Couples Therapy
Do We Need Couples Therapy?
The challenges life throws at us will redefine our relationships. How well do you communicate? Do you know how to connect emotionally, physically, sexually? Do you like the way you fight and resolve your issues?
Depending on the season of life you are in, you may needing support through:
Adjusting to your new marriage,
Wanting to grow your family,
Struggling to adjust with a new baby,
Fighting over parenting differences,
Living like roommates
Financial instability,
Differences with money management,
Job loss,
Aging parents,
Care-giving,
Recent diagnosis,
and affairs.
When it seems that you have tried everything and nothing seems to change, you are left blaming each other or potentially giving up.
I’m here to tell you that there is hope, there is a light at the end of the tunnel and many couples come out stronger.
How Can Couples Therapy Help Us?
Learn to Communicate & Fight Fair
We all learned how to communicate from our own families growing up. We modeled what we saw, we learned how to talk and argue from people around us. The problem is that your family was probably completely different than your partner’s family.
If you are having problems communicating well or fighting fair, it’s probably because you are two different people with two different life experiences. There is always a better way, a new method of communicating or learning how to fight. You get to create that together through conversation, exploration, listening, and negotiating in therapy.
You don’t have to stay stuck in the same patterns that are not working. Learn from each other and create your own way that works for your family.
Reignite the Passion
Marriage does not have to feel like a life sentence. For many couples, divorce is not an option but living without passion or connection is no longer bearable.
Interrupt the silence, speak up and start exploring what you need.
Hardships
Life will certainly throw you some hardships along the way.
Whether you are dealing with financial struggles, a job loss, parenting challenges, loss of a loved one, illness, diagnosis, a recent move, empty nest and everything in between, you will realize how well your relationship can withstand it. Can you turn towards each other, can you reach out for support, do you feel understood and cared for, or does this tear you apart even more?
It’s okay to ask for help when you both are struggling.
Infidelity & Affairs
Your relationship just turned upside down after the uncovering of an affair.
“Is my relationship over? Can we come back from this? I don’t want to lose them. Can I forgive? How can I ever trust them again?”
This is one of the hardest things a couple goes through! It changes the relationship forever. The thing is, not every affair story is the same, because your relationship is not the same as. Some couples DO get through it, and some even become stronger.
The question is… are you ready to put in the work? You will need commitment, patience, and hope.