Couple´s Therapy

Here are a few signs indicating that you might benefit from couples therapy:

When you do not know how to resolve your differences and the only solution appears to be separation.
When you are feeling misunderstood and your communication became impossible.
When you seem to be ‘just occupying the same space’, or being together for the ‘sake of the children’.
When love is in question, passion has died and you've stopped having sex.
When your partner has had an affair.
When feeling torn - do I stay or do I go?
When feeling rejected, alone or isolated - The silence can be deafening.
When you cannot be ‘who you are’ with each other.

...the list goes on...

These ongoing problems such as arguments, controlling, blaming each other, loss of communication, loss of trust, feeling insignificant, etc., can lead to destructive behaviours and a potential desire to leave the marriage.

I work successfully with couples by remaining a neutral mediator without judgement or prejudice, to help you make sense of what's going on and ultimately to help you to develop new skills into relating to each other.

When marriage is in crisis, it’s totally normal to feel that the love for your partner has died for good. Even though it might not feel that way, your love is only dormant because you have detached emotionally to protect yourself from feeling hurt.

My primary focus will be on rebuilding the foundations of you really understanding each other and being able to meet each other’s needs, recovering the trust and respect once lost.

Successful therapy depends on each partner’s motivation and dedication to the process.

My aim is to work with you as a couple, assisting you to:

Improve your communication.
You will learn more deeply who you are and what your needs are.
Learn how to state your needs clearly and openly without anger or resentment.
Enhance sexual adjustment with your partner.
Identify and change negative old patterns.
Strengthen your ability to resolve conflict or disagreement in a positive way.
Understanding each other’s vulnerable triggers and how to deal with them respectfully.
Recover trust and respect for each other’s values and philosophies.
Heal the rifts which have developed between you.
Learn to listen, and hear even the unspoken.
Learn new ways to maintain a positive and lasting relationship.

In conclusion, Counselling Therapy is an opportunity to air hurt and angry feelings in a safe, private and controlled setting. It can offer new insights into the ways you are communicating and experiencing each other, help clarify thoughts and feelings, and can help free you to find new, more positive, ways of relating.

Most importantly, by remembering that each relationship has its unique challenges and strengths, you'll be giving yours the best chances for survival.

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