role of counselor

Demystifying couples counseling

Demystifying couples counseling

Couples who come to see me generally are distressed in some way about the condition of their relationship.  This might feel like a lot of sadness or hopelessness, or it might be a lot of anger, frustration and blame. It often feels like they can’t talk to their partner anymore and that whatever they try they can’t seem to fix what feels broken in their relationship. 

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Will you tell us to break up?

Will you tell us to break up?

If breaking up is really what a person has decided, this will come out in counseling and I won’t try and talk them out of it, but rather I will help them figure out next steps.  However, if instead, there is a part of them that had given up hope because they weren’t sure it was possible to have the relationship they really wanted, it is likely that the process will help them to find that hope and to help them build the relationship that they really want.

 

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