Willie Breaux, PLPC & PLMFT

Relationships can be deeply fulfilling—and also deeply wounding. Many of the couples I work with come to therapy feeling overwhelmed, discouraged, or disconnected. They often say things like: “We keep having the same fight over and over,” “I don’t feel heard anymore,” or “We love each other, but we don’t know how to fix this.” Some are navigating betrayal or infidelity. Others are carrying grief that’s silently eroding their connection. Nearly all are caught in a negative emotional cycle—a pattern of interaction that leaves them both feeling stuck, unheard, and alone.

The work focuses on helping couples recognize, understand, and shift these cycles, so they can move from blame and distance to safety and emotional intimacy. I’m trained in Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), one of the most effective, research-based approaches for couples in distress. EFT doesn’t just focus on solving surface-level communication problems—it gets to the heart of what’s happening beneath the conflict: the fear of not being important, of being rejected, of not feeling safe or chosen.

In session, I help partners slow down and tune in to the emotions beneath their reactions. Instead of attacking or withdrawing—patterns that often arise from hurt and fear—you’ll begin to identify what you’re really needing from each other: reassurance, closeness, forgiveness, repair. When couples can express their vulnerability and truly hear one another, something powerful happens. Trust can be rebuilt. Wounds can be acknowledged and tended to. And the relationship itself becomes a safe place again.

One of my core areas of focus is working with couples navigating the aftermath of infidelity, betrayal, or broken trust. Whether the betrayal was physical, emotional, or digital, its impact is often traumatic. For the hurt partner, there may be shock, grief, anger, and a deep sense of loss. For the partner who had the affair, there’s often shame, confusion, and fear of losing everything. Both are suffering. Both often feel stuck.

Infidelity can destroy the foundation of a relationship—but it can also be a turning point. Through EFT and a trauma-informed lens, I guide couples through a structured process of healing that includes:

* Creating emotional and physical safety to process the betrayal
* Making space for honest, vulnerable conversations
* Rebuilding trust through accountability, empathy, and consistency
* Repairing attachment wounds that contributed to the rupture
* Redefining the relationship in a more secure, connected, and intentional way

This is hard work—but for many couples, it leads not just to recovery, but to a deeper, more authentic bond than before!!!

Grief doesn’t only show up after a death. It can surface after miscarriage, infertility, chronic illness, caregiving, the loss of a hoped-for future, or major life changes. When couples experience loss—especially when they grieve in different ways—it can strain even the strongest relationships. One partner may shut down while the other reaches out. One may feel abandoned, the other overwhelmed. Misunderstandings pile up. The shared pain starts to isolate rather than connect.

In these moments, therapy becomes a place to slow down and grieve together. I help couples hold space for both shared and individual grief, while also tending to the relationship itself. We explore how grief is affecting your communication, your intimacy, your capacity to be there for each other. And we work gently, with compassion, toward reconnection and meaning-making.