Couples TherapyIssues of intimacy and interpersonal conflict are some of the greatest challenges in personal relationships. Many couples feel confused and sometimes embarrassed about the fact that their relationship is not what they envisioned, wanted, or expected it to be. Emotional "fallout" from ongoing conflict can also make it difficult for individuals to communicate with each other effectively.
Couples therapy can help to demystify your relationship by opening the way to true intimacy, which may include resolving conflict. The foundation stone for creating a healthy and authentic relationship involves the development of clear communication skills. Such skills include the ability to express and receive communications and feelings in an none-attacking and none-defensive way. Relating to one another can often be clouded by the influences of the past, be this from previous relationship experiences or from family of origin imprints and emotional patterning. Due to this tendency, my approach to couples therapy also includes assisting individuals in exploring how their perceptions of the present are being influenced by the emotional filter of their past. Couples treatment can help to deal with issues of conflict, improve communication, increase physical and emotional intimacy, heal past hurts and grievances, and develop more realistic expectations of each other and your relationship. A healthy relationship also makes room for individuality as well as togetherness, and therapy can assist couples in defining and maintaining effective and respectful boundaries, both in their relationship and with others—such as extended family members, for example. |
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Issues Of Treatment for Couples
Co-dependency Issues.Loss of emotional or physical intimacy.
Sexual problems and dysfunction.
Conflict resolution.
Mistrust and jealousy issues.
Effective communication and boundary setting.
Exploring realistic roles, expectations and beliefs about marriage &/or relationships.
Identifying how past relationships, and family of origin, has an impact on present interactions.
Creating room for your relationship, and each other, in the midst of the many demands of life.
(To name but a few of the issues that can be dealt with effectively in therapy)
Sexual problems and dysfunction.
Conflict resolution.
Mistrust and jealousy issues.
Effective communication and boundary setting.
Exploring realistic roles, expectations and beliefs about marriage &/or relationships.
Identifying how past relationships, and family of origin, has an impact on present interactions.
Creating room for your relationship, and each other, in the midst of the many demands of life.
(To name but a few of the issues that can be dealt with effectively in therapy)
