How Can Couples Therapy Be Useful?It offers the following:
- An opportunity for individual growth
- An opportunity to end destructive or unproductive ways of relating
- An opportunity to invigorate your sexual relationship
- An opportunity to learn to be responsible for your reactions
- An opportunity to have a relationship that has real depth and real meaning
Marriage Repair is not solely about marriage, but any committed relationship:
- Whether you've been together one year or forty years
- Whether you're planning to get married for the first time or have been in several relationships over time
- Whether you're gay or straight
- Whether you're saying to yourself there's nothing I can be told about this relationship that I don't already know
I will work with you to help move your relationship forward. You decide the direction it will take. Imagine developing solid skills that will allow you to:
- Effectively relate to your partner
- Handle conflict productively
- Negotiate differences in sexual desire
- Create sexual health in your relationship
- Examine what it means to be really committed
- Learn to speak up even when you are afraid of the repercussions
Relationships are fluid and complex. Conflict does not mean you are incompatible, BUT it is a signal that should be paid attention to—problems do not magically go away. Conflict in a relationship can feel like a crisis, but it can also be an opportunity for growth!
