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Trust is the foundation of every relationship. When it is broken due to infidelity, dishonesty, or hidden behavior, rebuilding it can feel impossible. Couples therapy is designed to help, but unresolved doubts can hold back progress.
Spectrum Polygraph Services offers confidential, accurate, and bilingual polygraph testing (English & Spanish) as a supportive tool for couples therapy. Our exams provide clarity, closure, and confidence so couples can focus on healing and moving forward.
Couples therapy often brings up difficult questions. A polygraph exam can:
- Provide Clarity – Resolve doubts that therapy alone may not settle.
- Restore Trust – Help both partners feel secure in moving forward.
- Support Healing – Allow counseling sessions to focus on rebuilding rather than suspicion.
- Ensure Fairness – A neutral evaluation that both partners can trust.
Closure & Moving Forward Exams
This exam focuses on questions related to infidelity, such as:
- “Since beginning this relationship, have you had sexual intercourse with anyone else?”
- “Have you engaged in sexual contact with another person without your partner’s knowledge?”
- “Since committing to your partner, have you been physically intimate with anyone else?”
This exam focuses on questions related to online and digital behavior, such as:
- “Have you created or used a dating app during this relationship?”
- “Have you exchanged romantic or sexual messages with someone other than your partner?”
- “Have you hidden any social media or email accounts from your partner?”
This exam focuses on questions related to financial honesty, such as:
- “Do you currently have any hidden bank accounts or credit cards your partner doesn’t know about?”
- “Have you made significant purchases during this relationship without your partner’s knowledge?”
- “Have you lied about your financial situation since beginning this relationship?”
This exam focuses on questions related to hidden behavior or addiction, such as:
- “Have you secretly used illegal drugs during this relationship?”
- “Have you hidden a gambling problem from your partner?”
- “Since starting this relationship, have you been dishonest about alcohol or drug use?”
This exam focuses on questions related to past history, such as:
- “Before this relationship, did you lie about the number of sexual partners you had?”
- “Did you conceal an ongoing connection with a past partner?”
- “Have you hidden a significant past behavior that could affect your current relationship?”
This exam focuses on questions related to closure and moving forward, such as:
- “Since agreeing to rebuild trust, have you engaged in sexual activity with anyone else?”
- “Have you been completely truthful with your partner about your commitment to this relationship?”
- “Since beginning therapy, have you kept any new secrets from your partner?”
(For couples who want reassurance about honesty after beginning counseling or making a commitment to change)
- “Since starting couples therapy, have you engaged in any sexual activity outside the relationship?”
- “Since beginning counseling, have you hidden new online accounts, apps, or secret communication?”
- “Since committing in therapy to be transparent, have you withheld any important truth from your partner?”
- “After starting therapy, have you continued any behaviors you promised to stop?”
Confidential and Professional Services
What to Expect During the Exam
- Private Consultation – Confidential discussion to develop focused questions.
- Bilingual Pre-Test Interview – Conducted in English, Spanish, or both.
- Polygraph Examination – A professional test administered in a supportive setting.
- Clear Results – Explained directly and confidentially to the individuals involved.
FAQs
A polygraph exam can help when one or both partners are struggling with unresolved questions. Providing clear answers reduces doubt and allows therapy sessions to focus on rebuilding trust and strengthening communication.
Not at all. Our exams are conducted in a calm, respectful environment. We explain everything step by step, answer your questions, and ensure both partners feel comfortable before beginning.
Polygraphs are most reliable when focused on one issue at a time. With properly structured questions and experienced examiners, the results provide strong clarity for couples.
Yes. Confidentiality is a top priority. Results are shared only with the couple and never released to outside parties.
The polygraph does not replace counseling. Instead, it’s a supportive tool that many therapists recommend to help resolve ongoing disputes about honesty so that therapy can return to healing and rebuilding.
It’s very common to feel nervous. Polygraph examiners understand this and create a supportive setting. Being nervous does not mean results will appear deceptive.
Questions are developed ahead of time with input from both partners (and sometimes the therapist, if agreed). They are straightforward, simple, and direct — never trick questions or confusing wording.
Polygraphs may address concerns such as:
- Infidelity or cheating
- Online activity (secret apps, messages, or accounts)
- Financial honesty (hidden accounts or spending)
- Hidden behaviors (gambling, substance use, addictions)
- Past history that may affect the relationship
- Post-therapy commitments (behavior after counseling has started)
- Closure after rebuilding trust
That’s okay. The polygraph measures truthfulness, not memory. If someone genuinely doesn’t recall something, it will not automatically be considered deceptive.
No. The exam should never be a tool for punishment. Instead, it’s a voluntary step toward healing, offering reassurance, and creating a pathway for couples to move forward.
Once the exam is complete, the examiner will review and explain the results clearly and confidentially. The couple and therapist can then use that clarity as a foundation for continued progress.
