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Counseling Services for Couples
Life is in balance when our relationships are “working”. Many couples and romantic partners seek counseling for many different reasons and at many different stages in their lives, even when the relationship seems to be “working.” None of us expect perfection in our relationships, but couples find great joy in figuring out how to address concerns without blame and escalating, and how to ask for what they need without fighting. A lot changes when you feel your partner “trying,” and couples learn to reconnect their intimacy. Improving communication, problem-solving, and intimacy are all great benefits for couples who seek continued improvement in their relationship.
Couples and relationship counseling can you you:
- Reconnect emotionally and strengthen your commitment to one another
- Develop practices together that will support and nurture your life and resiliency as a couple
- Cultivate thoughtful exploration of your problems or difficulties
- Understand one another and respect your strengths and vulnerabilities in the relationship
- Change the correlation between your toxic experiences in early lives and your experience in relationships
- Understand and express your needs authentically
- Understand what most-strengthens your feelings of closeness and attachment
- Develop strategies and skills for managing and resolving chronic tensions or conflicts, and for communicating more effectively when stressed
- Create a safe space to develop your capacity for self-reflection, intimacy and trust, as well as emotional regulation when arguing or distressed
- Expand your capacity for emotional and sexual intimacy
- Negotiate agreements, including agreements to change your relationship paradigm or status
- Rebuild trust and safety after an affair
- Cope with divorce, remarriage, financial or employment stresses, loss, grief, parenting conflicts, cultural tensions, a personal history of trauma, depression, anxiety, disability, illness, caregiving or aging, or any other source of stress or adjustment in your lives
- Plan for significant life changes, including marriage, childbirth, adoption, relocation, retirement, separation, or co-parenting after divorce
- Cope with infertility or the loss of a pregnancy
For Individuals
We welcome you into a partnership meant to assist in telling your story, learning your voice, making peace, and finding inner strengths to use in the healing process. We know it takes courage to call us, and we promise to meet you with compassion and encouragement.
For Couples
Life is in balance when our relationships are “working.” While perfection in a relationship is unrealistic, joy emerges when couples learn how to address concerns without blame or escalation. When you feel your partner trying, an intimate reconnection is easier to achieve.
For Families
Families encounter many challenges and changes once kids arrive, and those changes continue as they grow! Arbor professionals work with your family to strengthen communication, problem-solving, and bring enjoyment and peace back into your lives.