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Do you remember the kind of relationship your parents had with each other? Have you noticed what
dramatic changes have occurred since then in relationships between men and women?
In our rapidly changing society, the rules and behaviors we learned from our parents as role models often don't apply any more but, at the same time, we don't have alternative role models to learn how to sustain healthy relationships. Is it any wonder then, that it's difficult to develop a relationship through the stages of meeting, establishing closeness, developing intimacy and finally, moving to commitment and marriage?
Do you hear yourself or your friends making statements like: "There just aren't any good men or women left out there." I don't believe that this is true. I believe that you can find a loving and lasting relationship and that you can make your present relationship more intimate and loving. This is why a major focus of my work is on helping you resolve your relationship issues.
When you divorce or separate from your spouse, it's normal to feel anger, confusion, anxiety, general malaise, or even severe sadness. After divorce or separation, counseling can help you to understand and process these feelings.
It offers you support, a time for self-reflection, and tools to dispel the negative feelings and return to your original level of functioning. Eventually you rediscover your uniqueness and regain self-confidence. You can achieve closure on the past and focus on creating a new beginning. Often clients exceed their own expectations in attaining the life they always knew they deserved.
If you live as part of a couple, you know that distress in a couple relationship has a significant impact on the quality of your life.
When you come to me for help, I assess all aspects of your relationship and use an integrated approach to evaluate all factors: environment, outside influences, communication patterns, primary values, your history as a couple, individual goals, sexual orientation, patterns of intimacy, resistance, insight, religion, ethnicity, and extenuating circumstances.
With this overview, I design an individual treatment plan for you. It is focused on helping you to improve communication, increase understanding of your spouse and yourself, explore basic assumptions, plan strategies, improve intimacy, develop insight and empathy, and enhance problem-solving skills between you and your spouse or partner. Through your efforts in our counseling sessions, you can discover a new closeness and joy in your appreciation of each other. Please call me to discuss how I can help you step forward into a bright future.
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