Couples Therapy

Committed Relationships Take Work

No one ever said, “being in a couple’s relationship is a piece of cake.” Our relationships come with all types of potholes, stressors, and disruption.

Relationships experience highs and lows, bumpy roads, and smooth freeways. Two people joining together in a life journey bringing with them backpacks full of old patterns of behaviors, assumptions, goals, expectations. Who would ever think this could be easy?

There are central themes we look at in our couples work which include:

Patterns of behaviors that were learned or taught in our homes of origin

Assumptions about what marriage and the roles for each partner

Communication skills and the use of verbal weapons and empathic understanding

Shared meaning

Parenting models and skills

Emotional violations

Family interactions

Assessments are used to identify problem areas and goal setting

The health of our couple’s relationship impacts our entire life. Healthy couple’s relationships

positively impact your children, careers, and your physical and mental health. Let’s work

together to improve the overall health of your relationship.