AllMusic editor Andy Kellman found that while Chapter 6: Couples Therapy "doesn't have the most appealing title, it reflects what Johnson has been through and covers a broader spectrum of emotions than indicated [...] There are many moods between [the] highlights, and they're all revealed with the same high level of conviction heard in Johnson's previous output [...] This is yet another pleasing, down-to-earth addition to one of the steadiest R&B discographies of the 2000s and 2010s."[1]