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Marital or Couples Therapy

Dissatisfying intimate relationships can cause partners to become anxious, depressed, or distressed. The emotional upset can interfere with functioning in many areas of someone’s life, such as work or school.  Many relationship difficulties can be improved by carefully examining the situations with a therapist in a safe and nonjudgmental environment.  The therapist can help individuals to communicate openly, discuss differences without escalation, and to work towards mutually satisfying solutions. 

Dissatisfied couples may be considering divorce.  A couple’s therapist can help address issues and thus avoid divorce. Alternatively, a decision to divorce could be arrived at respectably and to the mutual satisfaction of the parties involved.  Either course would be an excellent use of therapy.

Family, couples or marital therapy can be the primary avenue towards health or may be part of a comprehensive, multi-disciplinary treatment plan.