According to VH1's "Couples Therapy" psychotherapist Jenn Berman, Juan Pablo Galavis and Nikki Ferrell, who got together on the last season of "The Bachelor," are making progress.

Although Galavis has still not told Ferrell "I love you" -- something that has garnered the couple much negative attention since the "The Bachelor" finale -- Brennan says the couple is doing well.

"Juan Pablo and Nikki have evolved through their therapy, but there's more work to be done," she told People. "There are some specific things about Juan Pablo that have caused him to hold back, but both he and Nikki open up more and more as they go through therapy."

Brennan added that Galavis and Ferrell have struggled with the amount of negative feedback they have received on social media. In a previous interview, Ferrell revealed that she has had to stop looking at her Twitter page.

"We had an amazing and intense period [of counseling] that felt very private," Brennan explained. "When it airs, I struggle a little bit because it's so personal. When it's on TV, it's very hard to see how you might come across during these private moments."

Ultimately, Brennan believes that the two reality stars genuinely want their relationship to survive.

"They are both really trying to make this work," she said. "It's a process; I think that we all owe it to ourselves and our partners to be constantly working on ourselves. We should be evolving and growing, and Juan Pablo and Nikki are growing as individuals, and growing as a couple."

In an earlier October interview with People, Galavis explained why his Venezuelan background makes it hard for him to say "I love you."

"In Latin culture, there are many words you can say to a woman to tell her that you care about her: falling in love, loving her, needing her," he explained. "Those words might not have a translation in English ... These mean something to Latins, but they don't mean the same to Americans. I've learned that 'love' is used a lot in the States for everything ... To me, if it's overused, it loses meaning."

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