Couples Therapy and Healing
One of the great things about couples therapy is that it can help to go a long way in healing a relationship that has been battered by painful cycles of non-communication and pain. Couples Therapy in Chicago can certainly help. Our number one goal is to help troubles marriages and people in rocky relationships create a sense of stability for the here and now and for the future.
Couples Therapy
Before making an appointment with any couples therapist or marriage counselor, we encourage our clients to make a list of the following in order to give their relationship the best shot of success as part of the couples counseling process:
- Write down unhealthy communications patterns
- Make a list of major relationship barriers
- Record the repeated cycle of pain on a piece of paper
- Write down issues that have typically been “off-limits” for discussion
- Identify major sources of fighting and bickering
We have found that if both people in the relationship do some work before the counseling process begins, the relationship moves much closer to a place of healing once couples therapy starts. Taking these steps are by no means easy and can cause discomfort. With that shared, the reason you want to come to couples counseling is to move past these barriers and arrive at a place of relational restoration and repair.
We encourage you to work hard on your list so that when you come in for your first appointment, you have a concrete took to work from with your couples therapy helper. If you have questions, call us at 773-598-7797 or visit our contact page to send us an email.