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Importance of Couples Counseling

by Michael MooreMarch 30, 2023 Couples, Marriage, Parenting and Families, Relationships0 comments
Couples therapy is also known as marriage counseling, couples counseling, or marital therapy. It’s a specific type of family therapy that can be beneficial in exploring the root causes of conflict between two people. This type of relationship therapy also focuses on improving communication skills so a romantic relationship can heal and grow. When two people are invested in it, there can be many benefits of marriage counseling or couple’s therapy. It can be instrumental in creating a partnership that’s built on mutual respect, consideration, and trust.

The benefits of relationship counseling will depend on the couple seeking help. The more you and your romantic partner are willing to put into your relationship, the better the outcome will likely be.

It helps in creating a safe space for you and your partner
Often when we’re dealing with conflict with our romantic partner, feeling safe is something both sides struggle with. To truly navigate conflict, you must be willing to be vulnerable, open up, and be honest. That can be scary. Couples therapy creates a safe space where boundaries are set and enforced, and a neutral third party oversees the process and can intervene when necessary. This means both of you can learn to really open up and communicate effectively, while still feeling that you’re safe.
It helps in resolving relationship roadblocks
It’s common for relationships to go through times where both parties are struggling to deal with a specific topic. Maybe it’s deciding whether to have kids. Perhaps it’s figuring out if you should make a major move. It might be about buying a house. If you feel like you and your partner are arguing about a specific topic that you can’t find resolution on, in-person or online therapy might be able to help.

While major decisions can become huge roadblocks that prevent a relationship from moving forward, it’s not always about those huge life-changing things. Arguing over laundry, or the dishes, or parental responsibilities, can all be just as taxing on a relationship and lead to an impasse that feels impossible to surmount. Couples therapy can help you discover the real issue that’s creating these roadblocks, address them, and figure out how (or if) you can resolve them.

It can help you gain a deeper understanding of your relationship dynamic
A major benefit of couples counseling is that you can begin to really understand your relationship dynamics. Who has the power? Is it balanced? Do you fall into specific (negative) communication patterns? Do you have a couple of common points of strife that you often disagree about? How do you handle conflict?

Looking at the answers to these questions and beginning to understand patterns in your relationship — both in good times and in difficult ones — can be very important in helping heal your relationship and growing a stronger bond.

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