Couples Therapy

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Do We Need Couples Therapy?

For many couples, the answer is a clear “YES!”

You may be going through a hardship, like a job loss, new diagnosis, financial hardship, etc. These are life’s challenges that cause some couples to get stuck in hurtful patterns.

You may be going through the aftermath of an affair.

For many, you are in the “sandwich” generation. The time when life’s responsibilities are crushing from all sides:

parenting, aging parents, career, finances.

As much as you try and as much as you love each other, it can become overwhelming. It can lead to cycles of frustration, blame, hurt and overall, burnout.

For many other couples, the answer is “Maybe?”

Some couples just go through the motions. They function on autopilot and handle the responsibilities at home. They become easy partners.

It’s not bad, but it’s not great.

You don’t argue, you don’t disagree, but you also don’t interact that much.

For couples in the second camp, I say, couples therapy will bring you back to each other.

Couples Therapy will “wake you up” and invite you to care about your relationship on a deeper level.

How Can Couples Therapy Help Us?

It depends on what is motivating you to start couples therapy

Expectations for Couples Therapy

During our first session, we spend time talking about

  1. Your primary reason for starting therapy

  2. Share your relationship’s history

  3. Talk about your current life: career, children, hobbies

  4. Together we find out what your goals for therapy will be

This introduction session will guide us into our therapeutic relationship. It will help both of us know, what you each want from therapy and how I can support you in getting there.

Therapy is not a one size fits all and I will be intentional about finding out your needs, communicating clear expectations and offering the warm and empathetic support you are looking for.