Couples Counseling

Are you wondering if Couples Counseling is right for you?

What is Couples Counselling?

Couples Counselling is a form of therapy developed to help couples work through stuck places

in their relationship and to find healing for relational wounds. Couples counselling is usually

provided by a Marriage and Family Therapist (MFT) trained in counselling theories focused on

how family systems function. The MFT walks alongside a couple as a consultant, helping them

identify the core themes that keep the couple stuck and seeking new ways for them to interact

that are bonding and healing. Couples counselling can be used to treat and navigate various

struggles, including infidelity, trauma, parenting disagreements, and more.

How does Couples Counselling work?

Couples counselling will differ based on the therapist, the clients, and the theory of choice of the

therapist. However, effective couples therapies, such as Emotionally-Focused Couples Therapy,

follow a general structure to assist couples. The beginning of therapy focuses on first identifying

the cycle or “dance” that is keeping the couple stuck, with the intent of helping the couple

become more aware of how they show up in the relationship. This gives the couple more

capacity to think and try other “moves” in their dance.

From there, therapy deepens and seeks to help the couple reconnect in ways that respond to

the unmet needs of both partners. This process is guided by the therapist to promote safety

amid the vulnerability of reaching out and trying something new. Finally, the therapist helps the

couples consolidate their gains so that they can confidently move away from therapy and stand

together on their own feet as a couple.

When does a couple need Couples Counseling?

Couples may attend couples counseling at any time. Whether to fine tune their relationship or to

heal years (or decades) of hurt, couples can try therapy at any point of their relationship.

However, you may need couples therapy under certain circumstances. If you find yourselves in

the same cycle and have no idea of how to get out of it, it may be time to seek help. Infidelity or

other major wounds and trespasses may also require counseling to work through them. Finally,

some hurts in relationships may persist longer than they need to, indicating that maybe outside

help is needed to heal them.

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We specialize in Emotional Focused Therapy.  We also can use Faith-Based Counseling if the clients desire.