Therapy for Couples

Is your relationship suffering from unresolved conflict or hurtful behavior? Do you find yourself missing the little things from when you first started dating? Couples therapy is a great way to work through challenges and disagreements, rekindle old feelings, strengthen your existing bond, and learn tools to tackle life’s challenges as a team. Together, we will create a treatment plan that lays the groundwork for making massive improvements in the lacking areas of your relationship.

Therapy can help couples with a variety of struggles, including:

• Infidelity or sex addiction
• A narcissistic or toxic partner
• Finance troubles
• Communication issues
• Excessive or unresolved arguments
• Lack of intimacy

I am very upfront with my clients—couples are among my most frustrating cases. Even when presented with the solutions to their problems, many fail to enact them. In order to achieve real results, you have to be dedicated to the process. Both parties must be willing to sit through discomfort and be open to criticism and change. If you stick it out, I will do everything I can to the best of my ability to provide you with the support and strategies you need to improve your relationship.

Benefits of Couples Therapy

Marriages and other romantic relationships rarely fulfill all our expectations. An essential part of maintaining a healthy relationship is communicating your own needs and understanding your partner’s. Most of the time, therapy is not a quick fix for deep-seated issues. Infidelity, in particular, poses a substantial challenge as it creates a lot of insecurity and requires new trust to be built. While I cannot promise you that your relationship will recover from every obstacle, I can tell you that following my guidance will lead to noticeable benefits.

Oftentimes, a third party can be invaluable in solving reconcilable differences. You and your partner will learn how to communicate more effectively and better address each other’s needs and wants. You will find compromises more easily, gain awareness of each other’s feelings, and empathize with each other’s perspectives and hardships. Couples therapy can also help parents become better at parenting and tackle the difficult decisions that arise while raising children.

What To Expect

The best way to find success with couples therapy is to be completely honest and lay everything out on the table. Couples should enter sessions expecting to share statements that may make someone uncomfortable and, at times, cause each other to feel shocked or even hurt.

Using evidence-based techniques, I will help you fulfill your individual needs and achieve your specific relationship goals. I employ Gottman assessment guidelines to gain a clear picture of your circumstances. I also utilize aspects of Dr. Chapman’s five love languages. In sessions, I will have you practice a variety of communication exercises and techniques. I may also assign homework to help you rekindle desirable aspects of your relationship and improve communication outside of sessions.

Working through problems takes long-term commitment—the same commitment you pledged to one another when you exchanged rings and said your vows at the altar. Do not come in expecting instant or effortless results. I ask all my clients to allow for at least three months of therapy sessions to ensure that proper time is made for assessment, implementation, and for results to begin to take effect.