Couples Counseling in Cleveland

Did you know that statistics show most couples wait an average of six years before seeking relationship therapy?

• Are you arguing frequently with your partner?

• Are your needs unmet?

• Does it feel like your partner isn’t putting any effort into the relationship?

• Do you feel like your roommates?

• Are you in a relationship where you are feeling disconnected and not on the same page?

• Is it difficult to communicate with your partner?

• Has it been months since you’ve been intimate with each other?

• Have you woken up one day to find that your partner feels like a stranger?

• Has infidelity found its way in your relationship?

Relationships go through phases. What your relationship looked like a year or five years ago may be completely different from what it looks like now. And that’s OK. We are constantly growing and changing as individuals, and we need to continue to grow together as couples. I can help you get to the root of how your relationship got to where it is, and build your communication skills so you feel more connected to and seen by your partner.

Have you noticed that when something is off in your relationship, you feel off personally?

For many of us, a healthy relationship with a life partner is our most fundamental goal. It is the foundation upon which almost everything else we achieve is built. We want to share with this person all of our other successes, personal and professional. 

This partner is the person with whom we spend most of our time, share most of our thoughts, and rely upon for advice. We not only influence the way we behave toward each other in a relationship but how we interact with virtually everyone outside that relationship. For these reasons, when this foundation feels like it may be crumbling, everything that sits upon it can feel threatened. 

When what you once took for granted in your relationship now feels in jeopardy, couples counseling in Cleveland may be something to consider. 

Is it time to seek Couples Counseling?

It can be alarming when the lines of communication begin to break down. Couples may feel like their words to each other are being misunderstood—or not heard at all. Whether it’s constant fighting or constant silence, this fracture can feel seismic, and its consequences are able to harm other members of the family, your professional achievements, and even your physical health. 

This feeling doesn’t always have to be shared: sometimes both parties recognize the problem, while other times one may be struggling while the other believes everything is fine. If you feel you’ve reached the point where you find that the old resolution techniques simply aren’t working anymore—or maybe never really worked, to begin with—it may be time to seek out couples counseling.

How a Couples Counselor in Cleveland Can Help

Salvage what you thought you couldn’t save. Disagreements over intimacy, mismatched levels of affection, or fears of separation and divorce are just a few of the most common reasons for couples to reach out for help. Couples counseling can help you strengthen the bonds you’ve already worked so hard to create. 

Let a licensed professional clinical counselor guide you through rebuilding the foundation you’ve already established, using new tools to resolve interpersonal conflicts. The couple's counselor can also help you navigate difficult changes in your relationship situation, such as those related to finances, infidelity, health problems, or childcare. Ultimately, continuously working toward having value systems that align is what makes couples effective. 

The Counseling Process for Couples

The counselor tells couples during the first session that couples counseling is unique in that their primary issues happen during the session. We can identify what their stuck points are as they are happening to recreate new behavior and communication patterns. It allows a third party to see what they are unable to because you can't see the painting when you're in the picture. 

The time you invest in talking out your issues with your partner will pay huge dividends down the road.

Counseling Goal for Couples' Relationship 

Relationship satisfaction and improved communication and intimacy should be the primary goal, along with augmenting your ability to be vulnerable with each other. The process through which this satisfaction can be achieved is often unique for all couples and can involve a variety of techniques and modalities.

The goal is not to reduce conflict. It's impossible to not have conflict in a relationship. In fact, a lack of conflict in a relationship could be a sign of moving away from each other. The goal is to move toward one another and learn how to effectively manage conflict, emotions, and everyday life problems.

Get In Touch with a Cleveland Counselor

It may seem overly obvious to mention that a couple is composed of two individuals, but focusing on two individual identities—the unique experiences, thoughts, achievements, traumas, etc., through which we’ve lived—is vital to the success of a couple. The main goal is for both partners to feel satisfaction in their relationship and to grow together. Honing your ability to regulate emotions can decrease maladaptive conflict patterns.
AMKT Therapy’s professional clinical counselor, Angela Tarantino, LPCC, MFT provides exceptional couples counseling in Cleveland. You may contact her at 440-720-4673 to book an appointment and offers online therapy for your convenience.