The therapist creates a session code. Both partners join from their Closer Couples apps.
For therapists and couples
Support the conversation without opening the whole relationship.
Closer Couples gives verified therapists a private way to send thoughtful questions, review answers a couple chooses to share, and continue meaningful work between sessions.
Selected sharing
Both partners approve
No couple master key
A private bridge between sessions
Useful context, without becoming therapy or an EHR.
The therapist workspace is for structured questions, selected answers, approved history, and therapist notes. It is not therapy, not telehealth, not a diagnostic tool, and not an electronic health record.
Not a replacement for therapy
Not telehealth
Not an electronic health record
Not diagnostic scoring
How therapist access works
Four steps, with consent at every important boundary.
The therapist selects an eligible question or prepares a custom draft with a framing note.
Each partner answers for themselves. One partner cannot answer on behalf of the other.
The therapist reviews submitted answers. Partner sharing follows the approved reveal flow.
Couple control
Your therapist sees what you choose.
Connecting with a therapist does not open the full Closer Couples space. Both partners join, approve the scope, choose eligible history to share, and can end therapist access without unlinking the couple.
Therapist features
A workspace built around the couple.
Questions chosen for real conversations
Catalog examples stay practical, not diagnostic.
Therapist-eligible content should be reviewed before launch. These examples are safe catalog directions, not clinical assessments or relationship scores.
Which listening habits make repair feel safer?
Which little conversations help you feel connected?
Which kind of date sounds easiest to enjoy this week?
Therapist security
Your workspace is private too.
Therapist records are stored in an encrypted local vault protected by a therapist-chosen passphrase. Closer Couples does not receive the vault passphrase, and losing the backup passphrase may make a backup unrecoverable.
Local vault
Auto-lock
Local access log
Optional encrypted backup
Availability and clinical limits
Built for privacy conscious clinical workflows, with careful limits.
Therapist access is initially available to eligible Mississippi professionals. Signed business associate agreements are not yet available, so Closer Couples does not currently claim the therapist service is HIPAA compliant. Read the HIPAA and clinical data notes before using Closer Couples in a regulated practice.
Mississippi only at first
Administrative review required
BAA not yet available
Therapist FAQ
Answers before someone has to email support.
What can a therapist see?
Assigned answers and approved history within the scope both partners choose. The therapist does not receive full account access.
Do both partners need to agree?
Yes. Both partners participate in the connection and approval flow before sharing begins.
Can a therapist read our chat or After Dark activity?
No. Chat, media, recovery material, After Dark activity, sexual question packs, and anything outside the approved scope are not part of therapist access.
Are therapists verified?
Applications include professional and license information for administrative review. Access is initially available to eligible Mississippi professionals.
Is Closer Couples HIPAA compliant?
No. Closer Couples does not currently claim the therapist service is HIPAA compliant, and signed business associate agreements are not yet available.
Does Closer Couples replace therapy?
No. It supports conversations between sessions. It is not therapy, telehealth, a diagnostic tool, or an electronic health record.
Early therapist access
Bring better questions into the space between sessions.
Apply for early therapist access and help shape a private tool built around consent, useful context, and conversations that continue after the appointment ends.