Couples
Counseling
Reconnect, understand, and grow together.
Why try Premarital or Proactive Couples Counseling?
Most couples come to therapy when they're at their breaking point. Often couples wait to go to therapy until they've built up years of resentment and are contemplating divorce. Buy why wait when you can strengthen your relationship now? Premarital and proactive counseling helps couples identify potential issues before they become a bigger problem. Whether you're dating, engaged, married, or in a long-term committed relationship, proactive counseling can help strengthen your bond and make your relationship even better.
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Who can benefit from couples counseling?
When you think of couples counseling, you probably think of two primary categories, premarital counseling and marriage counseling, but relationship counseling can actually be helpful for:
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Dating couples
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Cohabitating couples
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Engaged couples
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Married couples
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Single people
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Premarital & Proactive
Couples Counseling Explores
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Relationship expectations
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Attitudes toward finances
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Beliefs and values
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Differences related to intimacy
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Thoughts on children
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Family relationships
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Goals for the future
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Benefits of Premarital &
Proactive Couples Counseling
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Develop a deeper understanding of each other
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Improve communication skills
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Improve conflict management skills
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Learn how to set realistic expectations
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Learn how you give and receive love
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MyApproach to Couples Counseling
At Tailored Therapy & Counseling, I use two of the gold standards in couples’ therapy: The Gottman Method and Emotion Focused Therapy.
The Gottman Method is a skills-based approach focused on strengthening friendship and intimacy, improving conflict management skills, and creating shared meaning and goals.
Emotion Focused Therapy is an attachment-based approach focused on changing unhealthy communication patterns by uncovering and expressing underlying emotions and needs.
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