Discernment Counseling

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If you or your partner are considering divorce but are not completely sure that’s the best path, you are in a tough spot. And Discernment Counseling is designed for you. It’s a chance to slowdown, take a breath, and look at your options.

Discernment Counseling is a new way of helping couples where one person is “leaning out” of the relationship–and not sure that regular couples counseling would help–and the other is “leaning in” –that is, interested in rebuilding the marriage.

No more than six sessions, each session helps both parties clarify their wish to follow one of three paths:

  • Keep the relationship as it is, no changes, no counseling
  • Head towards separation
  • Commitment to six months all-in, quality couples counseling.

Each session is stand alone. You and your partner decide if you want to have another session.

About the Author

Jessica C. Gregg, LPCS

Jessica C. Gregg, LPCS, is a Licensed Professional Counselor Supervisor and the founder of the Center for Improving Relationships in Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina. She specializes in couples counseling, sex therapy, and Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), helping partners and individuals strengthen communication, rebuild trust, and deepen emotional connection.

Jessica holds a Master’s in Counseling from The Citadel and a Master’s in Human Development from the Bank Street Graduate College of Education in New York City, where she focused on attachment across the lifespan. With over 20 years of experience, she brings both clinical expertise and warmth to her work—helping clients understand their emotions, repair patterns of disconnection, and create relationships that feel safe, supportive, and real.

About the Center for Improving Relationships

At the Center for Improving Relationships, we believe connection is at the heart of well-being. Our therapists help individuals and couples in Mt. Pleasant and throughout South Carolina build stronger, more fulfilling relationships with partners, family, coworkers, and, most importantly, with themselves. Whether you are working on communication, rebuilding trust, or exploring personal growth, you deserve relationships that feel supportive, safe, and real.

Not Just for Couples

While many people come to us for couples counseling, our work reaches far beyond romantic partnerships.
We help people recognize and heal patterns that appear across all relationships, including those with friends, family, coworkers, and their own inner world.

Therapy offers a space to understand yourself more deeply, communicate with greater compassion, and create connection in every part of your life.

Therapy in Mt. Pleasant, SC

We offer in-person counseling in Mt. Pleasant and Charleston, as well as online therapy throughout South Carolina. Our services include: 

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