Couples Therapy
Fosters improved communication, conflict resolution and emotional intimacy. Helps couples navigate challenges, understand each other’s perspective and develop healthier relationship patterns. It is helpful at any stage of your relationship, regardless of your marital status.
Common issues seen in couples therapy include:
Individual issues that affect the relationship
Not enough time spent together
Division of household chores
Feelings of disconnection
Conflict
Communication issues
Financial issues
Focus on helping with:
Developing tools to face the stressors faced as a couple (i.e. financial stress, family issues, moving).
Create new perspectives for each other as individuals and as a couple.
Understanding each others needs, emotions, desires.
Forgiveness and healing
Conflict resolution
Improve communication
Improve intimacy
Grow trust.
Benefits of Couples therapy:
Understand each other better
Improve relationship satisfaction
Strengthen friendship and attachment
Terminate dysfunctional behavior
Learn skills
Couples therapy could be a great choice for you if:
You and your partner are willing to communicate openly.
You still want the same things (and can fine common goals).
You’re willing to discuss how individual issues impact the relationship
Couple therapy may not be the right choice if:
You or your partner don’t have the time to commit to therapy process.
One or both partners aren’t willing to be open and honest in the therapy process.
You and your partner are no longer fundamentally compatible (i.e. want different things for your lives that don’t fit together)
Type of Therapy used:
Gottman 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.
For more detailed explanation visit https://www.gottman.com/about/the-gottman-method/