A Multi-Disciplinary Approach to Couple Counseling

THE MULTI-DISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO COUPLES WORK

An integral approach to couples work uses a customized approach which utilizes both individual work and couples sessions to explore tactical tools and communication growth while also diving deeply into individual patterns that are magnified in the couplehood.

The first few sessions we get to the heart of the matter outlining the presenting issues from each members perspective using a psychodynamic and integrative perspective. Then we move into a customized combination of individual sessions which allows each person to examine and heal their part of the pattern while also meeting in couple session to develop practical communication tools that encourage heartfelt connection and deeply meaningful conversation. 

The focus of improving communication using Gottman Method couple therapy tools to grow from listening and speacking to finding right/wrong, fact find or to respond and explain to listening for finding and creating and opening to connection and to see and understand other members of the partnership. In each session the couple works through attachments and aversions that are causing suffering to move to a more equanimous way in relationship. When we can detach in this way, we become more free to love without our old rigid defenses while developing more flexible ways of holding boundary and openness.