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What is Couples Therapy?
Every relationship faces challenges, but you don't have to navigate them alone.
Couples therapy is a specialized form of counseling designed to help partners improve their relationship by enhancing communication, resolving conflicts, and deepening emotional connection. It's not just for relationships in crisis - many couples seek therapy to strengthen their bond, navigate life transitions, or simply grow together.
Our therapy for parents sessions provide a confidential, non-judgmental space where you can:
✔ Communication breakdowns and recurring arguments
✔ Trust issues and betrayal recovery
✔ Intimacy and emotional connection challenges
✔ Life transitions and major decisions
✔ Conflict resolution and problem-solving skills
✔ Strengthening friendship and partnership
✔ Pre-marital preparation and relationship enhancement
OUR APPROACH TO COUPLES THERAPY
Evidence-Based Treatment Modalities
At Be Seen Therapy, we utilize proven therapeutic approaches tailored to your unique relationship needs.
Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)
serves as the gold standard in couples therapy with proven effectiveness in creating lasting relationship change. This approach focuses on emotional connection and attachment bonds, helping partners understand and express their deeper needs while transforming negative relationship cycles.
Gottman Method Couples Therapy
is based on decades of research on what makes relationships succeed and provides practical skills for communication and conflict resolution. This approach addresses the "Four Horsemen" that can damage relationships while building friendship, intimacy, and shared meaning.
Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing (EMDR)
addresses individual trauma that impacts the relationship, including betrayal trauma and trust issues. This approach helps process relationship injuries and supports healing from infidelity or other significant relationship wounds.
Attachment-Based Therapy
helps couples understand their attachment styles and how early relationship experiences shape current patterns. This approach strengthens secure attachment bonds and helps partners feel safer and more connected with each other.
Prepare-Enrich Assessment
provides a comprehensive relationship assessment for engaged and married couples, identifying strengths and areas for growth while offering structured guidance for relationship development and a deeper understanding of each other.
Internal Family Systems (IFS)
recognizes the different "parts" within each partner - the protective part, the wounded part, the angry part. This approach helps couples understand how their internal dynamics affect their relationship and learn to communicate from their authentic Self rather than from reactive parts.
Trauma-Informed Couples Work
recognizes that individual trauma often impacts relationships and addresses both partners' healing while strengthening the relationship bond. This approach creates safety for processing difficult experiences together.
Narrative Therapy
helps couples examine and rewrite the stories they tell about their relationship, moving from problem-saturated narratives to preferred stories that highlight their love, commitment, and shared values.
Trauma-Informed Couples Work
We understand that individual trauma often impacts relationships.
Our approach addresses both partners' healing while strengthening the relationship bond.
Benefits of Couples Therapy
Communication & Connection
✔ Improved Communication Skills develop as you learn to express your needs clearly while truly listening to your partner's perspective.
✔ Deeper Emotional Intimacy emerges as you create safety for vulnerability and authentic emotional expression with each other.
✔ Better Conflict Resolution becomes possible as you learn to navigate disagreements without damaging your relationship bond.
✔ Increased Empathy grows as you develop an understanding of each other's inner world and emotional experiences.
Relationship Stability
✔ Reduced Argument Frequency occurs as you address underlying issues rather than getting stuck in surface-level conflicts.
✔ Increased Trust builds through consistent emotional safety and transparency in your relationship.
✔ Enhanced Problem-Solving abilities develop as you learn to work together as a team when facing life's challenges.
✔ Greater Relationship Satisfaction results from feeling more connected, understood, and valued by your partner.
Long-term Relationship Success
✔ Sustainable Skills are developed that continue to strengthen your relationship long after therapy ends.
✔ Renewed Commitment often emerges as you rediscover what brought you together and create a shared vision for your future.
✔ Stronger Foundation for handling future challenges is built through the tools and insights gained in therapy.
WHO CAN BENEFIT FROM COUPLES THERAPY
Couples Therapy can help if you're experiencing:
Relationship Patterns
Cycles of pursuit and withdrawal
Power struggles and control issues
Different values or life goals
Extended family or in-law conflicts
Balancing independence and togetherness
Trust & Intimacy Challenges
Recovering from infidelity or betrayal
Rebuilding trust after broken promises
Emotional or physical intimacy concerns
Feeling disconnected or like "roommates"
Difficulty being vulnerable with each other
Communication Issues
Frequent arguments or conflicts that go unresolved
Feeling unheard or misunderstood by your partner
Difficulty expressing needs and emotions
Patterns of criticism, defensiveness, or stonewalling
Different communication styles causing friction
Life Transitions & Stressors
Marriage or engagement preparation
Becoming parents or blending families
Career changes or financial stress
Empty nest syndrome
Retirement or major life changes
Loss of loved ones or health challenges
Different Types of Relationships
Dating couples considering commitment
Engaged couples preparing for marriage
Newlyweds adjusting to married life
Long-term couples wanting to strengthen their bond
Same-sex couples facing unique challenges
Couples from different cultural or religious backgrounds
Frequently Asked Questions
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Not at all! Many couples seek therapy to strengthen an already good relationship, prepare for marriage, or navigate normal life transitions. Prevention is often more effective than crisis intervention.
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It's common for one partner to be more motivated than the other initially. We can work with the willing partner first, and often the reluctant partner becomes more open to joining once they see positive changes.
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No. As trained couples therapists, we maintain neutrality and help both partners understand their role in relationship patterns. We focus on the relationship dynamic rather than individual blame.
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The length varies based on your specific issues and goals. Some couples see improvement in a few months, while others benefit from longer-term work. We'll regularly assess progress and adjust accordingly.
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While our goal is to help couples strengthen their relationship, sometimes therapy helps partners make difficult decisions about their future. If separation becomes necessary, we can help you navigate it with respect and minimal harm.
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Yes. Couples therapy can either help you reconnect and save your relationship or help you separate with dignity and respect, especially important when children are involved.
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Absolutely! Premarital counseling is one of the best investments couples can make. We help engaged couples build strong foundations and develop skills for a lasting marriage.
HEALING BEGINS WITH FEELING TRULY SEEN