Marriage is a long conversation, interrupted by controversy (Robert Stevenson). Crisis periods can not be avoided, and meeting with them is only for the benefit of partners. Having survived the difficulties, the couple is entering a new level of relationships, discovering new ways to be happy together. In the Republic of Moldova, the issue of overcoming a crisis situation is of particular importance, based on statistical data most often this is a divorce. Cognitive-behavioral therapy used in psychological counseling has a special impact on the relationship of partners in a crisis situation, which is more clearly and accurately expressed in the study itself. So, the study of the effect of the use of cognitive-behavioral therapy in psychological counseling of couples in a crisis situation is simply necessary for developing a strategy for a constructive way out of this situation