Supporting Health Through Alcohol Reduction and Relationship Enhancement Together

The aim of this project is to refine the couples-focused intervention with up to 24 adults with unhealthy alcohol use and their partners (N=12 couples) to obtain feedback on the intervention content and structure, as well as the acceptability and feasibility of the intervention to guide further refinements.

Inclusion Criteria: * For inclusion, participants must be: 1. at least 18 years of age; 2. in a primary intimate relationship with one partner for at least 6 months; 3. able to provide informed consent; and 4. able to speak and read English. For the couple to be eligible: 1. at least one member must report engaging in past 3-month unhealthy alcohol use (cisgender men: drinking \>14 drinks a week or 5+ drinks in a day at least once a month; all other participants: drinking \>7 drinks a week or 4+ drinks in a day at least once a month; 2. the second member of the couple must drink alcohol at least monthly. Exclusion Criteria: * Couples will be excluded if either participant within a dyad: * Reports a history of seizures or delirium tremens during alcohol withdrawal, which may make supervised alcohol detoxification necessary if the participant chooses to reduce drinking. * Endorses any item indicating severe physical or sexual intimate partner violence (IPV) by their current partner on the screening measure adapted from the Revised Conflict Tactics Scale (CTS2). * Reports feeling coerced into study participation or indicates that study participation could place them at risk of harm from their partner.