Marriage Counseling and Couples Therapy in Harrisburg, PA

Helping You Discover Exactly What You Want Your Relationship To Be Like – and What To Do To Get It.

Offering In-Person and Virtual Couples Counseling Appointments in Harrisburg PA

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Couples
therapy

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Immediate
Relationship Repair
(Coaching)
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Couples Intensive
(Couples Retreat)
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Individual
Therapy

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Counseling Services for Couples and Individuals in Harrisburg, Hershey, Camp Hill, Mechanicsburg, and Lemoyne, PA

Couples therapy and coaching for you if you:
  • Feel overwhelmed and unhappy in your relationship
  • Can’t talk without ending up fighting or shutting down
  • Feel like you are living with a roommate
  • Feel alone and isolated in your relationship
  • Fear your partner is cheating

If you want to move your relationship to the next level and learn how to create an effective team to solve challenges together, we can help!

At Emergent Relationship Center, many couples arrive in a state of “emergency” with the hopes of “emerging” into a happy, healthy, thriving relationship where each individual feels heard, valued, and supported– a relationship we all deserve.

Here at ERC, our mission is to help people who are caught in the painful cycle of fighting, shutting down, and retreating to transform their relationship into one filled with joy and happiness.

How do we help couples break this destructive cycle?

By supporting couples to use tools developed by the best known leaders in couples therapy -and by harnessing the motivation the couples themselves have for a better relationship.

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Coaching or Counseling?

Which path is best for your relationship?
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Emergent Relationship Center

Couples therapy

Couples therapy starts before your first appointment. Once you choose to begin, We will send you the document “Getting The Most Out Of Couples Therapy.” It gives an overview of what to expect from therapy and how you can start making changes immediately.

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relationship rescue coaching

We believe that no marriage is beyond hope and that a five-star relationship is always possible. A Relationship Rescue is a private, personalized experience designed to move you through the steps you need to resolve communication difficulties immediately.

Individual Therapy

Are struggling in your relationship and your partner either doesn’t know or doesn’t want to work on it? Trying to work on your relationship by yourself can seem unfair and confusing. Should you stay or go? If you stay, will it just get better in time? Maybe you wonder how you can finally get your partner to change.

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Illustration: Couple on a sofa, man on the left, woman on the right; he holds her shoulder as she leans in, touching his face, both smiling at the camera.
Couples therapy

Couples therapy starts before your first appointment. Once you choose to begin, I will send you the document “Getting The Most Out Of Couples Therapy.” It gives an overview of what to expect from therapy and how you can start making changes immediately.

Illustration: A couple sitting on a sofa, gazing into each other's eyes and smiling.
relationship rescue intensive

I believe that no marriage is beyond hope and that a five-star relationship is always possible. A Relationship Intensive is a private, personalized experience designed to move you through months of counseling in one day.

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Individual Therapy

You deserve happiness, fulfilment, and self-love. If you are not proud of who you are and living life to the fullest, you are missing out. If you are ready to throw out the self-limiting beliefs and explore what is possible, there is a seat here for you.

Take The Next Step

Step1: Schedule your session

This is a powerful step! You can ask questions about therapy and meet your counselor. We want to make sure you want to work with this therapist. 

Step 2: Work together

Usually couples will meet weekly for the first month with your counselor so you can gain the traction to start making changes immediately. The first session will be a 90 minute session so you can leave with a game plan and goals.

Step 3: Start enjoying your relationship again

Using the skills you learn in your sessions you will be able to resolve conflicts on your own and enjoy the benefits of being in a happy relationship. 

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Frequently Asked Questions

After you schedule your free session, we will send you a resource that can help you make progress before your first session. In your free session, you will meet with the therapist and talk about your situation and some goals you have for therapy. Next, you and the therapist will schedule your first session and you will fill out some paperwork and get more resources to help you get the most out of your sessions.

You want to feel better about your relationship and it’s understandable this is a consideration.

Insurance coverage varies, but generally couples therapy is not covered and we do not accept insurance. We are happy to provide you with a superbill if you are wishing to receive reimbursement from your insurance provider.

When you work with a therapist from Emergent, you can be sure that they are a trained specialist.

Our expertise includes thousands of hours:

The developmental model created by Ellyn Bader, Ph.D., is a powerful way to transform relationships. This approach addresses the response cycle by using principles of neuroscience, takes into account your family history with the ideas of attachment theory, and gives couples a road map to get unstuck in their sequential journey.

We learned how to deal with the most difficult cases and some of our Colleagues send couples they want to help, but  feel stuck with.  If you should decide to work with us, you will be in good hands.

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Accreditations

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We can communicate! I can keep his attention for longer than 2 minutes. I can ask questions and keep him engaged!

~ DM

Jessica is kind, informative, and recognizes our goals as a married couple. I would recommend her to anyone who is seeking couples therapy.

~ Lisa Shultz

I can tell her when I don’t want to talk about something. I am so glad that can be an answer! I didn’t want to say that before because I didn’t feel comfortable

~ JM

Emergent gave us a forum to focus exclusively on the “nuts and bolts” of being with each other. It taught me to lead more with appreciation and helped each of us to better communicate real feelings with each other

~ AS

Jessica Myers Adams is knowledgeable, empathetic and compassionate. She has helped me to work on transforming my life and look toward a much more positive future. She is without a doubt the most competent and therapist I have ever worked with. I strongly recommend her!

~ Jeff Simms
Before I wasn’t sure how to navigate conflict, but we learned ways to better communicate. Especially in times of conflict
~ Former client
Now we can be more honest and open, understanding that we can feel differently at the same time and that’s okay–both can be right I feel like we are both present in dealing with issues instead of me feeling alone.
~ GP
Jessica was very friendly and helpful. My husband and I really benefitted from seeing her
~ Meaghan Dorn

Who doesn’t want a great relationship? I turned to Emergent Relationship Center, looking for just that. I thought we would be exploring our relationship with Jessica, but I was wrong; we started our relationship goals with Gloria (aka Glowria). Gloria was unbiased, honest and a great listener. She provide various tools for us to use independently. We are 6 weeks in and communicating as if we just met! We strongly recommend Gloria @ Emergent Relationship Center. Gloria, thank you for setting us up for a loving future!

~ Googlepaige

Jessica has been in my online training group since 2016. She has devoted herself to learning and becoming skilled at using the Developmental Model of Couples Therapy. Jessica is an unusually dedicated therapist who always takes initiative to improve her skills. As We have come to know her better over these 3 years, I’ve been impressed with her commitment to her clients and her dedication to helping couples bring out the best in each other. We would recommend Jessica to any couple looking to create a better, more thriving relationship.

~ Ellyn Bader, Ph.D., Founder of The Couples Institute, Creator of The Developmental Model of Couples therapy

We can communicate! I can keep his attention for longer than 2 minutes. I can ask questions and keep him engaged!

~ DM

Jessica is kind, informative, and recognizes our goals as a married couple. I would recommend her to anyone who is seeking couples therapy.

~ Lisa Shultz

I can tell her when I don’t want to talk about something. I am so glad that can be an answer! I didn’t want to say that before because I didn’t feel comfortable

~ JM

Emergent gave us a forum to focus exclusively on the “nuts and bolts” of being with each other. It taught me to lead more with appreciation and helped each of us to better communicate real feelings with each other

~ AS

Jessica Myers Adams is knowledgeable, empathetic and compassionate. She has helped me to work on transforming my life and look toward a much more positive future. She is without a doubt the most competent and therapist I have ever worked with. I strongly recommend her!

~ Jeff Simms
Before I wasn’t sure how to navigate conflict, but we learned ways to better communicate. Especially in times of conflict
~ Former client
Now we can be more honest and open, understanding that we can feel differently at the same time and that’s okay–both can be right I feel like we are both present in dealing with issues instead of me feeling alone.
~ GP
Jessica was very friendly and helpful. My husband and I really benefitted from seeing her
~ Meaghan Dorn

Who doesn’t want a great relationship? I turned to Emergent Relationship Center, looking for just that. I thought we would be exploring our relationship with Jessica, but I was wrong; we started our relationship goals with Gloria (aka Glowria). Gloria was unbiased, honest and a great listener. She provide various tools for us to use independently. We are 6 weeks in and communicating as if we just met! We strongly recommend Gloria @ Emergent Relationship Center. Gloria, thank you for setting us up for a loving future!

~ Googlepaige

Jessica has been in my online training group since 2016. She has devoted herself to learning and becoming skilled at using the Developmental Model of Couples Therapy. Jessica is an unusually dedicated therapist who always takes initiative to improve her skills. As We have come to know her better over these 3 years, I’ve been impressed with her commitment to her clients and her dedication to helping couples bring out the best in each other. We would recommend Jessica to any couple looking to create a better, more thriving relationship.

~ Ellyn Bader, Ph.D., Founder of The Couples Institute, Creator of The Developmental Model of Couples therapy