Getting Relationship Therapy Can Help
Who can benefit from couples & marriage counseling?
Just about anyone in a relationship in Hawaii can benefit from seeing a couples therapist: married couples who are having problems, couples who want to get their marriage off to a good start with premarital counseling, couples who want to prevent potential problems when they make a big change such as having a child. Even couples in a relationship who have decided to split up can do so more amicably with the help of a professional third party right here in Aiea, Hawaii.
What is couples counseling like?
In some ways couples counseling is a lot like individual counseling, the difference is that the Hawaii based therapist works with both people in a relationship to assist with their relationship challenges. However, there are some significant differences:
- Therapists in Hawaii who provide couples counseling are trained to understand problems from a family systems perspective. This means that the therapist approaches couples counseling therapy from addressing the dynamics of family relationships rather than an individual perspective. They use theories and techniques from the field of marriage and family therapy, which can be very different from theories and techniques used in individual counseling.
- The therapist is on both sides. Whereas in individual counseling the therapist is fully supportive of the client, in couples counseling the therapist strives to find a balance between the conflicting needs and goals of each partner.
- Confidentiality works differently. In individual counseling, the Pearl City based therapist is required to keep what you tell them confidential. But most couple’s counselors have a “no secrets” policy. That means anything you tell them, for example in individual sessions or over the phone, can be shared with your spouse or partner.
Couples counseling in Pearl City can help you and your partner:
- Gain hope that your relationship can get better
- Improve communication
- Have more harmonious interactions and manage conflict more effectively
- Increase bonding, enjoyment, and fun
- Understand and overcome relationship stressors or triggers.
Who can take advantage of couples counseling?
Hawaii Couples therapy is beneficial for any kind of relationship, whether partners are straight, gay, mixed-race, young, old, dating, engaged or married. For example, a recently engaged couple might find premarital counseling an invaluable opportunity to address relationship expectations prior to getting married. Another couple, together 25 years, might discover couples therapy is an effective way for them to regain a sense of excitement and romance in their relationship.
Couples therapy can resolve a current problem, prevent an exacerbation of problems or simply provide a “check-up” for a happy couple that is experiencing a period of transition or increased stress. Common areas of concern addressed in couple’s therapy include issues with money, parenting, sex, infidelity, in-laws, chronic health issues, infertility, gambling, substance use, emotional distance and frequent conflict. Contact us today to start your sessions of couples counseling.
