About Marriage Counselling
The aim of marriage counselling is to promote open communication between partners. With willing participation and positive changes from both parties, harmful patterns can be changed, trust can be restored and resentments can be overcome.
Every marriage may face a challenge or rough patch at some stage, and at these times marriage counselling can help. Challenges may arise out of frequent disagreements, financial pressures, differences in values or pressures relating to in-laws. Problems may also arise from more detrimental circumstances such as an extra-marital affair or reoccurring arguments which cannot be resolved.
Problems can arise at all stages of a relationship from dating through to a marriage or break-up. It is important to address these issues when they occur in order to have the best chance of resolution.
Warning signs of an unhealthy marriage
Some of the warning signs that a marriage may not be working effectively include:
- Feelings of unhappiness from one or both partners
- Reoccurring arguments that fail to be resolved
- Less and less time spent together and pursuing separate lives
- Loss of loving feelings from one or both partners
- Extra martial affairs
How counselling can help
Many couples are reluctant to seek counselling when they first begin to experience problems and may wait years to seek advice. This can result in their marriage problems and resentments becoming more developed and harder to resolve.
By seeking marriage counselling sooner rather than later, it can help to open the lines of communication between you and your partner. By talking openly with an impartial outsider, some marriages will become stronger through a new found understanding of both partners needs.
Marriage counselling sessions will start by identifying and addressing issues. The psychologist will provide couples with guidance, new skills and different viewpoints to help improve loving relationships. They can also provide strategies on how overcome communication problems, regain trust within a relationship, or how to reignite the passion and romance in your relationship.
Unfortunately marriage counselling will not be effective in helping to repair all marriages, as success will be dependent on how much each partner is willing to make positive changes. If marriage problems cannot be overcome, counselling can help individual partners cope with a relationship that has broken down. It can also assist in helping couples reach agreement with matters such as dividing finances and parental responsibilities.
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How Life Resolutions® can help
Life Resolutions® has a network of qualified psychologists who are experienced in marriage and relationship counselling. We can also provide family counselling to assist children who are affected by problems in the marriage, or provide individual counselling where problems are caused by other issues such as addictions or substance abuse.
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