Best Online Relationship Support

Founded in 2016, ReGain is an online therapy platform with an exclusive focus on relationships and couples. The company boasts a network of more than 12,000 therapists trained to help you navigate marital communication, fidelity, and intimacy issues, among other relationship concerns.

After you sign up with ReGain, you will be matched with a therapist who aligns with your objectives, preferences, and concerns. Different therapists have different approaches to achieving your relationship goals, so if you feel your therapist is not a good fit, you may choose to be matched to a different one.

Whether you meet with your therapist individually or as a couple, you and your therapist will get a therapy room, open 24/7, which will be your personal and secured place to communicate. You can schedule weekly live sessions via video, phone or live chat. ReGain’s website doesn’t have many additional resources on improving relationships, which might be disappointing to some.

You can choose to meet with your therapist individually or as a couple. The price is the same, ranging from $240 to $360 depending on where you live and which therapist you’re matched with; you’ll be given your exact price during sign-up because the company engages in surge pricing. 

One of the best-known online therapy companies offering individual and couples therapy, Talkspace boasts a network of licensed professionals with various specializations. The app is one of the most user-friendly we’ve found, with a good balance of resources and an appealing interface.

You can sign up with Talkspace from within the app, and get matched with a therapist based on your answers to the consultation questions. Alternatively, you can choose a therapist using the directory featured on the website. 

The app is not quite as browsable as the site, as many of the additional resources are not available on the app, such as the blog or mental health conditions library. Still, we found the app to have great ease of use. The check-ins were useful and employed helpful graphs to display your progress visually, and the healthy habit exercises were easy and enjoyable. 

Most importantly, the messaging room is very well designed, and goes far beyond simple texts: You and your therapist can exchange audio, video, and picture content as well. You can also switch therapists from within the app through an automated process that does not involve reaching out to customer service. 

Talkspace offers multiple subscription options ranging in price from $260 to $400. The basic plan includes text-based therapy only, while the premium plan includes text, video, and audio messaging with a therapist, plus four 30-minute live video sessions per month.

Couples Learn focuses on helping couples find solutions to improve and strengthen their relationships through individual therapy, couples therapy, and premarital counseling. Its therapists help identify and resolve areas of concern before they become bigger issues.

Depending on couples’ specific needs, therapy can be either short-term (six to 10 sessions) or long-term (20 or more sessions). The therapist or coach will provide support, problem-solving skills, motivation, and coping strategies for issues that may affect your relationship, such as insecurity, stress, anxiety, and more. All sessions are conducted live and online via Zoom.

For engaged couples looking to undergo premarital counseling to prevent problems and deepen connections, a therapist or coach can help with identifying strengths, emotional needs, personality types, and communication styles. Couples Learn’s therapists and coaches also can provide advice and tips related to finances, kids, sex, and routines and rituals that can help keep your marriage strong and healthy.

The website also offers free blog posts, videos, and workshops so couples can continue to learn and engage outside their sessions. It also provides free quizzes to help you learn about your relationship and your partner, including attachment style and relationship conflict quizzes.

Couples Learn’s services typically range from $125 to $420 a session, depending on the therapist you work with and the length of the session.

Lasting is Talkspace’s self-led, guided couples therapy program, which was founded in 2017. It’s designed around 126 research studies related to couples therapy, and uses scientifically proven principles and techniques in a curriculum designed to help couples strengthen their relationship. The course is also offered to individuals to “calm anxiety and build resilience.”

The program can be used in conjunction with your own relationship therapist if you want, but does not require it. Used on its own, scheduling is highly flexible. Partners can each download the app onto their own devices, pair them, and then complete homework assignments on their own schedule. 

The program focuses on three core components: emotional connection, sharing inner worlds through effective communication, and strengthening bonds through selfless behavior. It uses research from prominent researchers, including John Gottman, PhD, one of the world’s leading researchers on marriage, and Sue Johnson, EdD, the creator of emotionally focused therapy, one of the most common therapeutic techniques used in couples therapy. 

Lasting costs $60 per month per couple. There is a seven-day free trial, and while there are no explicit discounts, the site does invite users to reach out to help@getlasting.com for more affordable options. 

The Gottman Institute is the home of the Gottman Method, which is one of the most popular forms of couples therapy in existence today. It was developed by husband and wife team John Gottman, PhD, and Julie Schwartz Gottman, PhD, and is founded on scientific research they did on married couples regarding what factors led to divorce, or long, happy marriages—such as how frequently a partner is receptive to a bid for attention from their mate. 

The site has an almost overwhelming level of content, including a relationship advisor tool, which has a series of self-led courses to improve your relationship, and a free-to-browse directory that features over 10,000 therapists trained in the Gottman Method. 

The Gottman Institute offers intensive therapy courses both in-person and online. The in-person option is held on Orca Island in the Pacific Northwest, with eight couples attending and hosted by the Gottmans. Another option is to pick your own getaway location (or just stay home) and do the intensive online with one or both of the Gottmans. 

• Intensives: $8,950 in person, $4,500 online
• Relationship Advisor: $399 for a self-led, app-based program
• Therapy sessions: Rates vary by therapist; sliding scale options and insurance available
• Webinars: $45 to $99

Not ready for therapy? If you’re looking for expert relationship advice but don’t want to commit to the in-depth, focused approach of regular therapy sessions, Our Relationship can be an affordable first step to improving your relationship.

Our Relationship provides a series of online self-help courses you can take at your convenience. You also can choose to receive guidance from a relationship coach to supplement your online program. The company aims to empower couples and provide them with the tools and resources to navigate relationship challenges and strengthen their partnerships on their own time.

Our Relationship offers four different programs for heterosexual couples, same-gender couples, military couples, and individuals. The one-time fee starts at $79 for the self-guided online course alone and $199 for the online course plus four sessions with a relationship coach. According to the company, most couples complete the program in one to two months. If your plan includes working with a coach, you’ll have access to the coach for up to two months.

For those looking for a dating or relationship coach instead of a therapist for daily tips, expert advice, and guidance, Relationship Hero is a great option. The company offers an easy-to-use platform and the ability to communicate with coaches 24/7.

The relationship coaches can help you navigate challenges, such as coping with a breakup, cheating, dealing with mixed signals, dating dilemmas, and more. Relationship Hero also provides guidance on professional and workplace relationships and family and friendship issues.

When you sign up, you’ll be asked what type of relationship advice you are looking for and can choose whether you prefer communication via live video, chat, or phone. You’ll also receive a free 10-minute consultation to decide if coaching is right for you.

Relationship Hero offers subscription plans, but you also can choose to pay for the service as needed (you'll pay by the minute with this option). The subscription plan starts at $60 per week and includes two monthly on-demand sessions, group coaching sessions, self-paced video classes, free e-books, and access to a private Facebook group. Subscription fees go up with more on-demand sessions.

If you’re looking for a way to leave your relationship, therapy can help. And Growing Self is a good resource to help. It is an online relationship therapy site founded by Lisa Marie Bobby, PhD, who has written a book on how to move on from toxic relationships. The site focuses just as much on personal growth and moving forward alone as it does on repairing and improving relationships.

It has some excellent resources for people looking for guidance in separating, in the form of a breakup and divorce services for individuals. It also offers discernment counseling for couples assessing whether or not to call it quits. The site also has some good free resources, such as this page on emotional safety or how to leave a toxic relationship with dignity. 

The site also hosts a breakup recovery coaching group where you can connect with a small group of other people also going through a painful breakup in an online space moderated by a therapist. Or, take a digital  “Heal Your Broken Heart" class on your own, which you can also buy as a gift for someone else who needs it.

At Growing Self, the prices depend on the experience level of your therapist.

• Doctoral level: $160 per 45-minute session
•  Master’s level: $115 a session, or down to $75 on a sliding scale 
• Early career therapist: $105 a session, or down to $65 on a sliding scale

Meanwhile, the “Heal Your Broken Heart” online class costs $89 and the breakup coaching group costs $40 for a 60- to 75-minute session once a week. The groups are capped at six members, and require an eight-week commitment to join. 

The Expansive Group is a Chicago-based group of therapists that describes itself as “your unashamed and unapologetic accomplices in doing life-changing, culture-shifting work,” and the site looks every bit as revolutionary as that. CEO Casey Tanner is the creator of the popular Instagram account @queersextherapy, which offers a good lens into the group's platform. While all the therapists on the team do specialize in queer sex therapy, they also offer both individual and couples therapy for all LGBTQIA issues—although it’s technically called “coaching” if you are out of state (therapy providers can only operate in state).

Individual therapy is described as “intersectional and non-judgmental” for people looking to help gain self-awareness in their identity, while couples therapy can address all the usual issues in maintaining or strengthening a relationship, as well as transitioning and exploring new identities, family planning, loss, or infidelity. The group “approach[es] relationship therapy through a kink, BDSM, non-monogamy, and queer-affirming lens.” 

Sessions cost $150 to $250. There is a sliding scale, although it currently has a waiting list. The site only takes insurance from Illinois Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO, but it does offer a 15-minute free consultation with any therapist of your choosing to help you decide if they are right for you. 

Couples Therapy Inc. offers a wide range of relationship therapy services, including options for individuals seeking out relationship advice on their own. “Couples Therapy for One” is designed to teach people to notice their role in negative patterns and help them to communicate with their partner more effectively. It even claims individuals will see just as much improvement in their relationship as couples that embark on relationship therapy together.

The service is “marriage-friendly,” meaning the therapist will not be inclined to take sides with the individual seeking therapy, which can negatively impact a relationship. However, this approach is also good for individuals married to people with serious personality disorders, like narcissism. Therapists will teach you tools like recognizing gaslighting and staying emotionally regulated during difficult times. 

Couples Therapy Inc. also offers standard, two-person couples counseling, both online and in-person, in the form of intensive weekend retreats. In fact, this is their preferred mode of operation, as the company's practitioners believe an intensive retreat is more effective than weekly, one-hour sessions. 

Session rates for coaching or therapy range from $150 to $300 for a 55-minute session. The company’s recommended form of therapy is a flat-rate, three-day, intensive in-person retreat held in 34 locations across the country, costing from $2,000 to $5,000. The same program can be stretched out over the course of three months and done via online sessions, if clients prefer.