Denton, Texas | Jay Krenek, LPC
You’ve Had the Same Fight Before. You Don’t Have to Stay Stuck in It.
You may be having the same argument again, or the conflict may have gone quiet and left distance in its place. Maybe trust has been shaken, work stress is following you home, or you’re trying to decide what comes next. I help couples understand the patterns they get caught in and make practical changes they can use in everyday life.
What Brings Couples to Counseling
Couples come in at different points. Some want to stop a familiar fight from taking over the relationship. Others are facing a major rupture or a decision they can’t keep putting off.
- The same conflict keeps returning
Different topic, familiar cycle: one pushes for answers, the other shuts down, and neither feels understood. - You feel more like roommates
Life runs on schedules and responsibilities, while closeness, affection, and real conversation keep slipping. - Trust has been shaken
An affair, secrecy, or another breach has left questions about safety, accountability, and whether trust can be rebuilt. - You’re at a relationship crossroads
You may be weighing whether to repair the relationship or separate and want to approach that decision thoughtfully. - Work and life pressure spill into the relationship
Demanding jobs, parenting, caregiving, money, or a major transition leave little room for each other. - You want to change a pattern before it gets worse
You don’t have to wait for a crisis to work on communication, connection, or a recurring point of tension.
Direct, Structured Work for Both of You
I’m Jay Krenek, LPC. My style is warm, direct, and practical. I won’t take sides or leave you with a vague sense that something needs to change. We’ll get specific about what happens between you and what each of you can do differently.
We slow down a recent conflict and identify what each partner was feeling, needing, and responding to.
We look at how the pattern affects each of you and where your actions help keep it going.
We work on communication, repair, boundaries, and staying engaged when a conversation gets difficult.
You leave with a clearer next step to practice between sessions, then we review what happened and adjust.
What informs my approach: I draw from Relational Life Therapy and the Developmental Model of Couples Therapy, use selected Gottman-informed tools when they fit, and am influenced by Esther Perel’s writing and ideas about desire, intimacy, and partnership.
Couples Counseling for Different Relationships
Explore a more focused page if one of these experiences is especially relevant to your relationship.
LGBTQ+ Couples
Affirming relationship counseling that takes your identities, relationship, and the pressures around it seriously.
Explore LGBTQ+ couples therapy →Couples in Demanding Careers
Make room for both partners when work demands, shifting ambitions, or uneven schedules shape life together.
Explore counseling for professionals →Couples Intensives
Longer, focused sessions for couples who want more time to work through a pressing concern or recurring pattern.
Explore couples intensives →A Comfortable Place to Talk
Couples can meet with me in my downtown Denton office or online throughout Texas.
Private-Pay Couples Counseling
$150 per 60-minute session
Couples counseling is private pay. I charge the same rate for individual and couples sessions because a healthy partnership is a shared project, not a premium service.
Insurance generally does not cover relationship counseling as a standalone service. It may cover sessions when they are medically necessary to treat one partner’s diagnosable mental-health condition, with the other partner participating as collateral. My couples counseling focuses on the relationship, does not require an insurance diagnosis or medical-necessity determination, and treats both of you as my clients. I don’t bill couples sessions to insurance.
Our work is confidential within the limits we review together in the couples consent process. I can provide a Good Faith Estimate so you know the expected cost in advance.
Want More Time to Work on the Relationship?
Couples intensives offer a longer block of focused work when a standard session doesn’t give you enough room to slow down the pattern and practice a different way forward.
- 90-minute Deep Dive: $220
- 3-hour Mini Intensive: $500
- Full-day Intensive: $1,400
Common Questions
How much does couples counseling cost?
Couples sessions are $150 per 60 minutes. Couples counseling is private pay, and I can provide a Good Faith Estimate before you begin.
Do you accept insurance for couples counseling?
No. I don’t bill insurance for couples sessions. Relationship counseling is private pay at $150 per 60-minute session.
What if one of us is unsure about coming?
It’s common for partners to feel differently about starting. The first session gives both of you space to explain what’s happening and what you want to understand. For the work to move forward, both partners need to be willing to participate.
Do you work with LGBTQ+ and unmarried couples?
Yes. I work with couples who are dating, living together, engaged, married, or in other committed relationships, including LGBTQ+ couples. You don’t need to fit a particular relationship template to reach out.
Can couples counseling help if we’re considering separation?
Yes. We can work toward a clearer understanding of what each of you wants, what might be repairable, and how to approach next steps thoughtfully.
Do you offer in-person and online sessions?
In-person sessions are available in Denton. Online couples counseling is available across Texas.
Free Relationship Resources
Start with one of these short guides if you want a practical way to begin the conversation at home.
The Same Fight Worksheet
Map the argument you keep having and look for the pattern underneath it.
Download the worksheetWhen the House Gets Quiet, the Marriage Gets Loud
A guide for couples adjusting to the empty nest and finding each other again.
Download the guideReady to Talk About What’s Happening?
Email me a brief description of what brings you in and whether you’re interested in ongoing counseling or an intensive. I’ll reply about fit and availability.
Email me about couples counseling
How I Work With Couples
My approach is direct and skills-based. I draw from Terry Real’s Relational Life Therapy and the Developmental Model of Couples Therapy, use Gottman-informed tools when they fit, and am influenced by Esther Perel’s work on desire and intimacy. Together, these help us address the patterns keeping you stuck, the relational habits you learned long before this relationship, and what happens when a conversation gets heated and you both stop hearing each other. Sessions aren’t just a place to vent. They’re structured to surface what’s driving the cycle and give both of you concrete ways to change it. You’ll both leave each session knowing what you’re working on, not just that something’s wrong. If you want to be challenged, held accountable, and given real tools instead of vague reassurances, this is the right fit. That includes couples in crisis, couples on the edge of separation, and couples who just want to stop having the same fight.
Is This Right for Us?
Couples therapy in Denton, Texas with Jay might be the right fit if:
- You’re here, and all situations are welcome, from “we just need a tune-up” to “we’re seriously considering divorce”
- Both of you are willing to show up, not just in the room, but in the work between sessions
- You want practical tools, not just validation that you’re frustrated
- You’re open to being challenged, including on your own patterns (not just your partner’s)
- You’ve tried couples therapy before and felt like it went nowhere; you want something more direct
- You’re at a crossroads, including considering separation or divorce, and want to make a thoughtful, informed decision rather than one made in the heat of the moment
This is probably not the right fit if one or both partners are in active psychiatric crisis requiring intensive clinical support, or if one partner is not willing to engage in the process at all. In those cases, Jay is glad to help connect you with a more appropriate level of care.
Want Faster Results? Couples Intensives
Some couples don’t have the bandwidth for weekly sessions, or they’ve been stuck long enough that they want to compress the work instead of waiting months to see movement. A couples intensive condenses the process into a focused, extended session, a way to go deeper, faster, in a single dedicated block of time. If that format sounds more like what you need, head to the Couples Intensives page for details on how it works and what to expect.
Prefer to talk first?
Email Jay at jaykreneklpc@gmail.com to ask a question or request a couples consultation. Responses are typically within one business day.
Rogue Haven Counseling & Wellness
Stoke CoWorking | 608 East Hickory Street, Downtown Denton, Texas
(469) 420-0561 | jaykrenek.com
In-person in Denton, TX and telehealth available across Texas.
