Couples & Marriage Therapy

Marriage therapy otherwise referred to as couples counseling or couples therapy, is an effective approach to treatment when the well being of a relationship is compromised by problems of communication and by the influence of unresolved conflicts. In counseling, couples are taught to understand particular triggers to deeper underlying issues. In order to be able to work more directly and productively together, it is important couples express their needs and feelings. It is also a main goal to teach couples to respond to one another in a more caring and compassionate way. In counseling, the couple is encouraged to explore their respective beliefs and expectations. It is also important for the couple to explore each partners expectations for their marriage which in some way may be contributing to the difficulties they are experiencing. Couples counseling can significantly alter conflicts through improved communication (a learned skill). In learning this skill of improved communication, we teach ways to avoid escalation of conflict which can often lead to unproductive, and unnecessary damage to the relationship.