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Relationships increase on love and support, but that doesn’t mean they’re free of conflict. In fact, every relationship encounters challenges, from trust issues to poor communication to disagreements in parenting. Whatever the issue, sometimes couples are able to work through it successfully—but in other cases, the path forward isn’t clear, and a relationship professional’s guidance could prove beneficial.
Family Life Psychology’s premier couples counseling service, is here to provide that expert relationship help and support. Led by skilled, caring mental health professionals, Family Life Psychology helps couple manage their unique challenges, and works to improve their overall relationship.
As we touched on above, couples counseling, also known as relationship therapy: is designed to help couples improve or strengthen their relationship, whether they be married, engaged, or dating. When the couple is married, couples therapy might also be referred to as marriage counseling.
Couples therapists: can help couples who have more serious issues as well as those who would simply like to strengthen weaker areas of their relationship. This journey can involve tough, yet productive conversations about your relationship, which requires you to talk to your partner in a respectful, patient manner.
At Family Life Psychology, your couples therapist will be by your side to guide and support you through these conversations. They’ll partner with you to understand what has brought you into therapy and how they can best help you and your partner in your sessions.
Counseling for relationships is growing increasingly popular. Every year, thousands of couples begin relationship counseling with hopes that therapy will help them work through their day-to-day problems as well as their larger conflicts.
While a couples counselor’s approach to therapy may vary, couples therapy sessions typically revolve around the following three elements:
Your counselor might ask that you and your partner attend a couple of individual therapy sessions, too. This will enable them to get to know you both on an individual level and assess each of your personal needs. Then, they can develop the best plan for moving forward.
The couples therapists at Family Life Psychology pull from different approaches to therapy, including emotionally focused therapy and the Gottman Method (as developed by John Gottman). These decisions are based on the couples’ specific needs, an essential component here at Family Life Psychology that leads to successful outcomes.
Couples counselors work to ensure that a couple’s time in counseling will yield a happier, stronger relationship. In order to accomplish this, your Thriveworks counselor will tailor your sessions to fit your needs and goals. If you and your partner think you could benefit from working with a professional, partnering with one of our professionals through The Spark can prove valuable.
For example, couple counseling can help you address and/or move forward from issues like:
Yes, counseling for relationships is helpful and beneficial. However, there is no “trick” for getting your partner to join you in couple counseling or marriage therapy. While the following tips may help you to encourage your partner, they are not forms of manipulation.
If your partner feels hesitant about seeking couples counseling, here are a few guidelines to follow in encouraging your spouse: