Despite what you’ve been told,
treatment IS possible!
We help couples break free of destructive cycles and forge a new path forward.
Does This Sound Familiar ?
Your relationship feels emotionally exhausting
Conversations go in circles and nothing ever gets resolved
You’ve lost your sense of self and confidence
You feel lonely inside the relationship
Your partner reacts defensively to almost everything
You tried couples counseling, but it didn’t help
You are carrying all of the emotional burden of trying to fix your relationship
You wonder if real change is even possible
And you probably have as well.
You’ve been to therapists; you’ve read the books; you went to the marriage retreat. Yet you find yourself still stuck in the same cycle, wondering why nothing ever actually changes.
You might be surprised to know that the answer has nothing to do with what you’re are actually fighting about, or anything to do with how you communicate.
Get clarity about the real issues that are causing distress in your relationship.
Take the Relationship Dynamics Assessment™
Developed by Dr. David Hawkins and Dr. John Hudson, the Relationship Dynamics Assessment™ is a free screening tool that measures your relationship health across seven key domains, revealing the hidden patterns that are driving your relationship dysfunction.
Is it communication issues, or is it something more serious? Are you dealing with emotional immaturity, or emotional abuse? Does your relationship allow room for healthy autonomy and emotional safety? Find out the answers to these questions and more.
Marriage Recovery Center helps individuals and couples recognize and move beyond destructive patterns that prevent them from allowing true healing to take place.
The Comprehensive Healing Pathway is the culmination of Dr. Hawkins’ decades long career dedicated to cracking the code when it comes to helping high conflict couples who have “tried everything.” It involves:
His Work
Individual work for the person whose patterns are causing harm. Focused on accountability, emotional maturity, and genuine change.
Her Work
Recovery focused on clarity, boundaries, healing from trauma, and reclaiming a sense of self.
Our Work
Couples work that begins only after the foundation is in place. Designed for real, lasting change, not temporary fixes.
Led by Dr. David Hawkins
Dr. David Hawkins is a clinical psychologist with over 40 years of experience and the author of more than 30 books on narcissism, emotional abuse, and relationship healing. He founded Marriage Recovery Center and The Emotional Abuse Institute to help couples break destructive cycles and find a real path to change.
Yes. Narcissistic patterns are treatable when someone is willing to engage in the work. Marriage Recovery Center’s Comprehensive Core Program targets the underlying thinking and behavior patterns, not just surface symptoms, and has helped thousands of people build genuine accountability and change.
The Relationship Dynamics Assessment is a free 10-minute online assessment that measures your relationship across seven key domains. It gives you clear language for what’s actually happening in your relationship before your first call with a coach.
No. Clinicians are licensed professionals, but due to state regulatory considerations, all services are private-pay and are not billed to insurance.
Yes. Most counseling is conducted over Zoom. In-person intensives are also offered in select locations including Washington, North Carolina, Missouri, and Mexico.
