Couples Therapy
Getting Better Together
Every relationship is unique, but there are some common problems that can cause wedges between you and your partner. Unresolved issues can develop into anger, apathy, and defensiveness–causing emotional damage that worsens over time.
Couples experience problems like difficulty communicating, competing values, and unresolved trauma. Having a third-party, non-biased perspective helps couples navigate these issues, understand each other’s communication style, and build a healthy, fulfilling relationship.
Why Trust Couples Counseling?
Counseling provides opportunities to strengthen a relationship, improve communication, and grow together. According to the Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, therapy also shows a 70% success rate in helping couples work through their issues.
Create a Safe Space
Doctors Park builds trust by avoiding shame, judgement, or critique. These sessions allow you and your partner to express yourselves openly and honestly. A counsellor is your unbiased third party and will identify issues and create ways to address them.
Understand Yourself and Your Partner
Expressing feelings isn’t always easy, especially if it’s something you don’t regularly do. Doctors Park will help you and your partner identify feelings, communicating your emotions, and create steps to avoid losing progress.
Learn to Communicate and Grow
Communication is the key to growing a relationship. We teach healthy communication techniques that help couples navigate their challenges, resolve conflict, and create goals for the future.
Breaking Down Barriers to Relationship Counseling
It’s normal to have some reservations about starting couples counseling. In the couples that we see, there are three common barriers to starting therapy–but they’re easy to dispel.
Fear of an Outside Perspective
Some people believe that therapists take sides and widen the gap between partners, but this isn’t true. Our therapist is here to help you. We will listen with empathy and respect and make recommendations that help you grow together.
Feeling Exhausted and Drained
Some couples worry that counselling will leave them feeling drained. Therapy sessions are often helpful and invigorating. Some sessions may feel draining, but the positive effect from releasing unspoken issues will be worth the work.
Believing There is No Help
Relationships are ever changing and so are you. You may feel like your relationship is beyond saving or that therapy won’t help. Doctors Park believes there is always room to improve and is here to help you find ways to do so.
Meet Your Couples Therapist
Doctor’s Park Mental Health Center provides couples with effective tools and strategies to enrich their lives together. Through multiple sessions with a licensed therapist, you’ll deepen your relationship and find ways to work through your challenges together.
