Couples Therapy
Couples therapy is a type of psychotherapy focused on helping a couple work through challenges, understand their relationship better, and develop healthier ways of relating to one another.
Couples counseling may be recommended for a variety of reasons, including communication challenges, sexual concerns, trust issues, or frequent fights. The therapist's therapeutic method will be mostly determined by the couple's presenting concerns, while a schema therapy approach may frequently be a beneficial basis for understanding marital challenges.
Couples counseling might be brief if the couple wants to focus on a specific issue in their relationship. Following two or three sessions of an initial assessment and the development of a formulation of the couple's concerns, the therapist will construct a customized and tailored treatment plan with the couple they are working with. Following the creation of a formulation, treatment will seek to alter the nature of the interactions in order to alleviate the couple's concerns.
What should I expect from couples therapy?
The number of sessions required will be determined by the nature of the presenting challenges, therefore your therapist will develop a treatment plan with you after the first few sessions.
Exploring hard themes in couples counseling can be difficult for couples, but it can be highly beneficial in understanding marital dynamics and where things may be stuck.
Your therapist will most likely offer specific recommendations and provide homework projects for you to complete on your own or with your partner in between sessions.
Being candid about your issues with each other and determined to make adjustments will speed up the process of relationship development.