Supporting Couples Through Tough Conversations

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Susan Wade, Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and Certified Gottman Therapist in Fort Worth, Texas

Certified Gottman Therapist offering online marriage counseling across Texas and private in-person Couples Intensives in Fort Worth


The average couple waits

6 Years

before seeking Marriage counseling

Most couples wait way too long before reaching out.

They try to handle problems on their own, hoping things will improve, but patterns of miscommunication, resentment, and emotional distance can quietly take over. Arguments repeat, small hurts grow into larger ones, and partners can start to feel isolated even while living in the same home. It can feel exhausting, confusing, and sometimes hopeless.

Therapy gives you a space to break that cycle.

No matter how far apart you feel,

Real change is possible with the right support and tools.

Couple finding relief and connection during a private intensive with Susan Wade, LCSW in Fort Worth, Texas.
uple building connection during a private therapy intensive in Forth Worth, Texas

I have experience helping couples:


Manage Conflict and volatile arguments

Become friends again

Rekindle sex/intimacy

Learn to communicate effectively and openly

Heal infidelity and betrayal

Facilitate compromise on gridlock issues including money and parenting

Recognize & heal emotional affairs

Release old resentments

Navigate the chaos of addiction

Escape from repeated cycles of conflict

Cope with crises, loss, illness, and death

Negotiate second marriages; blending families

Learn to grow as a couple while honoring individual goals and dreams

Create a new relationship with the same partner

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Susan Wade is a Certified Gottman Therapist (CGT), the highest level of Gottman certification

Hi, I’m Susan Wade.

I’m a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and couples therapist with 26 years of clinical experience. I partner closely with each couple to create a treatment plan grounded in shared goals and the science of healthy relationships.

Official Certified Gottman Therapist seal displayed on the Susan Wade, LCSW website.
Official Certified Gottman Therapist seal displayed on the Susan Wade, LCSW website.
Susan Wade voted Mom-Approved Wellness Provider by Fort Worth Child Magazine
  • “Throughout our 12 year relationship, I have never felt more confident, secure and valued than I do right now.”

    MS

  • “Susan is an amazing therapist!”

    KO

  • “We came to Susan broken-hearted and ready to end things and she helped us grow our marriage into something beautiful!”

    SP

  • “We have never been more connected on a sexual or emotional level.”

    MS

  • “She is a neutral party in both our corners, fighting for the relationship”

    MP

  • “We tried this before & it didn’t work. I’m a big fan of Susan Wade & science.”

    JK

LET’S GET STARTED

Rebuild closeness and connection today.

"Every positive thing you do in your relationship is foreplay." – Dr. John Gottman.