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You are not alone if you are feeling lonely, detached, and unable to convey your needs to your spouse. When things become difficult, it is OK to seek assistance.
“We don’t need relationship counseling,” you may be thinking. “All we have to do is stop fighting with each other” or “We can get through this on our own.” Couples therapy or relationship counseling can offer valuable therapeutic guidance to help new or married couples identify unhealthy communication patterns and develop effective tools to navigate conflict and strengthen their bond.
Couples seek marriage relationship counseling for a variety of reasons. Emotional wounds, variations in parenting techniques, values, changes in life stages, affairs, too many disputes over trivial matters, feeling disconnected, and wishing to strengthen the connection and romance in the partnership are some of the causes. In some cases, intensive couples therapy may be recommended to address more complex challenges and rebuild a stronger foundation for your relationship.
Online through Secure video sessions, In home
We all go through emotional ups and downs, or “rough patches,” as we term life changes, events, or situations that impose stress and pressure on our relationships. These are typical marriage and relationship difficulties. We may think to ourselves, “does couples counseling work?” Yes! Through commitment and a willingness to change with your spouse, you can resolve marital problems together.
But what if these ‘difficult patches’ become hard weeks, months, or even years? What happens if you and your spouse are unable to resolve or overcome an issue? Relationships develop over time and require care and maintenance to be healthy and strong. When we ignore the ‘problems’ in our relationships, they get worse. That ‘patch’ spreads, and before you realize it, a once-healthy relationship has become weak and frail. But there is a method to breathe new vitality into your love: consider marriage and relationship counseling, with options for online counseling if location or scheduling is a concern. Even intensive intimacy therapy can be explored for more complex situations.
Partners in relationship counseling frequently report feeling unnoticed, misunderstood, and unsatisfied with their needs. They may be wounded, lonely, and despairing of ever improving the relationship. When couples are not receptive to each other’s emotional and/or bodily needs, it indicates that the partners are out of sync and suffering. If you’re in pain, it’s time to consider family therapy services to help you reconnect and find healthier ways to communicate.
Nothing matters more in our lives than our relationships, and online or at home therapy may help at any point. Whether you’re in the early stages of a relationship and struggling, embarking on a new chapter (like having children), struggling with sexual intimacy, or disagreeing on fundamental beliefs or habits, all these are good reasons to seek out relationship counseling.
Most problems within a relationship begin small and develop in magnitude until they are resolved. Couples should not wait until they are in distress to seek help. Rather than considering therapy as a crisis solution, consider it an essential component of living a healthy life. Therapeutic counseling can provide a safe space for couples to explore challenges, improve communication, and strengthen their bond.
M.Ed., LMFT-S, LPC-S, AAMFT-S
Kentucky, Louisiana, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia
Pre-marital,
Sex & Intimacy, High achieving Men
MS, Resident in Marriage and Family Therapy
Virginia
Change to Chronic Illness, Life Transitions, Communication, and Couples Counseling
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