Can Couples Therapy Help Save Your Marriage?
Are you looking for a therapist because you’re in a marriage that feels dead or seems to provide only frustration and anger?
Few experiences are more painful than choosing to share your life with someone and later discovering that you’re unable to connect with them in a positive way.
When you feel like your partner isn’t the person you fell in love with; when you feel like the communication gap between you widens every day; when it feels like your marriage is beyond help after discovering an affair... you may begin to feel that it’s too late to do anything to salvage and save the love you once shared.
However, since you’re reading this article, it’s likely you still care enough about your partner and your relationship to want to help it in any way you can. If so, your marriage is definitely worth saving, and should be given a chance to succeed.
Marriage counseling and couples therapy can help you restore the trust and intimacy your relationship once enjoyed. Couples therapy can provide a secure space and the techniques and tools you need to give your relationship a chance of success, as well as help you and your partner:
• Put an end to endless arguments
• Resolve past hurts and painful memories
• Overcome differences in parenting styles
• Improve your intimacy and sex life
• Heal from an affair
• Grow closer together
• Take an active, involved and interested role in the life you’ve created together
When considering couples counseling and therapy, it’s not uncommon to wonder whether seeing a marriage therapist will actually help.
With this in mind, in recent years research has been undertaken to determine the effectiveness of couples therapy.
In an article published by the Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, clients of marriage and family therapists from 15 states reported their experiences with couples counseling. The findings indicate that marriage and family therapists can effectively treat a variety of couples issues in a relatively short period of time and that client results and satisfaction levels are quite high.
Most marriage counselors would agree that a couple’s motivation to make their relationship work is the single most important factor in determining the success of couples counseling. It’s unlikely that even the best couples therapist will be able to save a relationship in which one partner has already decided to leave, and even a mediocre couples therapist is likely to help a couple who are utterly committed to making their relationship work.
What type of couples get the most from couples therapy? The answer seems to be relatively young, non-sexist couples who are still in love and are willing to be open and honest with one another.
Which couples receive the least benefit from couples counseling? Couples therapy seems to be less successful for couples who wait too long before seeking help, and where one partner is already set on leaving and is closed to any suggestions that may save the marriage.
That having been said, if you and your partner are serious about creating the best relationship possible, marriage counseling and couples therapy can provide a safe space to explore your relationship, help you uncover and overcome the destructive patterns in your interactions with one another, and provide you communication tools and skills to restore trust, build intimacy, and rediscover the joy, surprise, and closeness in your marriage.
Few experiences are more painful than choosing to share your life with someone and later discovering that you’re unable to connect with them in a positive way.
When you feel like your partner isn’t the person you fell in love with; when you feel like the communication gap between you widens every day; when it feels like your marriage is beyond help after discovering an affair... you may begin to feel that it’s too late to do anything to salvage and save the love you once shared.
However, since you’re reading this article, it’s likely you still care enough about your partner and your relationship to want to help it in any way you can. If so, your marriage is definitely worth saving, and should be given a chance to succeed.
Marriage counseling and couples therapy can help you restore the trust and intimacy your relationship once enjoyed. Couples therapy can provide a secure space and the techniques and tools you need to give your relationship a chance of success, as well as help you and your partner:
• Put an end to endless arguments
• Resolve past hurts and painful memories
• Overcome differences in parenting styles
• Improve your intimacy and sex life
• Heal from an affair
• Grow closer together
• Take an active, involved and interested role in the life you’ve created together
When considering couples counseling and therapy, it’s not uncommon to wonder whether seeing a marriage therapist will actually help.
With this in mind, in recent years research has been undertaken to determine the effectiveness of couples therapy.
In an article published by the Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, clients of marriage and family therapists from 15 states reported their experiences with couples counseling. The findings indicate that marriage and family therapists can effectively treat a variety of couples issues in a relatively short period of time and that client results and satisfaction levels are quite high.
Most marriage counselors would agree that a couple’s motivation to make their relationship work is the single most important factor in determining the success of couples counseling. It’s unlikely that even the best couples therapist will be able to save a relationship in which one partner has already decided to leave, and even a mediocre couples therapist is likely to help a couple who are utterly committed to making their relationship work.
What type of couples get the most from couples therapy? The answer seems to be relatively young, non-sexist couples who are still in love and are willing to be open and honest with one another.
Which couples receive the least benefit from couples counseling? Couples therapy seems to be less successful for couples who wait too long before seeking help, and where one partner is already set on leaving and is closed to any suggestions that may save the marriage.
That having been said, if you and your partner are serious about creating the best relationship possible, marriage counseling and couples therapy can provide a safe space to explore your relationship, help you uncover and overcome the destructive patterns in your interactions with one another, and provide you communication tools and skills to restore trust, build intimacy, and rediscover the joy, surprise, and closeness in your marriage.