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Relationship Counseling

Relationship Counseling is a form of psychotherapy that can help you and your partner create the relationship you desire. If you are having relationship difficulties or are looking to keep your relationship on track our relationship counselors will partner with you to achieve your goals.
Our relationship counselors employ an integrated approach to each relationship, borrowing techniques from different forms of therapy, depending on your needs..

 

Relationship Counseling can address a wide range of relationship issues, including recurring conflicts, feelings of disconnection, an affair, issues related to sex, or difficulties due to external stressorsSome forms of this therapy include marriage counseling, premarital counseling, and family therapy. It is typically a short-term form of therapy.

Methods

Some forms of this therapy include marriage counseling, premarital counseling, and family therapy. It is typically a short-term form of therapy.

  • Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) – focuses on improving the attachment and bonding between you and your partner. The counselor helps you understand and change patterns that lead to feelings of disconnection.
  • Gottman Method – This method involves addressing areas of conflict and equipping you and your partner with problem-solving skills. It aims to improve the quality of friendship and the level of intimacy between you and your partner.
  • Ellen Wachtel’s Approach – This is a strength-based approach that involves focusing on the positive aspects of the relationship. It focuses on self-reflection rather than blame.
  • Psychodynamic Couple’s Therapy – explores the underlying hopes and fears that motivate you and your partner, to help you understand each other better.
  • Behavioral Therapy – involves shaping behavior by reinforcing positive behaviors that promote stability and satisfaction, while discouraging behaviors that foster negativity.
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy – involves identifying and changing thought patterns that negatively influence behavior.

Techniques

Some of the strategies a Relationship Counselor might employ:

  • Getting to Know You – The counselor creates a sense of safety by getting to know you and your partner. They work actively and collaboratively with you to help you understand yourself and your partner better.
  • Identify Feelings – The counselor helps you and your partner identify feelings and put them into words to one another.
  • Exploring the Past – Relationship counseling often involves exploring your past, since that can help you better understand your fears, motivations, and behaviors in a relationship. It can also help address unresolved conflicts that affect your present.
  • Focusing on Solutions – The counselor will work with you and your partner to resolve issues, correct negative behavior patterns, and focus on positive aspects of the relationship.
  • Teaching Skills –  Teaching you and your partner anger management, problem solving, and conflict resolution skills. The aim is to equip you and your partner with tools to help you deal with issues as they crop up.

Benefits

Relationship Counseling provides you and your partner the opportunity to discuss and resolve issues related to several aspects of your relationship, which can include:

  • Relationship Roles – Help you examine the roles you and your partner play in the relationship and identify unhealthy dynamics. It can also help address differences in expectations.
  • Beliefs and Values – Help you and your partner discuss your beliefs, values, and religious sentiments and the implications of these aspects on your daily lives.
  • Finances – Help promote open dialogue and transparency around income and spending habits.
  • Time Spent Together – Help you and your partner address issues that have been sabotaging your time together and identify activities that you enjoy doing together and how to make time spent together more enjoyable.
  • Children – Help you and your partner communicate your beliefs and feelings about having children or how you would like to raise them. Relationship Counseling can also help with stressors like difficulty conceiving or adopting children.
  • Familial Relationships – Help you and your partner work out issues stemming from conflicts with other family members, like parents, children, and siblings.
  • Sex and Intimacy – Help you and your partner with situations related to sex and intimacy, or infidelity.
  • Health Issues – Help you navigate the stress physical or mental health concerns put on your relationship.
  • External Stressors – Help you and your partner deal with conflicts related to external factors, like work for instance, that can put stress on your relationship.