What is the focus of marriage counseling ? The focus of marriage counseling is to provide specialized counseling services for relationship issues. The primary objective of the practice is to provide therapy to couples at various stages of their relationship, which includes couples who are in the early middle or later stages of their relationship and are dating, couples who are engaged and planning to marry, and couples who are married.
What type of counseling is provided ? Couples counseling, premarital counseling, and marriage counseling is provided. If you are a couple and not married you can attend couples counseling together, if you are an individual and having a relationship difficulty you can attend counseling alone for individual therapy. Premarital counseling is offered to couples who are engaged as well as couples who are engaged and have set a date for marriage, and couples who are married can attend together for marriage counseling.
What services do marriage/couples counselors provide ? Marriage counselors provide services to individuals and couples who are having concerns with their relationship and want to meet with a counselor in an objective setting to discuss the issues and concerns they are addressing in their relationship. The counseling provides a setting which encourages the development of focus and clarity on core issues that are causing problems, and a specific plan to resolve issues.
Benefits of Marriage Therapy? Marriage counseling can help by providing skills to improve the relationship and to develop a plan with goals. The therapy can provide a setting to address communication, trust, and intimacy. Improve communication, rebuild trust, increase intimacy by improving problem solving skills. The counseling is a way to change negative patterns and begin to explore new behaviors that can enhance the relationship. The main objective of marriage counseling is to communicate openly about core concerns and feelings in a way that feels emotionally safe and non-confrontational.
What is the approach to the marriage counseling sessions? There are a combinations of approaches provided during the sessions depending on the clients particular situation. Two specifically that are effective is couples behavioral therapy which addresses enhancing positive relationship patterns by providing strategies for better communication, and problem solving. In addition, cognitive behavioral skills are provided to help change negative beliefs and patterns and emotionally focused couples therapy highlights negative patterns and anger by helping the couple to express primary emotions related to fear of abandonment as well as a need for closeness to diffuse anger and increase bonding.
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