Couple Therapy

Overview

When To Seek Help

Therapeutic Modalities

Overview

Whether Couples are Newly-Weds, Married with Children, Same-Sex couples, or Married for a long time, all Couples encounter marital issues. Couple Therapy can help your partner and you work on issues such as:

Emotional Dissatisfaction, Infidelity, Strained Relationship, Intimate Partner Violence, Unhealthy Communication Patterns, Sexual Addiction, Relationship with In-Laws, Separation and Divorce Issues, and other issues.

Marriage creates a new family unit and is one of the most intimate relationships, demanding mutual commitment and faithfulness. For couples to grow together, it is essential to establish healthy boundaries and build a strong relationship.

Rebuilding respect, trust, and love is a process requiring calm resolve, patience, sensitivity, and attentiveness. This approach helps address Root causes, Enhance Relational Skills, and better understanding of each other.
Couple Therapy, Couple counselling,

When To Seek Help

When Couples facing the possibility of Separation or Divorce, feel stuck in a Negative Pattern of Communication, have Unresolved Marital and Family Conflicts, feel Emotional Distant with each other, unable to Trust each other due to Infidelity, feel that Physical and Emotional Intimacy is fading or lacking, or have major Family Life changes that create tension, seeking support from Couple Therapy can help provide Clarity, Connection, and Healing. Addressing these challenges early can strengthen your bond and foster a healthier, more fulfilling relationship with each other.

You may benefit from Couple Therapy when there are:

Frequent Conflicts
Repetitive Arguments that remain unresolved.

Recurring Negative Communication Patterns
Repeating Negative Cycles of Blame, Criticism, Contempt, Defensiveness, Stonewalling, and Avoidance from each other.

Communication Breakdown
Struggles to Express Thoughts and Feelings openly, Share Experiences, or even speak with each other.

Physical and Emotional Distance
Feeling Disconnected Emotionally or live like roommates rather than partners.

Loss of Trust
Infidelity, Dishonesty, or Broken Promises affecting the Trust of the Couple Relationship.

Intimacy Issues
Decreased or Lack of Physical or Emotional Closeness.

Unresolved Past Hurts, Trauma, or Grief
The Husband or Wife may experience Past Traumatic Incidents in their Childhood or witness Past Traumatic Incidents from their own Parents' Marital Relationship and this impacts their own Adult Marital Attachment needs and Couple Relationship.

Major Family Life Stage Transitions
Adjusting to Marriage, Parenthood, Relocation, Career changes, or other Individual and Family Life Stage transitions.

Considering Separation or Divorce
Uncertainty about Staying Together or making the Couple Relationship work.

Therapeutic Modalities

Couple Therapy utilises various therapeutic approaches to address relationship challenges.

These may include:

Systemic Marital and Family Therapy

Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy

Gottman Method Couple Therapy

Sandplay Therapy

Sandtray Therapy

Expressive Arts Therapy using Symbol Work

Expressive Arts Therapy for Enhancing Couple and Family Connections

Narrative Therapy

Mindfulness Therapy

Solution Focused Brief Therapy

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

Satir Therapy

Trauma Focused Therapy

Attachment Focused Therapy

Grief Therapy