Happy February!

Did you know that couples therapy can look like you and/or your partner being in your own therapy group? And at about 25% of the cost.

What? How?

The major aim of couples therapy is increasing your knowledge about yourself, your partner, and the patterns of interaction between you. Therapy becomes effective as you apply new knowledge to break ineffective patterns and develop better ones.

The key tasks of couples therapy is increasing your clarity about the kind of life you want to build, the kind of partner you want to be and your individual blocks to doing both successfully.

You can do all of this in a group on your own!

Here is what one partner said to me other day (both partners are in their own group) “I have seen so much growth in my partner over the last year. Thank you so much!”

The work of couples therapy, whether in a group or with your partner, requires you to try new ways of thinking and doing, listening and being curious instead of butting in and staying present and engaged rather than becoming resentful, compliant or withdrawing. Sometimes this much easier to accomplish in a safe, secure group with group members who listen to you, empathize with you, validate you and challenge, confront, and hold you accountable.

You can examine freely the nature of your dance with your partner. What is your part in the distress? Do you really believe your partner is entitled to a different opinion? What are your unruly emotions? When is communication effective? Ineffective? (Hint: blaming, dominating, disengaging, criticizing, whining, denying, and/or complying are not effective!) Do you want to learn more even if it means you must change?

Group therapy is a powerful, effective affordable way to commit to working on yourself and your relationships. Give us a call today to see if you are right for group work and check out our FAQ’s at createdforcommunity.net.

Hope to see you soon at Created for Community.

Love,

Malia & Kristi