Couples
Couples go through challenges during different points in the relationship. These challenges can look like moving in together for the first time, having their first child, parenting differences, children leaving the home, intimacy issues, infidelity issues, and communication issues, just to name a few. Here at Living Within Therapy we see all kinds of couples, even couples who report they have a good relationship and need some extra support to iron out a few differences they are currently facing. We also see couples who are wanting to engage in some work before they get married to discuss some of the more important conversations such as parenting, children, and finances.
Our approach to couples counseling is practical and efficient. We often like to set agendas at the beginning of our sessions to ensure both parties are heard. We will explore long-standing patterns in the relationship and teach you conflict resolution and communication skills. We can help navigate each individual's unmet needs in order to create a deeper understanding of the relationship dynamics. We will also assist in creating new problem-solving techniques that lead to areas of compromise and understanding as well as give tools to help rebuild trust and admiration for your partner.
It should be noted that we meet with each person separately at the beginning of our work together to do some further assessment as couple’s therapy may not be the best treatment at the time. Instead, we might recommend individual therapy to begin and then once some healing has taken place we would then start couple’s therapy. Please be sure to tell your therapist if you are experiencing any kind of abuse in your relationship. Our goal is your goal, and sometimes couple’s therapy might look like navigating separation peacefully which we can help you with as well.