
Couples Therapy is not meant to change the other person.
It’s meant to enhance your ability to understand and respect one another.
Couples Therapy can take many different approaches, so find which one works best for you:
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Pre-Marital
- set expectations
-understand differences
- handle external pressure
- create shared vision
- assess compatibility
- improve communication and conflict resolution skills
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Marital Enhancement
- enhance emotional intimacy
- clarify goals and values
- rebuilding trust
- foster equality
- reignite passion
- improve communication and conflict resolution skills
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Separation/Divorce Navigation
- clarify decisions
- manage emotions and grief
- reduce conflict
- re-define relationship
- promote emotional resilience
- improve communication and conflict resolution skills
Couples Therapeutic Approaches
Gottman Method for Couples Therapy
Includes the Gottman Relationship Assessment
Increases understanding and empathy
Strengthen Friendship
Manage healthy conflict
Create shared meaning
Emotion-Focused Couples Therapy
Emotions are key to connection
Attachment-Theory Focus
Identify and Change Negative Patterns
Emphasize Vulnerability and Empathy
Build Emotional Bonding and Connection