to talk through hard things without getting pulled into the same painful cycle every time.

The goal is not just fewer fights, but more understanding, honesty, and closeness in the relationship.

Ways to work with JD

Whether you are looking for couples counseling, want to learn more about the Gottman Method, or are exploring EMDR therapy, here are the main ways to work with me.

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Couples Counseling

Gottman Method couples counseling for betrayal, conflict, disconnection, and recurring relationship pain.

Or learn more about Gottman Method couples counseling.

Individual Counseling / EMDR Therapy

Or learn more about EMDR therapy.

Individual counseling and EMDR therapy for trauma, distress, and painful patterns that keep you feeling stuck.

See If We're a Good Fit For Individuals

Meet JD Reisinger

I help couples and individuals work through painful patterns with more clarity, structure, and direction. My work is especially focused on couples dealing with betrayal, conflict, and disconnection.

I am a licensed professional counselor trained in the Gottman Method and EMDR. My approach is warm, direct, and grounded in helping people move toward real change rather than staying stuck in the same painful loop.

Professional Training

Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC)
Level 3 Gottman-Trained
EMDR-Trained
Couples in Recovery Trained
Treating Trauma and Affair Trained

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Frequently Asked Questions

Here are a few common questions about working with me.

Ready to take the next step?

If you are looking for couples counseling in Toledo, Ohio for betrayal, conflict, or disconnection, or you are seeking individual counseling or EMDR therapy, I invite you to reach out and see if we’re a good fit.

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The Relationship Hearth LLC, JD Reisinger, M.A., LPCC, Couples Counseling and EMDR Therapy, 3454 Oak Alley Court Suite 406, Toledo, Ohio 43606

Questions? We can help.