Couples Counselling
Before seeing a counselor you may want to know what to expect…
If not you can book now by simply going to the Contact/visit us page. Do you wonder how solid your relationship really is? If so take our Extreme Marriage Makeover Challenge.
It is normal to be a bit apprehensive to give marriage counselling a try so if you want to know more about how marriage and couples counselling works read further and we will try to ease you in…
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What is couples counseling like?
Most people that enjoy the movies or TV have seen the love interests of the movie go to their favorite therapist for help. During
these scenes you see couples experience everything from venting about each other to the therapists, to all out wars ending in disaster. Many of these sessions are comic to watch but painful to imagine ‘yourself’ going to see a marriage counselor. Our approach is so unlike what you have seen in the movies. The goal is not for the couple to just talk to the therapist but rather to talk to each other learning “nuts and bolts” skills in how to have a successful conversation about their sensitive issues. For more info on our style of typical couples counseling visit our relationship counseling goals page.
One more thing…
Do you fear a therapist trying to get into your head and point out all your failings or dig up every past issue you have ever had? This is not going to happen! It is not helpful; we are more like marriage coaches than therapists. We are in your corner so to speak as you talk to each other not us! We do not allow couples to just vent out all their feelings, we do not take sides and we do not make you feel like you are being analyzed Freud style on the couch. Couples constantly leave saying that was not as bad as we thought and we actually got closer by talking through that “elephant in the room” type issue. This is because we use strategies that work and provide the framework for positive conversations.
If you are still wondering; “What is this all about and how does the Gottman Couples Therapy really work?” watch this Kiro TV documentary on the Gottman”s.
Watch KIRO-TV’s inspiring
interview with the Gottmans
The following example is one of our programs for helping couples.
The Extreme Marriage Makeover program is designed as a sample of what is involved in coming to relationship couples counseling. This is just a sample and some couples do not need this level of intensity and others need more. We make no attempt to keep you coming once your relationship seems to have landed on solid ground, however we do recommend not just seeing this as a quick fix. Remember most of you gradually spiraled into this situation and you will gradually work your way out of it. The BestMarriages.com motto is “Small things often create BIG results!!!”
