Then together we will set up an appointment and during your first visit discuss in greater depth your thoughts and
feelings about couples therapy and what your goals and needs might be.
Not exact matches
There is a lot of fear, shame, and general misconceptions
about couples therapy, which sadly, can leave folks
feeling more confused
about how to handle and accept the challenges we all inevitably experience in our most intimate relationships.
Traditional Behavioral
Couples Therapy (TBCT) is based on a few basic ideas: Simply talking
about how you
feel and think
about problems is not very helpful; rather, doing something
about them is what helps.
The hardest part of
couples therapy is accepting you will need to improve your response to a problem (how you think
about it,
feel about it, or what to do
about it).
If you're arguing
about the same issues with little growth or
feeling shut down around your partner, consider
couples therapy.
In
couples therapy the emphasis is on helping the partners understand the projection they have toward each other, while learning from the feedback they share
about their own
feelings in a neutral setting.
Avoid pointing out areas where you hope your spouse will benefit or making your spouse
feel like marriage counseling is all
about fixing her, recommends licensed
couples social worker Jon Meyerson in his Social Work Today article, «Success With Couples Therapy — A Step - by - Step Approach.
couples social worker Jon Meyerson in his Social Work Today article, «Success With
Couples Therapy — A Step - by - Step Approach.
Couples Therapy — A Step - by - Step Approach.»
Many arguments I hear
about in
couples therapy involve discontent from one person
about opening up
about their
feelings, and getting frustrated that their partner tries to fix or solve the issue.
This is why I
feel so passionate
about Emotionally Focused
Therapy for
couples (EFT).
Couples therapy can
feel vulnerable, because it is all
about you.
Despite the high number of attendees — some 200
couples, plus
about 20 therapists trained in Gottman Method
Therapy — and the steep cost (approximately $ 850), Fred and I
felt more connected to each other by Sunday evening.
I undertook my Tuesday Evening Men's group in 1999, because I had seen enough men in
couple and family
therapy to realize that our difficulty in managing emotional conflict was a serious disadvantage when we are being asked by articulate partners or our own children to account for our choices, demands, privileges, and maybe what we think and
feel about our troubles and difficulties.
Couples therapy gives both of you a way to cope with the event and to openly express your
feelings about the affair.
I am strategically optimistic
about all of these relationships because of my firm belief that good
couple therapy can help motivated partners save their marriage, heal from infidelity, build trust, stop arguing, improve communication,
feel more connected emotionally, rekindle their sex lives, and deal productively with both children and extended family.
I made this video to give prospective clients, and anyone curious
about attachment focused
couples therapy, a chance to get a taste of how I, and others like me, help people
feel more connected in their relationship.
What I see more often in
couples therapy, is a partner who «He clearly isn't concerned
about my
feelings or well being, or he wouldn't treat me like this.»
Sharing your hopes and dreams for your relationship will make your talk
about couples therapy feel much more comfortable and reassuring to your partner.
It is a cognitive
couple's
therapy, focusing on how
couples think
about their relationship, and how they
feel about feelings (meta - emotional philosophies are explored and addressed).
I like therapist we have for
couples therapy but
feel I need more individual
therapy also with the no secret policy we have it makes it hard for me to open up
about my own personal «stuff» that really has nothing to do with my relationship with partner.
While
couple's
therapy is helpful in terms of strategizing around ways to organize your new family unit in a practical way that
feels good to you both, individual
therapy is helpful in terms of learning
about your evolving needs and wants as you grow during these big changes.
Couples therapy will delve deep into how your partner really
feels about marriage, gender roles, forgiveness, spiritual beliefs, and more.
It's normal to find yourself
feeling a little down in the beginning of
therapy, so be sure to take notice of what you're
feeling between sessions in order to discuss them with your
couples therapist and ask for recommendations
about dealing with those emotions between sessions.
I just get so jazzed every time that I do those because
couples come in very disconnected, and then when learning
about Emotionally Focused
Therapy, they find really specific tools and that there clearly is a map to having them
feel connected.
The following
couple's
therapy is
about Erica and Paul's journey out of
feelings of estrangement from each other to the creation of joy and bliss for each other and life.
In Emotionally Focused
Couples Therapy, I help Pursuers communicate softly and clearly
about their
feelings and needs.
If you and your partner are finding it difficult to talk
about certain issues, end up
feeling unheard, find that discussions turn into painful fights and / or silent withdrawal,
couples therapy can be of assistance.
At Conscious Connections, we understand that many
couples seek
therapy as a «last resort,» and come in
feeling hopeless or doubtful
about the future of their relationship.
However,
couples therapy is a tricky business, and if you ever
feel that I am taking sides, the sooner I know
about that, the sooner I can take action.