Jen falls for her therapist
Hub by Justin is fuming over her other man
For more than a decade, Jennifer Aniston has relied on a team of therapists to help her through life’s challenges. The former Friends actress has publicly credited weekly counselling sessions for steering her through her divorce with Brad Pitt and she’s even said to have sent her late dog Norman to see a psychologist when she was worried he had become depressed! But now – just weeks after we reported Jennifer, 48, and her husband Justin Theroux were having a trial separation – Woman’sDay can reveal the star’s close relationship with a new therapist is causing big problems in their alreadystrained marriage. An insider tells us, “Jen’s been having weekly sessions with a relationship counsellor in a bid to save her marriage. He happens to be a good-looking guy in his mid-50s and there’s no doubt they’ve hit it off. “If they can’t see each other in the flesh, they FaceTime or call each other. Jen’s got him on speed dial. Sometimes she texts him several times a day. She is always asking him for advice. In fact, it’s got to the stage where she almost doesn’t make any decisions without checking with him first.”
But Justin, 46 – whose refusal to take part in any more couples counselling has infuriated his wife – is suspicious about Jennifer’s friendship with the therapist. He can’t understand how she’s become so reliant on him so quickly and has asked her to spend more time talking directly to him instead.
“Justin is as jealous as hell,” dishes our insider. “When he found out how much contact they’re having, he went nuts. He’s convinced the therapist is driving a wedge between him and Jen. He thinks this man is creating trouble and making things worse between them.
Caught out!
“It’s bad enough Jen is opening up about their marriage to another person, but Justin is horrified that he’s a hunky man who Jen clearly likes a lot. In fact, she seems quite smitten with him – and it’s tearing Justin apart. He’s convinced Jen has a crush on her therapist and he wants to know what exactly they talk about in their sessions together.”
Jennifer and Justin are currently living separately, with the Break-Up actress based in Georgia for her film Dumplin’ while Justin remains in his beloved New York. Though they hope their trial separation leads to a fresh start, loved ones fear they’re headed for divorce.
“The reality is, they have so many problems that they can’t seem to iron out,” explains our insider. “They seem to butt heads on every possible thing at the moment. It’s sad.”
While the pair are still struggling to agree over where to live – with Justin refusing to move to Jennifer’s hometown of Los Angeles permanently – the issue of the new therapist is creating fresh strain.
“Jen has had 10 or 15 therapists over the years who have advised her on her love life, career, family and everything else, and she’s always reading self-help books,” explains the insider.
“It’s just the way she is and Justin knew that Jen’s army of therapists came with the package when they got married. He didn’t think anything more of it until this guy came on the scene.”