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Couples counseling is a very diverse practice. Couples issues and challenges are as individual as the couple that creates the relationship. It is because of this, I have segmented couples counseling: |
Premarital Counseling Programs
Pre-marital counseling is a time for discovery and understanding. Whether you are a couple planning a marriage ceremony, or a couple committing to life partnership, pre-marital counseling is a wonderful opportunity to bring more clarity about your partner, the difficulties that may arise, and the life you desire to create together.
****Six Week Pre-marriage Package….. $400.00****
Conflict Resolution
Conflicting couples come into sessions complaining of repetitive flights, lack of understanding or intimacy, and feeling un-heard and misunderstood. Couples that have fought their way in this direction are left with high emotions and a head full of questions, but usually seem pretty clear that although separation has been threatened they still want things to work out. Conflict resolution, anger management, and personal responsibly may be discussed and modified.
Couples Work
I also see couples that desire to do things a bit better or a bit differently. These are couples that are doing preventive work to strengthen the relationship before troubles become too large and overwhelming. This type of counseling may also include the couple that wants to increase intimacy or openness, the couple that would like to understand the repetitive positions that they take in relationships (such as a care-giver), the couple that is re-defining their roles (such as parenthood), or the couple in a period of transition and change
Mediation
Mediations in the therapeutic realm are often found after a decision to separate has been made. I think that these are difficult and straining times, and the support found in counseling sessions is not only beneficial but often needed. I find mediation especially useful when the couple separating also has children in which make decisions around. Mediation brings both parental and childs’ (rens) interests into the conversation so that better decision can be made for the entire family, and not for the sake of revenge and resentment.