Couples’ counselling: tips to help your relationship get back on track
Is it time to explore couples’ counselling? If your relationship is valuable to you, then you need to give it every chance to succeed, and sometimes that means calling in the professionals. Being in a relationship can be an extremely exciting part of anyone’s life. After all, this is a time when you have found someone you can relate to and someone you can connect on a personal level.
However, as with all relationships, not everything can be sunshine and roses for you and your partner. Things can get very problematic at times; and that’s just part of life, right? I have written on this blog about dating an asshole, dealing with emotional vampires and how to cope with a narcissist. Relationships are always tough and sometimes we just need a bit of help.
There could be instances when you think that being together is probably not the best idea. You might even feel like giving up entirely. However, often there’s still a part of you that wants to make your relationship work – but you don’t know where to start. Sometimes a bit of professional help to make everything work again can be a good option to take.
It might help to learn more about partnerships and marriages in general before talking about couples counselling. Problems are common even in healthy, happy, and long relationships. In fact, 40% to 50% of couples that are married in the United States go through divorce, with the rate being much higher for subsequent marriages. Common reasons include infidelity, financial woes, overall lack of happiness, or even a decreased sex drive.
Couples’ counselling is about getting your relationship back on track
You should first think about receiving help for your relationship issues from a position of strength. Always remember that not all relationships are perfect. Undergoing couples counselling from institutions can greatly help put everything back on track.
Build your life together
Perhaps one of the most important contributions of couples counselling is that it allows you and your partner to actually have a clear vision of the life you both want to have together and individually. This can be a tricky thing to discuss, especially if you and your partner have different temperaments. A third party like a counselor can mediate this conversation and allow you to express yourselves in an environment designed to strengthen you and your partner’s relationship with each other.
Build upon your strengths and achieve your dreams as individuals
Another reason why a lot of partners tend to be conflicted with their relationship is when they discover that they have different and conflicting personalities. Couples counselling allows a counselor to help you find middle ground with differences. The counselor can help you express your wishes and expectations and find ways to meet what each of you wants. You can also explore ways of contributing to the relationship for it to grow, strengthen, and last. This also means envisioning the kind of relationship you want to have in the future, and knowing how to use your strengths to fulfill such a goal.
Discover the blocks that hinder you and your partner from becoming effective partners
Another reason for couples to fight and have misunderstandings is that they don’t have an effective way of dealing with their personal problems and misgivings. A couples therapist can help you and your partner discover individual blocks that hinder you from becoming the kind of person you want to be in the relationship. The therapist can also aid in letting you find ways to counteract these blocks to help you reach your full potential.
Develop the necessary knowledge and skills for you to fulfill your dreams
Another helpful thing couples therapy can do is that it allows you to develop the knowledge and skills you need in order to achieve your dreams – both as an individual person and as part of the relationship. A healthy relationship should be a nurturing ground for growth, not a hindrance to what you want to achieve in life.
Be motivated to make the relationship work and commit
Another reason why relationships tend to fail because of lack of commitment, sometimes because there’s not enough motivation for couples to persist. A couples therapist can allow you to find reasons to stay together and cultivate your relationship for the long run.
The takeaway: help does not spell bad news for your relationship
Seeking professional help to solve your relationship woes doesn’t have to mean the end of your relationship! There are just instances where you and your partner need another person to push you to the right direction.
Most of the time, it’s a professional that can actually help you find the right methods and strategies to go through the many difficulties of your relationship. The tips above can help you get a clearer view on how your relationship can benefit from professional help.
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