ONLINE AND IN-OFFICE RELATIONSHIP COUNSELING
Because Relationships Are Hard!
Relationships are tough.
Did you know the average couple struggles for 6 years before finally seeking professional assistance? 6 years! Would you let your car go 6 years without any maintenance? Relationships are tough. They need check-ups, maintenance, and sometimes hefty repair. Working with a couple’s therapist can help you gain the tools to build, strengthen, and repair your relationship.
How couples counseling can help you
Counseling gives you the tools that will help you recognize unhealthy patterns in your relationship, make shifts, and create stronger, more fulfilling relationships.
Learn to communicate your needs with your partner.
Create a realistic picture of each other and learn to find common ground to avoid misunderstandings and miscommunication.
Identify the behavioral patterns which lead to conflict and how to modify them.
Turn towards each other and increase emotional intimacy.
How does it work?
Change is rarely easy, and it requires you to put in the work. It’s not uncommon for one member of the couple to be more comfortable than the other with the idea of counseling. That’s ok! My goal is to create a safe and comfortable place where you both can lean in and create lasting change. I work from the principles of The Gottman Method and Emotionally Focused Therapy to create a tailored treatment that is specific to your relationship needs. What does that look like?
In the 1st session you’ll meet together with your counselor.
You’ll then complete The Gottman Relationship Checkup, an online assessment of individual and relationship health. The results give us an in-depth look at the strengths in the relationship and areas that need some support.
Next, your counselor will meet with each of you individually to learn more about you and discuss your specific goals for the relationship and counseling
After the individual meetings, we come back together for the remainder of our sessions and work together on meeting your relationship goals.
Where does it happen?
For those that live in or near the Pittsburg, KS area, in-person and online sessions are available. For those outside the drivable area, but living in Kansas, online counseling is available. The beauty of online relationship counseling is that you can attend sessions together, even if you’re in different places. This is especially helpful for military families where the service member may be deployed.
Having a good fit between the counselor and the couple is a crucial element in success. To help facilitate this, we offer a 15-minute consultation that allows us to chat for a bit and see if what we offer is best suited to what you need. This consultation can be done via phone call or secure, online video call. All you have to do now is contact me.
