Couples Counseling

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Relationships take a lot of work! Even in the healthiest of couples, communication can be difficult. It is often challenging to navigate differences in values, household responsibilities, desire discrepancy, finances, job responsibilities, or raising children. When couples struggle to communicate and have constructive disagreements, resentment tends to build. If resentment is not addressed, connection and understanding between couples can begin to fade. If you’re experiencing serious conflicts in your relationship, or if you’d like to enhance your ability to communicate and work together, seeking help from a professional can provide a safe and constructive environment to help your relationship grow and flourish. 

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Common Relationship Issues

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Every relationship is unique, and all relationships experience conflict from time to time. Below are some of the common issues couples face:

 

• Difficulty communicating and resolving disagreements.

• Lack of Intimacy

• Infidelity

• Differing Values

• Financial stress

• Substance use

• Boredom

• Parenting stress

• Distrust

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Treatment Options 

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Emotion Focused: Your therapist will help you and your partner identify unmet needs for connection and how they impact isolation, anger, and resentment. They then work with you to express these feelings in a healthy way, and identify ways to restore compassion and connectedness in your relationship.

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Solution Focused: Your therapist will help you identify specific problems in your relationship. Instead of solely focusing on the root causes of these problems, they will help you discuss and implement solutions to current problems, and work with you to learn how to come up with these solutions on your own to address and minimize the impact of future problems.

 

Communication Skills: Your therapist will teach you and your partner how to communicate your thoughts and feelings in an assertive way that increases your ability to accurately understand one another. You will learn a foundation of communication skills that discourages aggressiveness and passive-aggressiveness, and provides you with the tools you need to navigate stressful situations.

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Get Help Today

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Conflicts occur in every relationship. The ability to navigate these conflicts allows couples to enjoy a long term supportive partnership.  Reach out today, and we will connect you with a therapist who can work with you to develop a treatment plan that fits your unique needs, and will help you get started on strengthening your relationship.