couples therapy
There are many benefits for couples who are seeking relationship counselling, such as:
- Learning ways to communicate in a more open and accepting manner, with less defensiveness and more collaboration in order to resolve issues in a way that is satisfactory for both partners
- Working through resentments and past emotional hurts
- Developing strategies to raise, address, and resolve conflicts in a healthy manner
- Coming to terms with life events within the family, such as having or losing a child, experiencing health issues, going through retirement or the "empty nest," etc.
- Addressing parenting concerns, particularly when coming from different backgrounds, value systems, or parenting styles
- Working to develop a better understanding of one another and each person's needs, as well as learning how to strengthen the couple's bond
- Finding healthy ways to build a stronger sense of connection and greater levels of intimacy
- Addressing issues related to healthy sexual functioning
- Working through stressful life events, such as employment issues, life transitions, loss of a loved one, etc.
- Assisting the couple to come to terms with issues in the external family, such as problems with in-laws or friends
- Coming to terms with decisions for separation or divorce, including ways to assist children through this process and avoid conflict when co-parenting
