Couples Therapy DC
Relationships and Maintaining Connection
Couples Therapy DC: Impediments to closeness in relationships can show up as anger, grief, loss, resentment, conflict, and feelings of disconnection. Through our work together in therapy, we’ll come to get a clearer idea of your current relational patterns and how these have developed over time. Without specific examination, we each tend to relate to others in the same manner as we did when we were younger. By examining ways you learned to be in relationships, often as early as in your family of origin, we will look at ways you may be able to change these deeply embedded patterns.
Although we are built to need connection and intimacy, the way we have learned to communicate with others via past relationships may push the current feelings of connection we seek away. Over time, you will be able to stop yourself from behaving in older more automatic ways, and choose more adaptive ways of communicating with those closest to you. This will result in feeling closer, safer, and more confident in your relationships.
Do you feel lonely in your relationship(s)? Do often feel unheard by your partner(s)?
Whether in individual or couples therapy, let me help you find ways to improve your feelings of security and intimacy within your romantic relationships.
Is Couples Therapy A Good Idea For Us?
Couples Therapy DC: Couples therapy is an ideal option for your romantic relationship if
- You are feeling disconnected from your partner
- You are fighting a lot and want to find ways to resolve conflicts more effectively
- Your relationship feels as though it could end at any moment, and you would like to save it from doing so
- You have children and want to be a good role model and show them what healthy relationships look like
- You feel satisfied in your relationship, but want to make it even better
Many times couples avoid relationship therapy until a deep upset occurs, or painful fights seem to repeat themselves on an endless loop. However, couples counseling can be immensely helpful anytime in a romantic relationship. Our work can yield immense positive results that you, your partner, and your children can appreciate and notice for years to come.
What Will We Focus On In Couples Therapy?
Couples Therapy DC: During our time together in couples therapy, we will focus on skill-building for you and your partner in the following areas:
- Finding new ways to see the positives in your relationship, and being able to know what you are getting as well as giving in your relationship
- Being able to identify unconscious patterns and cyclical behaviors that are damaging to your relationship
- Building a new frame in your relationship to bring back passion and feelings of intimacy into the relationship
- Nurturing positive change in yourself and your partner in order to move away from less effective ways of communicating with your partner
How Should We Be Preparing For Couples Therapy?
Couples Therapy DC: Do your best to come in with an open mind and heart. Quite often when a new couple enters therapy, one of the members is more motivated to be there than the other. This happens frequently, where one of the members feels the relationship is in worse shape than the other or urgently feels that “something has to change.”
If you have reached this point, you will get the most out of our work together by remaining open and honest about your experiences with your partner and how you are feeling in the relationship. I also welcome your sharing of any doubts or concerns around the therapy process, and to inquire about how couples therapy works. Walking through the door into therapy can be a difficult step, and I want to make the experience as comfortable as possible. Our goal is to create a warm and non-judgmental space in which you feel safe enough to express yourself and your needs.
