Couples Therapy

Background of a couple…

Isaac is the youngest of 6 children and 1 of only 2 males. He describes his dad as there but absent and his mom as inventive, yet aggressive.

Leah is the oldest of 3 children, all females. Leah describes her upbringing as loving and her father as very supportive of her. She really felt her parents had a good connection.

Synopsis of Isaac’s and Leah’s relationship…

They have been together now for 10 years and married for the last 7. Together, they have 3 children, all under the age of 8. Their youngest is just starting to walk.

When asked, “What brings you to therapy?” they both say they want to go back to the way things used to be.

Over time they have started to feel like strangers and through that distance have grown resentful of each other and how life is turning out.

Both Isaac and Leah feel coming to therapy is the last resort. They enter the office with very small hopes that anything can change their relationship.

Feelings of hopelessness lead people to therapy.

When couples are stuck in their struggles, these experiences are often painful, debilitating, and sometimes feel hopeless.

Going around and around in these never-ending cycles of need, injury, and unfulfilled expectations lead couples to our offices.

Identifying problems and rediscovering love lead to hope.

We are here to assist in uncovering the love and compassion that started your relationship.

We are trained in how to sensitively and accurately observe and describe the repeated patterns of behavior and interactions that are playing themselves out between you and your partner.

By understanding the situation clearly, we can shed new light or a different perspective on your situation.

It’s about re-establishing a loving relationship.

In therapy, you will learn how to become friends again, how to trust again, how to communicate again, and how to respect each other again.

Utilizing techniques from EMDR, Emotionally Focused Therapy, and other modalities, you will strengthen the basics, so that you can experience genuine love again.

Let’s work to rekindle your love for one another.

Give us a call at (708) 637-1672 today.

Let us assist you get to the root of what’s happening inside of your relationship.

You don’t have to go through this alone. Together, we can recreate the happy, loving relationship of your dreams.