What are Some of the Benefits of Couples Therapy?
All couples will experience issues in their relationship at time to time. Sometimes these issues can be easily resolved and other times couples need extra help. If your relationship seems stuck on a bad note then couples therapy maybe the answer for you.
Here are some of the benefits people can get from couples therapy:
1. Developing positive communication patterns
Realistically, this is the most positive skill a couple can learn in therapy and take with them the rest of their lives. “Communication is key”, you’ve often heard that phrase. But we have found that it is resoundingly true.
Even if you are so close to your partner that you feel you can tell what they are thinking, you may be surprised to know that you don’t. Through the benefit of a neutral couples therapist you can learn what they are really thinking. The ultimate goal is effective communication to improve the quality of your relationship.
Poor communication patterns can often develop in any relationship. Our number one goal is to make sure that you and your partner are communicating effectively and honestly.
2. Strengthening the bond between you and your partner
Who you are and who you will be throughout the day starts at home. If you are happy at home chances are you are happy in the rest of your life. Conversely, if you are unhappy at home chances are you’re unhappy in other areas of your life. Getting things right at home can make all the difference in your life.
Overtime relationship can become lost in a day-to-day routine, passionless, disconnected and stagnant. Often past resentments and unaddressed issues get in the way of connection. Through couple’s counseling partners work through their past and current issues, learn to prioritize their relationship again, put time and efforts into each other and strengthen their intimacy and connection.
In couples therapy you will learn new tools to understand what your partner is feeling and how to address those feelings. Weeding through negative emotions like anger, fear and shame and identifying behaviors like avoidance and isolation is a skill which needs to be refined. Therapy can help get you there.
3. Learning problem solving skills
No two people are identical. Even identical twins will often have separate personalities and thought patterns. So when two people enter a relationship there is a lot of nuance to sift through. One partner may look at problems as a positive challenge whereas the other may have deep internalized anxiety. Getting couples on the same page when it comes to problem solving is another beneficial aspect of therapy.
If couples approach life’s challenges with similar and positive outlooks, then that removes one of the major causes for friction in a relationship.
Using great communication skills can help each partner identify their weaknesses and strengths when it comes to problem solving. If each partner develops their strength and understands how to apply it, there is almost no challenge that a couple cannot navigate together.
Summary
Can you use these skills inn your life and in your relationship? Couples therapy maybe the answer for you. Local couples therapists in the Tampa Florida area specialize in couples therapy.
Even if you have tried couples therapy in the past and didn’t have great success that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t try again. Couples therapy can truly save your relationship and make your life happier. There are a multitude of couples therapy success stories online and we have seen many ourselves.