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Emotional Bank Account
One of the most common struggles I encounter while giving marriage therapy to couples is constant bickering with no underlying theme. Oftentimes, couples will seek counseling because they are tired of fighting and feel so distant from each other. There is an analogy that I use regularly to help couples understand what is going on in their relationship.
The analogy:
Imagine in any given week your tire blows out, your refrigerator burns out, and your washing machine stops working. Also, imagine what it would feel like if you only had $200 in the bank. How stressful would this feel? Think about how easy it would be to become triggered over any little thing. Now imagine those same events occurring with one difference…you now have $25,000 in the bank. What’s the difference? There is plenty of money in the bank to absorb the unexpected expenses.
How does this relate to a relationship?
Each of us has an emotional bank account. When each other’s bank account is running at or near a zero balance, it becomes easy to flip out, become irritated or aggravated with our partner. Subtle inflections in our partner’s tone, body language, or mood can easily trigger us. Not only is the couple distant due to a lack of meaningful connections, but they are driving a further wedge by the crazy cycles of bickering they keep repeating.
Consider the alternative. When individuals connect with their spouse or partner in meaningful ways, they’re effectively making a deposit into each other’s emotional bank account. The more this occurs, the higher their balance. When there is a higher balance in each partner’s bank account, grace (or the benefit of the doubt) is more readily given to each other. Each of their emotional bank accounts has plenty to absorb each other’s imperfections and unexpected foul moods.
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Keys to a Successful Marriage: The Importance of Marriage Counselling
In today's world, maintaining a happy and healthy marriage can be difficult. That's where marriage counselling comes into play. Marriage counselling offers valuable support for couples facing various challenges in their relationship. It provides a safe space for couples to address issues like communication, trust, and conflicts about finances or parenting.
Through marriage counselling, couples can explore their feelings and concerns in a neutral setting. Guided discussions and therapeutic techniques help them gain insights into their relationship dynamics and learn effective communication and conflict-resolution skills.
One of the main benefits of marriage counselling is its ability to help couples rebuild trust and strengthen their bond. By addressing underlying issues and working through conflicts constructively, couples can develop a deeper understanding of each other.
Marriage counseling also assists couples in navigating major life transitions such as job changes, relocation, or becoming parents. These transitions can strain a relationship, but with counselling, couples can learn how to adapt to change together and emerge stronger.
Overall, marriage counselling is a proactive step towards nurturing a healthy and fulfilling relationship. It equips couples with the tools and strategies needed to overcome challenges and improve communication. Whether facing difficulties or seeking to enhance their connection, a marriage counsellor offers couples valuable support in building a strong and lasting partnership.
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Relationship and Conflict Management Therapist In Oakland Park, FL
We have a history of igniting hope and creating safe spaces for our clients to heal!
A statement that best describes me: a native of Guyana, a lover of Soca, travel and food. Therapy does not have to be a task, it can be creative, empowering and supportive. I work with individuals who are struggling with anxiety because of life changes and they looking for support to either save their relationship, process separation, or re-enter the dating world. I also work with couples who need support to find the root of conflict in their relationships, and eradicate it so they can restore intimacy, trust, and a form healthy secure bond.
I am a graduate of Florida International University, where I obtained a Masters in Social Work. My experience is diverse and spans 14 years in the field of mental health and ranges from case management, substance abuse treatment, to program management, individual and family therapy. I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Therapist; I am trained in Emotionally Focused Therapy for individuals and couples. I am also trained in Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy for trauma, Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) for couples, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Motivational Interviewing.
I can help you find your way through the storm of insecurity, mistrust and conflict so that you can learn to love and appreciate each other all over again.
If you’re interested in scheduling an appointment or you’d like more information, please contact us.
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How Therapy is Paving the Way to Manage Personality Disorders?
Personality disorders can significantly impact an individual's life, affecting their relationships, emotions, and overall well-being. These disorders are characterized by deeply ingrained patterns of thoughts, behaviors, and emotions that deviate from societal norms. Fortunately, therapy has proven to be a vital tool in helping individuals with personality disorders gain insight, develop coping strategies, and achieve improved quality of life. In this blog, we will explore how therapy is instrumental in managing personality disorders and promoting positive change.
Therapy provides a safe and supportive environment for individuals with personality disorders to explore their thoughts, feelings, and past experiences. Often, these disorders stem from early life experiences, trauma, or genetics. By delving into these root causes, therapists can help patients identify the underlying issues that contribute to their problematic behaviors and emotional challenges.
Types of Therapy:
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for Challenging Thoughts
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) for Emotional Regulation
Therapy plays a critical role in helping individuals with personality disorders navigate the complexities of their conditions and achieve a more balanced and fulfilling life. By addressing the underlying issues, challenging negative thought patterns, developing emotional regulation skills, and enhancing interpersonal abilities, mental therapy provides the necessary tools for managing personality disorders effectively.
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Enhancing Relationships Through Relationship Counselling
Strong and healthy relationships require effort and commitment from both partners. However, even the most loving and compatible couples may encounter difficulties along the way. This is where relationship counselling, also known as couple therapy or marriage therapy, can play a crucial role in revitalizing and strengthening the bond between partners. At Amaha Mental Health, we understand the significance of nurturing relationships and offer professional assistance to couples seeking to overcome challenges and improve their overall relationship satisfaction.
Relationship counselling provides a safe and supportive environment for couples to address their concerns, improve communication, and work towards resolving conflicts. The experienced therapists at Amaha Mental Health employ evidence-based techniques to help couples enhance their understanding of each other, build trust, and develop effective problem-solving strategies.
Through relationship counselling, couples can learn to communicate their needs and desires more effectively, identify unhealthy patterns, and explore new ways of connecting emotionally. The therapy process encourages self-reflection, promoting personal growth and empathy towards one another. It can also help individuals navigate major life transitions, such as starting a family or adjusting to career changes, which can impact a relationship’s dynamics.
Relationship counselling provides a valuable opportunity for couples to invest in the health and longevity of their relationship. Amaha Mental Health offers a supportive and confidential space where couples can seek guidance and expertise from skilled therapists. By taking the step towards relationship counselling, couples can gain valuable insights, improve communication, and rebuild a solid foundation of love and trust. Remember, seeking help is not a sign of weakness but a testament to your commitment to a fulfilling and lasting partnership.
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Joe Follette, Jr. is a licensed marriage and family therapist with over 25 years of experience providing therapy and coaching for individuals of all ages. In 1999, he founded Agape Family & Group Therapy in Huntsville, Alabama, which later transitioned to Lifestyle Therapy & Coaching in 2009.
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Why should you hire a Marriage Counsellor?? by Katie Kovaleski
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Why Every Couple Should Consider Regularly Attending Couples Therapy
Are you and your partner experiencing communication breakdowns, constant arguments, or feeling disconnected? Don’t worry; it’s not uncommon. Every couple goes through rough patches in their relationship, and sometimes working things out on your own isn’t enough. That’s where couples therapy comes in! In this blog post, we’ll be discussing why every couple should consider regularly attending therapy with our Lovingwisely couple therapist Jerusalem- the benefits are countless! So sit back, relax and read on to find out how investing time and effort into your relationship can pay off in spades.
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What is Couple Therapy
When I tell people that I am a couples therapist, they have all sorts of questions. In today’s post, I thought I would write about the questions I’m asked most frequently about couples therapy and share how I answer them.
Who should go to couples therapy?
There are many reasons why a couple might want to go to therapy together:
You might be in a relationship where you feel that you and your partner are stuck in an endless round of conflict.
You might feel that your needs are unmet and you are at a lost as to how to meet them, or you feel unheard, unseen, and unappreciated.
You might feel that some hurt from the past simply is not healing in your relationship and you now need help in how to “get past your past.”
You might be preparing for a commitment like moving in together, getting married, or having a child, but want first to talk through all of the related issues with a third party facilitating the conversation.
What is couples therapy exactly?
There are many different forms of couples therapy, but two of the most popular evidence-based modalities, both of which are practiced by clinicians at the Heart of the Matter Counseling, are the Gottman Method and Emotionally Focused Therapy (“evidence-based” means that researchers have demonstrated scientifically the effectiveness of a given technique). While there are differences in the two approaches, both focus upon implementing the parallel processes of de-escalating conflict while rebuilding positivity and connection in the romantic bond. This means that the therapist will help the two of you to slow down and turn down the temperature when you discuss difficult issues while finding ways for the two of you to re-engage feelings of mutual respect, affection, and care.
What’s the beginning of therapy like?
First you have to make the appointment, preferably at a time and on a day that you feel both of you will be able to commit to on a regular basis. In your first appointment, your therapist will introduce you to themselves as well as to their method of working and will ask you both to talk about your reasons for coming. The first session is also the beginning of an assessment period that will last for two more sessions. The assessment is done to make sure that the therapist has a strong grasp of all the issues that the couple is struggling with as well as to ensure that couples therapy is the appropriate course of treatment at this time. The second and third appointments will usually be made with each of you individually, to give you an opportunity to speak openly to the therapist and to feel that your point of view is understood and validated. In the fourth session, the therapist will then bring the couple back together and recommend a course of action based upon all of the needs and challenges that were assessed. This plan, which will be the focus of treatment going forward, usually consists of facilitated discussions in session and various tasks to be completed outside of session, both of which aim to de-escalate and work through conflict while building positivity and connection in your relationship.
What does the therapist do?
The therapist’s job throughout is to serve as a neutral third party who works for the good of the relationship, a facilitator of difficult discussions, a mentor and model of secure attachment and communication skills, and a source of reflection and validation. The therapist is especially responsible for making sure that both members of the relationship feel heard, seen, validated, and understood in their feelings.
What keeps people from trying couples therapy?
It is common for people to express to me a desire to try couples therapy, but they have concerns that get in the way. I think these fears are perfectly normal and useful to express so that your therapist is aware of them and will know to address them early in the therapeutic process. Here are some of the concerns that people have mentioned to me over the years, as well as how I address them as a therapist:
I’m ashamed about the issue that is causing so much conflict and I don’t want my therapist to judge me or both of us. Your therapist has special training and experience in not only how relationships can go right, but all of the difficult ways that they can go wrong. A therapist leaves judgment at the door because judgment only gets in the way of understanding how the difficult issue came to be and how to help you deal with it. You can expect your therapist to treat you as you struggle with your particular issue with respect and compassion.
I know that I have done/am doing something that has caused damage to the relationship, and I think the therapist will blame me for all of our problems. Your therapist is interested in understanding the forces that drive the unhealthy dynamic in your relationship, not in assigning blame.
The therapist is different from me and more like my partner (for example, I’m a man and my partner and my therapist are both women)- wouldn’t the therapist naturally side with my partner? Your therapist has received special training on how to be a neutral third party who is aligned with the needs of your relationship and not with one or another member of that relationship.
I’m afraid therapy will be all about fighting. The beginning of therapy can be an emotional time because you are being asked to openly talk about thoughts and feelings that you maybe haven’t been able to fully discuss in front of your partner before. It can also be emotional and uncomfortable to listen to what your partner has to say. The therapist’s job is to slow the discussion down and keep the exchange respectful, so that you both are willing and able to listen. Over time, these exchanges can open up to new perspectives and levels of understanding and compassion between partners. Eventually, couples start to apply the new skills that they have learned not only in session but during their every day life so that they come to view conflict and misunderstandings not as a “Oh, no, here we go again-“ scenario but as opportunities to learn new things about each other and to grow closer, not further apart.
Get to the heart of the matter and connect with the right therapist for you today. To request an appointment, please contact us.
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Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in Northampton, MA
John Gardner, MA, LMFT
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“Going back to childhood, one of the things I’ve always thought was important was to be able to listen. If I can listen deeply enough to someone, I can get where they are, where they live, where they’re coming from. That alliance has always been the most important thing to me. If I don’t have that, I don’t have anything.”
John’s manner is understated and self-effacing, but his sharp wit shines forth after a few minutes’ conversation. What may take longer to reveal is the breadth of his knowledge and the depth of his commitment to the people he works with. John is not just talk. In his own quiet, understated way, he puts his money where his mouth is and is a fierce advocate for the power of commitment. Combining over 30 years of experience helping families and couples. In his personal life, John and his wife have raised six children, four adopted, and fostered 50 children. He has personal insight into how to make unorthodox families work and feels a lot of supposed children’s problems are to a large extent couples’ problems.
Services Offered: Couples therapy at NCCT home office and online couples therapy with couples that are residents of MA and international couples. Private intensive marriage retreats at NCCT and in Boston, NYC and LA.
Ask me about: My family
Ever since I was young, I’ve been: Reading, loving the outdoors, hanging out with different types of people.
My favorite quote: “You can be right or you can be married; but you can’t do both.” — John Gottman
Favorite kind of couple: Couples who want to work hard to heal – regardless of the level of distress they are in
Credentials
John is the senior clinician at NCCT, first hired at its founding in 2010.
LMFT – University of Connecticut, School of Family Studies
Gottman Method Therapy – Level I and II
Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy – Certification Eligible
Pragmatic Experiential Couples Therapy – trained by Brent Atkinson
Additional Training in: Discernment Counseling
PACT Level I Therapist
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Marriage Counselling: Nurturing Stronger Bonds Together
Embark on a journey of enhanced connections with our marriage counselling sessions. Tailored for simplicity and effectiveness, this service offers a safe space for couples to navigate challenges. Expert counselors guide partners through understanding, communication, and resolution.
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Marriage counselling is the best way to help couples understand and resolve conflicts in their relationship. If you’re facing constant conflicts that are unresolved yet, get in touch with our best psychologists in India. We’re here to provide guidance on communication and conflict management, help couples develop a stronger bond, and provide support for couples as they adjust to changes in their relationship. Contact us today.
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Counseling For Marriage in Boca Raton, FL
Couples therapy may benefit most couples since very few men and women have had exposure to the tools that foster long-term relationships. While couples work is important, and can be beneficial for any couple, those who are struggling are wise to consider therapy early on, since it will only get worse over time and without intervention, will likely end badly.
Marriage counseling is a type of joint counseling in which a couple seeks help, typically due to relationship issues. It differs from other types of therapy because there are two married individuals involved in each session.
Basically, marriage counseling is meant to help couples understand and resolve conflicts to improve their relationship. At Lift Wellness Group, we provide couples with the tools to communicate with more compassion and less fear while learning how to problem-solve and deal with conflict in a healthy manner.
You don’t need to be struggling in your relationship to seek marriage counseling. In fact, you may have a better result if you don’t wait until your marriage is unraveling.
Types of Marriage Counseling Lift Wellness Group provides:
Cognitive behavioral therapy
The Gottman Method
Emotionally focused therapy (EFT)
Positive psychology therapy
Solution focused therapy (SFT)
Reasons to Consider Marriage Counseling?
Marriage counseling is for any couple who has tried to resolve their issues on their own without success. Unsure if you and your partner fall into that category? Indicators include the following signs:
You have trust issues
You feel a lack of connection, emotionally and physically
You are experiencing sexual issues, or not having sex at all
You have lifestyle or life-goal disagreements (i.e. money, kids, where to live, etc.)
You are reeling from one partner (or both) engaging in infidelity
You are experiencing more difficult days together than peaceful and joyful days
You have poor communication and are unable to agree on anything
You’re constantly fighting or bickering
You’re incapable of problem-solving together or experience unequal decision making
You have a spouse will primarily focus on themselves, with their secondary focus being on attaining the admiration and attention of others
You have a spouse that is manipulative and abusive to you, while they treat everyone else positively (Spouse who is a Narcissist)
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Licensed Marriage And Family Therapists In Menlo Park, CA
Menlo Park, Palo Alto, Stanford, Portola Valley, Woodside, Atherton and Online throughout California
For almost 15 years, Michelle has helped couples manage conflicts and stop negative cycles — a major cause of distress.
She explains, “I teach couples communication skills specific to their relationship dynamics, so that they can repair blunders and prevent painful interactions from reoccurring. Couples learn how to respond to tense situations in a way that unites and connects them, instead of divides.”
Michelle’s clients appreciate her wisdom, insight and the expertise she’s gained from years of working with the founders and directors of The Couples Institute, as well as other leading experts. In addition to offering couples workshops and counseling, Michelle is a local and national speaker, training other therapists to help more couples. Michelle has been employed since 2002 at The Couples Institute, where she received the training to become a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist.
Request A Free Consultation With Michelle Joy.
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Associate Marriage and Family Therapist In Santa Barbara, CA
Hi, I’m Shuriee. I’m an Associate Marriage and Family Therapist, trained in EMDR, DBT, and CBT. I graduated with my masters degree in Psychology from Brandman University. I am also a certified yoga instructor and bring breathing, body awareness, and mindfulness into my practice.
Who I help
I help adults and teenagers (14 and older) who struggle with trauma, depression, anxiety, and life transitions.
How I help
I believe in meeting my clients where they’re at and guiding them through their journey to recovery so they can be successful in meeting their goals. I do this by treating the whole person. I incorporate mindfulness in my clinical practice to create a mind - body connection . I create a safe place for my clients to open up and tell me their stories, a place where healing is possible.
Clients Appreciate
My clients appreciate my compassionate, nonjudgemental, and genuine approach to therapy, where our relationship is central.
Off The Clock
I recharge by spending time in nature. I love to hike and go to the beach . As a certified yoga instructor, practicing yoga and teaching others is another passion of mine that keeps me grounded.
We all have stories and some may be darker than others. You may have had no support growing up, no one to tell you that they are proud of you or that you're loved. There may be things from your past that still haunt you and you don't have anyone safe to talk about it with.
You deserve to feel happiness and that you have a place in the world.
It can be very difficult asking for help. Letting yourself be vulnerable with a stranger is very scary. I commend you for taking that first step
Let me help you slow down and breathe. I want to support you in building yourself up by teaching you skills to take your power back. My therapeutic style is centered around respect and empathy. My aim is to help you alleviate your pain so you can enjoy your life experiences and reach your goals.
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Marriage is an integral part of an individual’s life as it celebrates the union of two different individuals who promise each other to be with each other in respective difficult circumstances and support each other. These pre-marriage counseling sessions are taken by qualified professionals experienced in individual and couple therapy.
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