COUPLES & MARRIAGE COUNSELING
Strengthen Your Relationship and Heal Together
Couples Therapy &
Marriage Counseling
Are you having trouble in your relationship? Does it seem like you keep having the same arguments over and over without resolution? Maybe the arguments change but the pattern or interactions never do; you make up, but then days or weeks later you’re back in the same rut.
Perhaps you don’t argue, but you essentially live parallel lives—you eat dinner together, focus on the kids or small talk, then one drifts off with the kids or goes and watches TV while the other gets on social media or plays video games. At the end of the day, you go to bed and then get up the next day do it all over again. While living life together, maybe you recognize the closeness and intimacy you once shared has been overshadowed or lost
At Family Care Center, we believe the journey to a healthy and happy relationship involves learning to handle life’s ups and downs together, and we’re here to guide you every step of the way. Our experienced therapists specialize in couples and marriage counseling, using evidence-based approaches to facilitate open communication. We listen and guide you and your partner to understand each other’s needs and find practical solutions together.
Benefits of couples therapy
- Effective Communication: Learn to express yourself and listen actively, fostering deeper understanding and connection.
- Assertiveness: Learn how to be assertive without being offensive, ensuring your needs are met respectfully.
- Conflict Resolution: Acquire tools to navigate disagreements in healthy ways, turning conflicts into opportunities for growth.
- Acceptance and Forgiveness: Foster acceptance and forgiveness, crucial for healing and moving forward.
- Strengthened Bonds: Build stronger connections with your partner through improved emotional intimacy.
- Healthy Boundaries: Develop the skills to set and respect boundaries, promoting mutual respect and healthier relationships.
- Increased Honesty and Trust: Build a foundation of honesty and trust in your relationship.
- Shared Growth: Embrace personal growth alongside your loved ones, fostering a supportive environment for everyone.
Rediscover why you fell in love
According to the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (AAMFT), over 75% of couples report an improvement in their relationship after counseling.
At Family Care Center, we know that every relationship is different and as unique as the two people in it, and we feel it is important to identify and address issues specific to your relationship.
No matter how long you’ve been together, our goal is to help you and your partner realize improved engagement in your lives and equip you with skills to progress and grow. Therapists at Family Care Center are trained in various methods to help couples succeed in their relationships.
Types of couples therapy
- The Gottman Method, which helps couples learn to manage relationships and develop problem-solving skills. These skills make couples more flexible in their relationships and help them achieve high emotional stability.
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), where your therapist helps you become aware of, accept, make sense of and regulate emotions to resolve problems and promote growth.
What to expect in couples therapy
As you begin couples therapy, your therapist will take time to get to know both partners and may speak to you separately. After gaining insight into the relationship’s history, details and challenges, the therapist will assist you in setting goals for what you both hope to achieve through therapy.
Many couples will gain problem-solving skills that change the “blame game” to a win-win problem-solving process. This can be done by teaching skills so a couple can handle their differences together through new and better patterns of engagement. It is important that couples have the opportunity to learn skills to regulate the emotional tone between them at a happy and loving level. Instead of anger, depression and anxiety, there is much more sharing of affection, appreciation, hugs and smiles. Also, a couple may benefit by gaining insights into the childhood origins of their problematic habits and promote excessive emotional reactivity.
If you and your partner are facing challenges in your marriage or relationship, consider seeking the help of a qualified marriage counselor or therapist to explore these benefits and work toward a healthier, happier partnership.
Appointments in days, not months
Taking the first step on your mental health journey is easier than you might think.
- Call or request an appointment online to speak with our team about care and coverage
- Let us know how we can support you or your loved ones
- Choose a time, provider and location near you - also available virtually
* Family Care Center is in-network with most major health insurance plans!
Most insurance plans accepted
