Couples Therapy
You got married thinking forever…
… but now there are days when you wonder if you can go another day.
Where you used to be comfortable in talking to each other, your conversations now go from 0 to heated argument in 10 seconds. On a good day.
“You know, he could put in a little more effort and help out around the house.”
“She constantly critiques every little thing that comes out of my mouth. It’s like I can’t say anything right.”
“We’re drifting farther apart. We’ve been married for years, but the intimacy isn’t there anymore.”
The tug and pull of repairing your marriage or relationship…
You want to make things better, but you’re not sure where to start.
Is it something wrong with you? Maybe your spouse is right and you’re wrong.
You can’t go back to the way you were, but the couple you are now isn’t working for you or your family.
How do you find a way forward?
Repairing a relationship is not a solo project.
You’re both in your marriage or relationship, together.
But sometimes you need insight and support to help navigate the roadblocks you’re facing as a couple.
Over the years, I have helped couples talk calmly and arrive at compromise (it sometimes takes a while…) about their sex life, their finances, how to parent their children, and how to trust and support each more fully.
The most important thing I work with couples on is how they communicate with each other. How some statements, texts, emails predict bad outcomes and how others spur feelings of closeness.
Our work together allows couples to productively communicate not just what they’re feeling, but how their partner’s words or behaviors affect them. I then provide tools and strategies that they can use to combat challenges and issues before they become bigger problems.
Every couple’s story and struggles are unique to their relationship, and it’s important to have a therapeutic experience that solves your unique challenges.
Most often, the couples I work with “fire me” because they’re doing great and don’t need me anymore! 😊
Whether you have major problems to unpack and solve…
… or simply want to get back to talking to each other in a more relaxed, comfortable, respectful, and supportive way, I can help.
Please call me at (815) 325-8116 to begin the process of getting back to realizing why you and your partner chose each other in the first place.