Do you feel unheard in your relationship?
Do you feel unappreciated or not valued by your partner?
Is your relationship missing that “spark”?
Relationships morph over time in the midst of life transitions, packed schedules, and missed connections. Add in baggage from the past and couples can feel disjointed and unsatisfied in partnerships. Couple therapy helps couples reconnect, emotionally soothe past hurts, halt conflict cycles, and renew admiration.
Couple Therapy can help!
How can couple therapy help?
Mindful Way Counseling supports couples by providing a safe environment for each person in the relationship to explore unmet needs and underlying emotions in the partnership. The therapist can help the couple connect emotionally to explore relationship patterns, and develop new insight and ways of interacting.
Through relational therapy, couples can gain a greater awareness of conflict cycles and tendencies toward challenging communication. Enhanced awareness, connection, and intimacy can allow couples to turn toward each other in times of need and support. This strengthened bond and secure connection can assure partners that they have each other as a home base.
Who can be helped?
Mindful Way Counseling couples therapy providers can support you:
- to support a relationship toward longevity
- when you feel stuck in relational patterns that aren’t working
- when playing out all too familiar family dynamics
- to improve communication
- to support relationships that are managing cultural, spiritual, or other differences
- to prepare for marriage or remarrying or blended family transitions
- when impacted by broken trust, betrayals, or infidelity
We welcome all people, couples, and relationships: LGBTQ+, BIPOC, and all intersections of these communities
How does it work?
When you request couple or relational therapy, your therapist will meet with all parties of the relationship for an initial intake to gather information including the presenting concerns and learn more about your relationship.
Following the intake session, your therapist will determine what happens next. Often, providers will meet individually with each member of the relationship to gather history and background information. This will allow your therapist to determine the best clinical approach and provide recommendations for continued therapy and the appropriate frequency.
The majority of the remainder of sessions will take place with the couple together. The goal of the appointments will be to draw awareness to relational patterns, emotional hurts, and find opportunities for connection.
Matt Merriman, LMFT and Xianwen “Jade” Cao, MA provide Couples Counseling at Mindful Way Counseling.
Are you ready to work on your relationship?
