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Miami Herald
06-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Miami Herald
‘Couples Therapy' is renewed for Season 5
June 6 (UPI) -- Paramount+ announced Friday that Couples Therapy is getting a fifth season. The news arrives after the second installment of Season 4 began streaming May 23 on Paramount+ with Showtime. Viewership increased 30% across platforms when compared to the previous season, a press release states. The series follows Dr. Orna Guralnik's real-life therapy sessions with various couples she is counseling through relationship challenges. Couples Therapy showcases both the breakdowns and the breakthroughs, according to an official synopsis. Season 4B introduced four new couples. "People can just talk about nothing," said Guralnik in a recent preview for the episodes. "Either they just bicker endlessly or obsess over something that doesn't matter -- that's all noise... But as analysts we're trained to listen in for that and to find a way to move from noise to signal." 2025 United Press International, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
UPI
06-06-2025
- Entertainment
- UPI
'Couples Therapy' is renewed for Season 5
Dr. Orna Guralnik is the therapist at the center of "Couples Therapy," which has been renewed for Season 5. Photo courtesy of Paramount+ June 6 (UPI) -- Paramount+ announced Friday that Couples Therapy is getting a fifth season. The news arrives after the second installment of Season 4 began streaming May 23 on Paramount+ with Showtime. Viewership increased 30% across platforms when compared to the previous season, a press release states. The series follows Dr. Orna Guralnik's real-life therapy sessions with various couples she is counseling through relationship challenges. Couples Therapy showcases both the breakdowns and the breakthroughs, according to an official synopsis. Season 4B introduced four new couples. "People can just talk about nothing," said Guralnik in a recent preview for the episodes. "Either they just bicker endlessly or obsess over something that doesn't matter -- that's all noise... But as analysts we're trained to listen in for that and to find a way to move from noise to signal."
Tom's Guide
21-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Tom's Guide
How to watch 'Couples Therapy' season 4B - Stream online from anywhere
Let's deal with the 4B thing first. "Couples Therapy" season 4B means season 4 part 2 but why they're not calling it that is anybody's guess. However, it's business as usual with nine more episodes and four more couples with seemingly intractable problems. "Couples Therapy" season 4B premieres exclusively on Paramount Plus in the U.S. and internationally — viewers can watch it from anywhere with a VPN. "Couples Therapy" season 4B will premiere on Friday, May 23 with the first three episodes back-to-back starting at 9 p.m. ET/PT for subscribers with the Paramount+ with SHOWTIME plan. • U.S./CAN/AUS/U.K. — Paramount Plus• Watch anywhere — try NordVPN 100% risk-free The press release teases, "Dr. Orna Guralnik navigates a thorny brew of recriminations, conflict and painful truths with four new couples" but is the outlook really that grim? Well, there's a deaf man and his hearing partner torn between sexual freedom and commitment and a therapist-writer duo locked in a zero-sum battle of sacrifice and grievance that causes Dr Guralnik to question he own methods. Oh, and a young couple haunted by trauma and buried secrets and a long-married pair trapped in cycles of bickering and avoidance so it's probably not ideal viewing for a romantic night in. So, yes, quite grim but you both might just learn something... Here's our guide to how to watch "Couples Therapy" season 4B online and from anywhere in the world. In the U.S., "Couples Therapy" premieres on Friday, May 23 with the first three episodes back-to-back starting at 9 p.m. ET. for subscribers with the Paramount+ with SHOWTIME plan. Paramount Plus (7-day FREE trial) plans start from $7.99/month but for showtime to be included you will need the $12.99 package. If you are traveling outside the U.S. right now and can't access Paramount Plus, try NordVPN to unlock your usual service as if you were at home. Paramount Plus with Showtime has your local CBS station's live feed. Its deep library includes "Survivor" and "Big Brother" episodes, as well as originals like "1923" and "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds". The Showtime plan also comes with the network's shows, like "Billions" and "Yellowjackets" and you can catch "Couples Therapy" Season 4B on the platform! Away from home at the moment and blocked from accessing your subscription? You can still watch "Couples Therapy' season 4B thanks to the wonders of a VPN (Virtual Private Network). The software allows your devices to appear to be back in your home country regardless of where in the world you are. Ideal when you're away on vacation or on business. Our favorite is NordVPN. It's the best on the market – find out why in our NordVPN review. There's a good reason you've heard of NordVPN. We specialize in testing and reviewing VPN services and NordVPN is the one we rate best. It's outstanding at unblocking streaming services, it's fast and it has top-level security features too. With over 7,000 servers, across 110 countries, and at a great price too, it's easy to recommend. Get 70% off NordVPN with this deal Using a VPN is incredibly simple, just follow these steps. 1. Install the VPN of your choice. As we've said, NordVPN is our favorite. 2. Choose the location you wish to connect to in the VPN app. For instance, if you're in the U.K. and want to view an American service, you'd select U.S. from the list. 3. Sit back and enjoy the show. Head to Paramount Plus and stream new episodes of "Couples Therapy" season 4B online. In Canada, "Couples Therapy" season 4B premieres on Paramount Plus with SHOWTIME plan on Friday, May 23 with the first three episodes back-to-back starting at 9 p.m. ET.. Not in Canada at the moment? Signing up to NordVPN will help you access your usual streaming service when you're overseas. As with Canada, "Couples Therapy" season 4B premieres Down Under on Paramount Plus with SHOWTIME plan. Showtime content is only available on the premium subscription in Australia meaning you will have to fork out AU$13.99 a month to catch the action. Not in Australia at the moment? Use one of the best VPN services to access your usual streaming service. We recommend NordVPN thanks to its speed, reliability and trusted security features. As with everywhere else, Couples Therapy" season 4B premieres in the U.K. on Paramount Plus with SHOWTIME plan. It will also be available for FREE on BBC2 at a date TBA and BBC iPlayer. Outside the U.K.? Don't panic. We recommend using NordVPN to access your usual content. No, not as of yet. Couples Therapy Season 4B will be broadcast on Paramount Plus' Showtime Network. Dr Orna Guralnik is a clinical psychologist and psychoanalyst practicing in New York City. Dr Guralnik is on faculty at NYU PostDoctoral Institute for Psychoanalysis and at NIP (National Institute for the Psychotherapies) in NYC, where she teaches courses on the trans-generational transmission of trauma, socio-politics/ideology and psychoanalysis, and on dissociation. Currently Dr Guralnik lectures and publishes on the topics of couples treatment and culture, dissociation and depersonalization, as well as culture & psychoanalysis. The first three episodes will begin airing back-to-back at 9 p.m. ET/PT on Friday, May 23. They will then continue in pairs every Friday begining at 9 p.m.. We test and review VPN services in the context of legal recreational uses. For example: 1. Accessing a service from another country (subject to the terms and conditions of that service). 2. Protecting your online security and strengthening your online privacy when abroad. We do not support or condone the illegal or malicious use of VPN services. 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Chicago Tribune
21-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Chicago Tribune
‘Couples Therapy' review: The best unscripted show about working through conflict — while the cameras watch — returns for a new season
Someone was recently telling me about a vacation they took with their partner, and when they mentioned some moments of friction that came up, my mind immediately went to 'Couples Therapy.' Everyone experiences conflict in life, even with those closest to you, and it can be tricky to work through that. But the show's psychoanalyst Orna Guralnik is wonderfully perceptive when it comes to helping people talk about what's really going on. The unscripted series returns on Showtime for the second half of Season 4, which premiered last year. Featuring all new couples, it's functionally a new season. (I'm unclear why Showtime makes this confusing distinction, but if I were to guess, it's related to money and maybe results in a cheaper deal on the network's end.) Sometimes people just aren't compatible. But in many cases, the bickering and fights in these relationships are about something deeper. Picking at one another endlessly or obsessing over something that doesn't really matter is a way to fill the space between two people who are trying to make some kind of connection, Guralnik says. But it's all noise and you're 'nowhere real.' The reason analysts might be able to help is that they are trained to 'listen for that and to find a way to move from noise to signal.' Four couples are featured. Rod and Alison have been married for nearly 20 years and they have a dynamic we've seen on the series before: She comes across as a harpy, whereas he is passive-aggressive and then retreats into himself. At one point, the energy feels so contentious that Guralnik stops to ask: Are you fighting right now? No, you'll know when that happens, Alison tells her. To which Guralnik says: 'I'm just curious about the tone.' Alison doesn't deny it: 'Oh, I have a tone.' I couldn't help but laugh because Alison brusque and abrasive — at least she's self-aware! 'This is how it's always been,' she says of her marriage. 'We have no patience for each other.' Another couple, Boris and Jessica, have been together about half as long, but the tension between them is just as intense. They've recently relocated to New York City. She is thriving, but he hates everything about their new life, even though they've finally achieved some stability. 'We are just aliens to each other,' he tells Guralnik. (Boris is the novelist Boris Fishman, and this raises some questions about when the season was filmed; according to his Wikipedia page, in 2024 he began teaching at the University of Austin 'where he lives with his wife and daughter.' Presumably they moved. Presumably they are still together. This is important, considering where they live is a primary source of discord between them.) Kyle and Mondo have been together for six years. The former is deaf and immigrated to the U.S. from Poland as a child. Sometimes he feels smothered by his partner. At other times, because of his disability, he feels left out of things or prefers to spend time with his deaf friends. Kyle also wants an open relationship and Mondo is unenthusiastic about this, while also dealing with other issues, including grief for a mother who died from COVID. Despite their problems, they come across as the couple who seem to have most retained the feelings of affection that first drew them together. Finally, there's Nick and Katherine. 'We're on our own islands,' one of them says. 'We take care of things, the bills are paid. But there isn't love.' He's still working through a difficult experience he had in college that he is initially reluctant to reveal. She has some lingering issues with disordered eating. Both avoid talking about the feelings of insecurity they feel individually, lest those emotions explode beyond their control. I generally find 'Couples Therapy' to be free of the usual gimmicks and tricks that are used to juice most reality TV. But at least one moment gave me pause. A couple is sniping at each other in the waiting area outside Guralnik's office and she can hear them — or so we're led to believe. Whether that's actually the case or a trick of editing, I don't know. We see Guralnik gently stroking her sweet dog Nico, an Alaskan Klee Kai who often accompanies her to work, and it's almost as if she's trying to calm herself before opening the door and inviting them in. But again, this was a rare moment when I questioned if there was some manipulation happening in how that moment is portrayed. Also, the female half of one couple consistently wears an assortment of sweatshirts that have sleeves covered in sequins. It's a distinctive look, so much so that my cynical side wondered if she had a line of sweatshirts she was covertly promoting by wearing them to session. I've always wondered why people agree to bare their lives and messy relationships on the show. It's a question that probably applies to all reality TV, but this one especially requires a vulnerability about one's sexual behaviors, embarrassing flaws and personal history (and what can feel like shameful remnants of long-ago trauma) in ways that seem unique. The participants are not just revealing this to strangers who make up the bulk of the show's viewership, but also, by default, to potentially gossipy friends, neighbors, colleagues and professional acquaintances. Even if your relationship is hanging on by a thread, this feels like a deterrent. Then again, there is no fee paid by the couples here. Guralnik typically charges $700 per session. And she's really good. Maybe, if you're feeling desperate enough — and also exhibitionist enough — it's worth the tradeoff. Whatever the factors compelling people to take part, I'm grateful they're willing to let us see inside the most private moments of their relationships, because with Guralnik's guidance, I always feel smarter and more compassionate about humans in general. The idea that conflict doesn't have to be intractable is so profound as to be easily overlooked. 'I think it's very frightening for people to have a raw, honest experience — in real time — with their partner,' Guralnik says, and as a result, 'there are many ways people avoid real communication.' 'Couples Therapy' is a look at what it means to break down those walls and see what's really behind them. 'Couples Therapy' — 4 stars (out of 4) Where to watch: 8 p.m. Fridays on Showtime (streaming on Paramount+ with Showtime)
