Intensive Couples therapy can restore your relationship by strengthening your friendship. You will reconnect intimately and sexually with a new understanding of your present situation, of how you are now. You will get to have fun, like and appreciate yourself so that you can appreciate your partner and your relationship. COUPLES-FAMILY THERAPY
I believe that you owe it to yourself to do everything you possibly can to try to save your marriage. I believe that people have the right to be happy, that children greatly benefit from authentically happy parents, and that the most important goal is to follow the truth... to treat each other honestly... and to do that with love and respect. If you are troubled with relationship issues, married or not, it is a good idea to consider discussing your thoughts with a professional licensed relationship therapist because your personal situation is affecting your happiness more than anything else. All life aspects can be handled a bit easier if you have peace at home. Relationship or marriage counseling can teach you effective ways of communicating, understand yourself and your partner better and ultimately it can help you decide whether or not to stay in your relationship. Couples come into counseling with a variety of issues to address including communication & conflict resolution, sexual & intimacy issues, fighting and anger problems, identity and role conflict, dependence vs. independence, religion, ethics and values, jealousy, parenting, infidelity, money and finances, addiction, family and in-law struggles, step family issues, gender roles, infertility / adoption, and many more. Relationships deteriorate gradually. If you experience the following signs, your relationship is in trouble. The early signs are:
Inability to communicate, feeling misunderstood
Diminished sexual desire
Fighting almost over every little issue
Inability and lack of desire to make plans
Experiencing sadness, anger, despair
Having an affair
Decide if you should get married (pre-marital counseling)
Couples counseling can help resolve conflicts and heal wounds. If you are at the point where you consider separation, if you feel sad, or angry, or fear, or resentment, if you do not know how to handle your relationship, it is important to seek professional help so that can decide which way to go. My belief is that both partners need to understand their needs and evaluate what is keeping them in the relationship. Sometimes, as the years go by, both or one partner becomes too close to the other, or to the children and loose parts of themselves. The relationship is blamed, or the partner is blamed without taking personal responsibility of how the relationship has evolved. If you come in to therapy early, when the problems begin to arise, you have more chances in saving your marriage/relationship. I also believe that intimacy is a key issue in a relationship which is often not dealt with. It may be time for couples therapy. Couples therapy can help you rebuild your relationship. Or decide that you'll both be better off if you separate. Either way, couples therapy can help you understand your relationship better and make well-thought-out decisions.
