Marital and Relationship Counseling
Couples Therapy and Marriage Counseling in Aurora, OH
Enjoy deep reconnection and healing within your marriage/relationship
Have you ever been in a relationship and felt alone? Have you ever sat beside your partner and felt desperate, unable to communicate and connect? For some, we feel compelled to immediately resolve tensions, moving towards our partner, desperately attempting to resolve conflict. Others become overwhelmed with the intense emotions and disconnect, walking away and stonewalling. Each partner has a common goal, desperately wanting to be heard and understood. Though partners may handle conflict and tension differently, what they often have in common is a feeling of hopelessness, helplessness and quiet desperation. The longer the unhealthy dynamics within a relationship continue, the harder it becomes to resolve.
There is ALWAYS hope!
Struggles and conflict within a relationship can take many forms.
These include:
Finances - Finances are often a source of conflict within a relationship. Couples therapy can assist with open communication and goals, setting boundaries, and rethinking money in relation to the goals of the relationship and family.
Time spent together - In these times of two income families and multiple commitments and responsibilities, time spent together can become a chore, and be last on the to-do list. This lack of time to connect can erode the spark in a relationship and create tension and disconnect.
Working with a couples therapist can assist with re-thinking and re-establishing spark and connection within your relationship.
Parenting - Depending on the background/family of origin history with each partner, styles of parenting can differ greatly. Conflict within a parenting relationship can cause division with a couple and within the entire family. While differing parenting styles are not uncommon, it is important to address these issues and come to an agreement with some common ground. Parenting cohesiveness assists with creating harmony, joy and peace within a relationship and within the entire family.
Sex and Intimacy - Sex and intimacy are commonly areas within a relationship where communication breaks down and dangerous divides can occur. Intimacy is a core and essential part of a relationship, and when there is a disconnect in the bedroom, ripple effects are felt in other aspects of the relationship. Intimacy concerns may include an affair, pornography, or lack of sexual satisfaction with one or both partners. Lack of attention to these issues can cause further dissatisfaction and breakdown in communication, possibly weakening and threatening your relationship. Sexual concerns are often kept “secret” and are a source of shame and embarrassment. Working within the safe environment of couples therapy can help to heal wounds, open up the flow of communication and assist with overall sexual/intimacy connection and satisfaction.
Communication
- Communication struggles are common within a relationship. So common, that couples often overlook this and minimize the potentially damaging impact of long term break down of healthy communication. External stressors including work obligations, parenting, and family obligations often contribute to overall feelings of stress and communication struggles. Often small shifts in our communication patterns can result in a hugely positive impact on connection. Getting therapeutic assistance at any stage of communication struggle can have a positive impact on helping a couple to reconnect.
Our therapists work successfully with couples of all ages and stages of conflict. Together we work on breaking the cycle of pain and conflict. Having a third party intervening and assisting without judgment can be a powerful tool to decrease conflict and revitalize love and connection. Quite often couples do not need to make major changes to get their relationship back on track, but rather need help and guidance to make small shifts in communication and behavior to enjoy large gains in revitalizing their connection. While we do work with couples together, we also work with one partner alone which also has a powerful and positive impact on the relationship and family system as a whole. We see couples and families reconnect and recapture the spark of joy, connection and love that brought them together. We welcome the opportunity to walk with you on your journey of healing, hope and joy!
