Couples Therapy

People consider couples therapy for a variety of reasons.

Couples in a long-term relationship may have developed ways of communicating or relating with one another that feel frustrating and upsetting.

One of you becomes easily reactive or sensitive to criticism, making it difficult to talk to each other. So, you become avoidant, less engaged with one another, which puts a strain on your level of intimacy.

Or couples in the early days of their relationship may discover they are having difficulty negotiating not only day-to-day domestic issues, but also respective visions of where they want to be in the future.

Each couple has different needs depending on what their goals are for their relationship.

Each is a unique configuration where life histories and learned ways of relating has served to bring you closer together, but perhaps has also provided the seeds to your current conflicts.

Providing a safe place to communicate openly.

Having a third person in the room helps to facilitate a safer space to begin to share grievances and hopes, and to help each person understand the other’s thoughts and feelings. I’ll help identify your strengths as well as your conflicts. We can then determine how to resolve them and focus on improving your communication skills.

Understanding each partner’s unique history adds an important aspect to enhance mutual empathy as well as potential sources of conflict.

If you believe your relationship is ready for a change give me a call today.