Interfaith Couples Intensives in Leawood, KS
What happens when you love each other but see faith differently?
Maybe one of you is questioning your faith while the other still finds meaning and community at church. Maybe you’ve always had different beliefs, but now you’re deciding how to raise your kids, what to do about holidays, or what to tell your families. You might agree on most things and still feel miles apart when religion comes up.
2 hours · $300 per couple
Together, we’ll focus on one conversation you keep putting off or one argument you keep having, with enough time to slow it down and figure out what each of you needs.
When one partner is deconstructing and the other still believes
When your beliefs change, the impact can show up in ordinary moments. Do we still go to church together? What do we tell the kids? Can I say what I really think without hurting you? Can I keep practicing my faith without you assuming I’m judging you?
One of you may feel relieved to finally say what you believe. The other may be grieving the future you pictured together. Both of you may be wondering what this change means for your marriage. In our session, we’ll make room for those experiences and get specific about the decisions in front of you.
This intensive is also for couples who have always practiced different religions, couples where one partner is religious and the other is secular, and couples whose beliefs have changed in different ways over time.
What we can work on together
You can bring a specific decision or start with the topic that keeps turning into a fight. Common reasons couples reach out include:
Talking about religion without fighting. Notice where the conversation shifts from trying to understand each other to defending yourselves, and practice what to say in that moment.
Raising children in a mixed-faith marriage. Talk through religious services, religious education, rituals, and what you want your kids to hear from each of you about belief and choice.
Setting boundaries with religious family members. Decide what to share, who will have the conversation, and how you’ll respond if relatives pressure either of you.
Navigating holidays and traditions. Figure out what you want to celebrate together, what each partner wants to practice individually, and what new traditions you might create.
Making sense of religious trauma or spiritual abuse. Talk about how past experiences affect present-day requests, such as attending a service together or bringing your children to a religious event.
Reconnecting after a faith transition. Explore what you still value together and where you need room to make different choices.
Contact Morgan Piercy, LPC
About Couples Intensives
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I am not able to accept insurance for couples intensives.
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We’ll choose a focus. Each of you gets time to explain what brought you in and what you hope will feel different. Together, we’ll pick a conversation or decision we can work on during the session.
We’ll slow down the part that usually goes sideways. If “Are you coming to church with me?” keeps turning into “Do we even want the same life anymore?”, we’ll pause there. I’ll help you hear what each person is asking for and practice responding to it directly.
We’ll identify a next step. That might be a boundary you can communicate to family, an agreement you’ll try around Sunday mornings, or a plan for revisiting a parenting decision. Some decisions take more than one conversation. We can use the session to make that next conversation easier to have.
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Yes!
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I am available to facilitate couples therapy intensives on Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday mornings, 8am to noon.
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My office is in Leawood, at College & Roe in the Grow Psychological building, right off I-435.
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Since you would be coming in person, I can still work with you as long as you are physically located in the state of Kansas at the time of our intensive.
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Yes! Couples counseling can help when one partner leaves their religion and the other stays. We can talk through how that change affects your daily life, how you each want to handle religious participation, and what support would feel respectful to both of you.
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No, this is for couples navigating differences in faith, spirituality, or religious practice. You may have started out in the same faith, practiced different religions from the beginning, or have different levels of involvement in the same tradition.
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Of course! A concrete issue gives us a place to start. For example, we might work through whether your children will attend services and how each of you wants to talk with them about your beliefs.
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A two-hour appointment gives you more uninterrupted time to work through a specific issue and practice how you want to talk about it. You can reach out about a single intensive. If you’re interested in ongoing couples counseling, we can discuss that separately.
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Mixed-faith marriage counseling, also called interfaith couples counseling, helps partners navigate differences in religion, spirituality, or belief. You may have come into the relationship with different faiths, or you may be figuring out what comes next after one of you questions or leaves a shared faith.
We can work through the conversations that keep getting stuck, like how to raise your children, whose traditions to honor at holidays, or what to say when extended family weighs in. Each of you gets room to talk about what your beliefs mean to you, what has changed, and what you want your life together to look like. You can disagree about faith and still make decisions together that respect both of you.