Arguments may explode into big fights or you feel like you have to bite your tongue frequently just to keep the peace.\u00a0 <\/i><\/p>\n![\"Couples](\"https:\/\/newchaptersolutions.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Depositphotos_27487455_m_opt.jpg\")
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The same issues erupt over and over again with seemingly no possible resolution. \u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n
When you try to have a calm discussion over a problem, all you get in return is defensiveness and anger.\u00a0 <\/i><\/p>\n
Perhaps you avoid discussing problems hoping they\u2019ll magically go away\u2026 though they never do.\u00a0 <\/i><\/p>\n
Feeling unappreciated, misunderstood, or disrespected by your partner is resulting in anger, frustration, and \/ or resentfulness<\/i><\/p>\n
Your efforts to connect with your partner have either not worked or made things between you even worse<\/i><\/p>\n
Maybe you just want to regain that lost love, affection, passion, and appreciation for each other that you once knew and long for again but don\u2019t know where to start.<\/i><\/p>\n
Whether you\u2019re participating in relationship counseling alone or with your partner, you both must recognize that you won’t be able to change or \u201cfix\u201d the other person\u2026 only yourself. \u00a0And each of you needs to recognize your own role in creating your relationship challenges and conflicts. \u00a0While I realize is it much easier to point fingers and blame the other, I have never seen a relationship where all<\/i> of the problems are the fault of one person.<\/p>\n
In many ways, couples counseling involves basic conflict management. \u00a0One of the major problems in relationships is that each of us handles life\u2019s inevitable difficulties a bit differently than others.\u00a0 Counseling will help you identify your negative interaction patterns, recognize your individual roles in them, and together we can develop solutions to change them.\u00a0 When the emphasis is on having a good relationship rather than \u201cbeing right\u201d or winning an argument, couples stand a much better chance of working through their differences.<\/p>\n
Together we will create an environment in which you will both feel heard, respected, and understood where conflicts can be resolved with win-win solutions using improved listening and communication skills.\u00a0 These problem solving tools and techniques will help you work toward and maintain peace, harmony, and a healthy, loving relationship that is even better than before.<\/p>\n
Even in the strongest marriages, couples go through rough patches.\u00a0 Often these times revolve around common life transitions such as the addition of a child, a new job or career change, moving to a new city.\u00a0 Relationship tune ups can provide guidance and helpful tools for deepening a healthy relationship. \u00a0All too often, life\u2019s demands, such as kids, careers, parents, and bills, seem to take precedence over the nurturing of our relationships.\u00a0 Much of the time, we don\u2019t even realize it\u2019s happening.<\/p>\n
I\u2019ve heard too many stories of a partner, seemingly out of the blue, asking for a divorce and moving out without so much as a crass word or discussion, taking the other completely by surprise.\u00a0 Don\u2019t let this happen to you!\u00a0 Just as your car needs regular maintenance checks, so does your relationship.<\/p>\n
Whatever unhealthy or disappointing pattern you\u2019re stuck in, together we can rebuild your relationship when you:<\/p>\n