Couples Counseling
Evaluating Your Relationship
How is your romantic relationship? Are you feeling frustrated as small issues have led to resentment? Is your relationship in trouble due to an affair or other crisis? Do you have a good relationship, but want it to be great? Even the best relationship could be better. Whether you have been happily married for 35 years, or are in the early stages of a new relationship, you will appreciate making your relationship a priority.
Couples counseling is a way you can invest in your relationship. If your relationship is in crisis, couples counseling can help your relationship heal. If your relationship is good, but less than what you want it to be, couples counseling can help you and your partner grow together into a stronger relationship.
Choosing a Counselor Who Can Help
Couples counseling is a specialty area and you will find that many counselors do not have training or experience in this area. Couples counseling tends to be more complex than individual counseling. Your counselor will be evaluating whether or not you and your partner have compatible goals and how to coach you and your partner into making effective changes. It is vital for you to find a counselor that you feel comfortable with, and who has the required skills to be effective in couples counseling. Be sure to ask if your counselor has training and experience in the area of couples counseling before you make a decision.
Why Patients Come to Us for Couples Counseling
Couples come to us for many reasons. The following list doesn’t describe each possible situation, but the most common examples.
- pre-marital counseling
- recovery from infidelity
- improving communication
- reducing conflict
- learning to fall in love again
- reuniting after a period of separation
- changing bad habits that are ruining the relationship
- separating in such a way as to be least hurtful to each other and children
Dr. Spriggs and Ms. Jackson have specialized training in couples counseling and years of experience helping couples. If you have questions about how our staff at Piedmont Counseling can help your relationship, please contact us.
