APPROACH
Couples therapy
Helps partners address communication breakdowns, conflict, and relationship distress together.
WHAT SESSIONS MAY INCLUDE
- A joint assessment of the relationship's current strengths and difficulties.
- Learning structured ways to communicate during disagreements.
- Identifying repeating patterns or cycles that create distance between partners.
- Practicing new ways of responding to each other, both in session and at home.
Session information
Usually involves both partners in the room, with occasional individual sessions depending on the approach.
Related themes
frustrationhardship