Couples Therapy

“The TYB Approach With Marriage”

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Why Consider Outside Help For Couples?

Couples seek consult with all types of goals:

- Rebuilding Trust

- Improving Communication

- Deepening Closeness/Connection

- Rebalancing Roles/Responsibilities Within The Relationship

- Navigating Difficult Decisions/Transitions

- Improving Intimacy  

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What To Expect?

Couples counseling often feels like a much more active version of individual therapy. At times, clinicians will act as a communication coach, a referee, a teacher, and a guide. The process is collaborative and change-oriented, to discover a fresh lens for bringing back the sparks that ignited at the start of the relationship. Our approach  is to first explore, identify, and deepen understanding of the issues at hand. It begins with the easily observable complaints, then digging further to better understand the root of what isn’t working. The newly found understanding will then direct lasting solutions for social change.

EFT, Gottman solution focused methods are incorporated accordingly as evidenced for best practices while working with couples.  

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How long are we in for?

There is no get out of jail free card nor does counseling equate in any way as jail time. The research/evidence suggests couples should come for as long as it’s helpful and end when they have a stronger foundation, a deeper connection, and new tools that they are utilizing successfully. Some couples seek therapy with a specific issue to tackle and are able to utilize the therapy space in a very practical way, requiring few sessions. Other couples entering therapy have more foundational challenges and will likely meet a longer-term criterion. Many couples come and go, using the therapy space as their constructive place to return to when they need extra support and professional guidance. Work collaboratively to decide the meeting frequency and treatment length that best fits your needs as a couple.