Shane Birkel, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and host of The Couples Therapist Couch podcast

Clinical Training for Therapists.

Intensive Therapy for Couples.

Shane Birkel, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and host of The Couples Therapist Couch podcast

Clinical Training for Therapists.

Intensive Therapy for Couples.

2.8M+

podcast downloads

200K+

social followers

10+

years working with couples

8,000+

therapists community
men's health

Selling the Couch

The Couples Therapist Couch Podcast

Weekly conversations about what actually creates change in relationships. For therapists learning this work and couples doing it.

For Therapists

Some couples stay stuck no matter what you try.

Not because of your skills, because of what's driving the dynamic underneath.

I've spent over a decade figuring out what actually shifts things for couples, and I've been teaching it to other therapists since 2013.

"Since starting a few months ago, I've started a podcast, started couples intensives, and grown the confidence to raise my prices. I can't recommend it enough."

— Elle, Couples Therapist

For Couples

You've tried being calm. Tried being direct. You keep ending up back here.

The work isn't learning more tools, it's understanding what's underneath.

"We left our intensive feeling closer than we had in years. The conversations we've had since then have been deeper, more honest, and filled with appreciation for each other."

— Couple Client

Consciousness

See the patterns running your relationship before they run you.

Curiosity

Turn conflict into understanding instead of defensiveness.

Compassion

Stop the cycle of blame and actually understand what's driving it.

Connection

Feel close to your partner again, not just coexisting.

"The experience was transformational. We're already handling difficult moments with more honesty, care, and kindness toward each other."

— Couple Client

"The experience was transformational. We're already handling difficult moments with more honesty, care, and kindness toward each other."

— Couple Client

not sure where to start?

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podcast

Since 2017, this has been the podcast where therapists come to think more deeply about couples work, and where anyone in a relationship can start to understand what's really going on underneath the surface.

2.8 Million Downloads

Weekly conversations about what actually creates change.

intensives

You leave with a complete methodology including the clinical framework, the session structure, and the confidence to offer intensives at premium rates. Not just a certificate for your wall.

credentials & experience

Why therapists and couples choose Shane

9 years

of conversations with Sue Johnson, Dan Siegel, Lori Gottlieb, Harville Hendrix, Stan Tatkin, Harriet Lerner, and many others.

15+ years

of practice and thousands of hours of training with results that show up in therapists' practices and couples' relationships.

"It's totally worth the investment and it will definitely pay for itself in results over time! Shane is a wonderful teacher and holds a beautiful, safe space for the group to learn and share together."

"It's totally worth the investment and it will definitely pay for itself in results over time! Shane is a wonderful teacher and holds a beautiful, safe space for the group to learn and share together."

— Kristy Gaisford

— Kristy Gaisford

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© 2026 Shane Birkel | All rights reserved.

Get in touch

Still have questions? Reach out directly

© 2026 Shane Birkel | All rights reserved.

Get in touch

Still have questions? Reach out directly

© 2026 Shane Birkel | All rights reserved.