Couples Marriage Counseling

Evidence Based Counseling Works Very Well for Couples Marriage Counseling

Marriage is tough work. Let’s get your relationship back on track!

Some of the couples I see in my office are broken, feel guilty, are hurt, tired, and are on their last effort to salvage their relationship. Other couples are simply noticing a soft distancing from their partner, wondering where the “spice” has gone. Some other couples desire to stop arguing, as even the most basic things set each other off where they are saying things they regret and wish their kids hadn’t heard.

As a marriage counselor, one of the most rewarding parts of my job is helping couples “figure it out.”
I treasure the fact that literally one quarter of my daily effort is dedicated to couples work; it is critically important, and selfishly, so rewarding. But what’s even better, is that lives are changed!

If two people, especially if children are involved, can work out their issues, that is highly desirable; both clinically and otherwise.

What’s funny, is people who are in a long term relationship often came together, initially, because they are not the same. Obviously there is a balance that has to be struck and of course there needs to be some shared values and interests.

Most successful long term relationships are built on common foundations but with beautiful differences that often come together to compliment each other. “The Spice,” as it’s commonly referred to, is often in those differences.

“Have you’ve heard the saying that the sum of 1 and 1, is more than 2?”

I love helping couples recognize and explore that their differences are often complimentary to each other and more synergistic then they currently see it.

It’s interesting that this is often the lens we have to look through to identify and resolve conflict.

Tangibly, those differences help predict the conflict in our daily lives together.

So integrating the awareness and being mindful when we interact on a daily basis is paramount. Couples achieving insight and genuinely appreciating these differences, is nothing short of an amazing gift. Unfortunately those gifts are often viewed in a highly negative perspective as something to either just “put up with” or even “loath” in their partner.

If you need help with couples marriage counseling in Naples or Bonita Springs, I would be honored if you would consider scheduling an appointment with me at the Fischer Institute. Please call my priority care line at (239) 307-0101 and leave your confidential message. I will return your phone call as soon as I am able.