Counseling
& therapy for couples

Every relationship is an interplay of closeness and distance, trust and challenge, connection and personal growth. But how can things continue if conflicts keep escalating, if alienation creeps in or if individual burdens overshadow the relationship?

Couples counseling and couples therapy offer a safe space to recognize patterns, smooth the waves, listen to each other again and find new impulses for more understanding and togetherness.

Couples counseling

Couples counseling is about discussing specific challenges, improving communication and developing joint solutions. It can be particularly helpful when couples

• Experience communication problems – to solve misunderstandings and find new ways of talking,
• take on new roles through parenthood or other life transitions – to understand new dynamics and find common ground,
• no longer feel seen or understood in their life together – to strengthen the connection and togetherness again
• have different expectations of the relationship – to name needs more clearly,
• are facing an important decision – to make a more conscious decision about the separation process or their future together.

Couples therapy

Some relationship issues are closely linked to personal injuries, attachment experiences or psychological stress. Couples therapy is not only about shaping the relationship, but also about individual imprints that influence how we interact in a relationship. It can help when

• recurring conflicts, injuries or breaches of trust put a heavy strain on the relationship – to deal with crises and develop a new bond,
• psychological stresses such as anxiety or depression affect the partnership – in order to find a supportive and at the same time self-caring way of dealing with them,
• a partner suffers from traumatic experiences – to better understand how trauma experiences can affect closeness, communication and bonding, and to find ways of dealing with them more mindfully together,
• unconscious relationship patterns from one’s own biography influence the partnership – in order to develop more personal responsibility and promote a deeper understanding of each other.

Taking responsibility and reshaping connection

Every partnership is unique – just like the challenges it brings with it. Couples counseling and couples therapy can help to question unhealthy developments, take responsibility and meet each other consciously and respectfully again.

Feel free to contact me if you would like to find out more or make an appointment!