Provided by qualified therapists, marriage/couple counselling is a form of psychotherapy that is meant to help all types of couples identify and work through conflicts; thus, helping enhance their relationships as a whole. Participating couples get the opportunity to make well-thought-out decisions on re-establishing and improving their relationship or going their separate ways, through marriage counselling.
If you are experiencing relationship struggles or are simply interested in strengthening your marriage in Perth, Western Australia, the seasoned experts at Zest Counselling are here to help.
How Can Marriage/Couple Counselling Benefit You?
- Improved Communication
Proper communication is essential to the success of any relationship. For partners to express their feelings, they need to communicate freely and openly with each other. Marriage counselling can help couples learn how to express themselves and listen to each other; devoid of any unproductive emotional outburst.
- Enable Couples to Cope with Each Other
Living with someone else can be quite a challenge. Everyone has their own identity, past and issues they are dealing with. Through couple counselling, couples can identify their individual issues that have an impact on the relationship. And with it, learn how to overcome these issues without putting any undue stress on each other or the relationship.
- Build on Strengths and Trust:
Seeing a marriage counsellor can help couples identify and build on their strengths; ensuring that the needs of each partner are met. Furthermore, by exploring new ways to enjoy their relationship and reconnect, counselling can help couples build their trust as well.
- Deepening Intimacy and Connection:
A seasoned marriage counsellor can help couples strengthen their connection by helping them focus on each other, while still handling the demands of their everyday lives.
- Learn to Forgive and Let Go:
Through marriage counselling, couples can learn how to express their feelings clearly. This goes a long way towards helping them let go of any feelings of hurt.
Problems I Can Help You With
If you are in a relationship that makes you feel stressed and lost, you are not alone. With the right marriage counsellor, you can get the help you need. By working together, we can help you:
- Identify stressful areas of your relationship
- Explore ways of developing effective communication
- Come up with new relationship goals
- Build trust through new approaches
With the commitment of both parties, we are sure that we can help you build a stronger relationship by helping you work through your problems.
How Does Couple Therapy Work?
Whether your relationship is going through a stressful patch and want a simple check-up, are facing deeper issues that you want to resolve or are looking to nip any emerging issues at the bud, couple therapy can help.
To help couples overcome all the above-mentioned challenges, and more, couple therapy involves the following:
- Identifying and focusing on specific issues, including jealousy, addiction, and sexual issues among others
- Active treatment of the relationship (as opposed to individuals) by a qualified marriage/couple counsellor
- Early introduction and implementation of interventions that are focused on results and change
Barriers To Marriage/Couple Counselling
Due to some common misconceptions, many couples wait for years (some up to six years) before they consider going for marriage counselling. For instance, some couples see counselling as a last resort before ending their relationship. Others only think that counselling is only necessary for couples experiencing serious issues like unfaithfulness and addictions among others; while others blame their partners for their issues, ignoring the natural changes that relationships undergo over time.
Marriage/couple counselling is a normal part of any healthy relationship. It can be used by all types of couples to improve their relationship through a performance-oriented approach.
Marriage Counselling - Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
The best time for marriage counselling is when one or both partners notice any problem in their relationship that they can't resolve by themselves. Both partners will most likely benefit from couples' counselling.
Couples who have been in a relationship for some time tend to develop certain patterns without even realising it. A trained counsellor is empathetically engaged in your relationship, and he or she can help you understand what is really happening in your relationship. A professional can spot patterns that don't work in your relationship by observing both of you or talking to you for a couple of minutes.
Marriage counsellors have worked with hundreds of couples and have extensive knowledge of how relationships work. True, you can talk to a friend and release some of the pent up emotions, but a trained professional has insight and wisdom that no friend could match. Counselling provides confidentiality. When you see a marriage therapist, you can say anything without any fear of judgement.
Yes, the best results are achieved when both partners are present for counselling. But you are free to come alone or with your partner for counselling.
Relationships tend to erode over time. If you have problems with your partner, and your relationship is on the rocks, you should immediately consider marriage counselling. Seek professional help by contacting Zest Counselling without further delay. Call us today to resolve your relationship issues in Perth, Western Australia.