Top 3 Things to Expect From Couples Counselling
Many couples experience frustration and disconnection at some stage during their relationship. Although this might seem like the end, approaching and resolving these issues with the help of a counsellor is the perfect way to improve and rebuild your relationship. Besides rebuilding your relationship, this will also help you overcome future obstacles.
Counselling is beneficial to all couples, regardless of the state of their relationship. In addition to learning more about each other, couples also gain valuable insights into their own habits and behaviours.
Having trouble deciding whether to contact a counsellor? At Winchester Counselling, we use proven strategies to improve the bond between you and your partner. Read on for the top 3 things to expect from couples counselling.
1. Discover negative patterns
The key to successful counselling is to uncover the underlying problems. First, the couple needs to recognize when negative patterns are causing toxicity or relationship issues.
Whether there is an issue of trust, communication or intimacy, relationship counselling aims to discover and resolve negative behaviours that are impacting you and your partner.
Couples counselling will help you and your partner to identify unwanted behaviours, communication issues and underlying feelings of animosity. Once these have been discovered, we will develop healthy strategies to resolve conflicts. Additionally, you will learn how to give each other space to express how you
feel.
2. Create new habits
After identifying negative patterns, the next step is to create new, positive habits. Counselling will help you and your partner learn to communicate effectively with each other. This will go a long way towards rebuilding your relationship and helping you both move forward in a positive way.
At this stage, couples will form new habits that will help them to understand each other’s thoughts and feelings. As a couple, you will work on developing effective communication methods that promote a healthy relationship.
This stage of counselling is hugely beneficial for any relationship. You and your partner will find that healthy communication habits help to rekindle intimacy in your relationship by restoring feelings of support and compassion.
3. Take steps towards a better future
Counselling helps each person in a relationship build confidence, allowing them to have a better future together. The purpose of couples counselling is to foster communication and collaboration between the two parties in order to change the relationship for the better.
When you are struggling to see the light at the end of the tunnel, counselling can help you reset your perspective and move forward.
At Winchester Counselling, we use evidence-based methods to help couples repair and strengthen their relationships. We offer couples counselling in Christchurch, along with online counselling.
Get in touch if you are ready to build a trusting and loving relationship.
