Marriage can be amazing, but unfortunately a strong marriage does not "Poof!" just happen.  Marriages require work and are bound to face challenges large and small.  Simple, everyday stressors can strain an intimate relationship, and major sources of stress may threaten the stability of the relationship.  Unmet expectations can become the seeds that grow into full-blown dissatisfaction, creating a wedge between spouses.  As long as each partner is willing to address the issue at hand and participate in developing a solution, most relationship problems are manageable. However, when challenges are left unaddressed, tension mounts, poor habits develop, and the health and longevity of the relationship are in jeopardy. Marriage counseling serves to repair these rifts and help couples reinvigorate their marriages. Couples of all types can recognize and resolve conflicts to make thoughtful decisions about rebuilding the relationship or going your separate ways.

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Marriage counseling differs from individual therapy in that the primary therapeutic focus involves improving the relationship rather than on helping someone with his/her individual issues.  The primary goal of any marital therapy is to increase your understanding of yourself, your partner, and the patterns of interactions that have become detrimental to the relationship. Once these have been explored and understood, you are taught how to change your feelings, thoughts, and actions, to change ineffective or destructive behaviors into positive ones that will enhance your relationship.

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Our therapists are trained to help you establish a vision of how you want your relationship to be and then to help you make the necessary changes to achieve that vision. 

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Some of our goals through marriage counseling are: 

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• Improve communication skills.

• Build empathy and respect.

• Learn effective problem-solving and conflict resolution skills.

• Strengthening connections, including intimacy.

• Minimizing ineffective, threatening, unproductive communication patterns.

• Reducing power struggles.

• Learn to effectively disagree.

• Uncover larger issues.

• Change old bad habits and patterns.

• Build and rebuild trust.

• Renew commitment to the relationship.

• Making decisions about separation and divorce.

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*Our Board Certified Team of experts also offer pre-marital counseling sessions.