Relationship Issues
Are There Problems In Your Relationship?
Don’t be discouraged. Relationships inherently have problems.
Ideally, a relationship would start with each person being 100% problem free. Remember I said “ideally”, but, everyone has issues, problems, or “baggage”.
Secondly, no two people think, feel, or behave the same way. These differences can make for disagreements, fights, arguements, or whatever you want to call it. At the end of the day the success of the relationship is partly determined by how these differences are dealt with, and some are better at this than others.
So, relationship problems may be the result of the differences between two people, or more about the issues specific to each person in the relationship.
Don’t wait another day to change your life. You can have a healthy relationship.
Relationship Therapy Program
Relationships can be difficult but we can help. The first thing to realize is that the purpose of therapy isn’t necessarily to “fix” the relationship. Therapy helps to understand whether the relationship is healthy and worth working on or not. If both parties feel it can be worked on, then therapy may involve couples therapy, individual therapy for both, or a combination of the two.
If you decide to end the relationship, then therapy can help you through this as well.
With a Relationship Therapy Program you will:
- Better understand the healthy and unhealthy aspects of your relationship(s)
- Recognize whether you want to work on your relationship or not
- Learn ways to communicate better in your relationship(s)
- Learn tools to improve your relationship(s)
- Gain awareness of your own individual issues that contribute to present and future relationships
- Develop coping skills for staying in or ending your relationship
Will You Save My Relationship?
As with most things in life, there are no guarantees, and this too applies to therapy since everyone is different and there are many factors that affect the outcome of therapy.
We’ve certainly had a lot of success in helping people to improve their relationships. But as mentioned above, we’ve also helped people to realize that their relationship may be unhealthy, that they are too unhappy in the relationship, or that there’s been too much damage done in the relationship to salvage it.
Whatever your decision is regarding your relatioship, we are here to help.
Relationship Help Tips
1. Time-Out:
Before things get out of hand, take a time out from each for an hour to cool off and then re-address the discussion.
2. Date Night:
Remember when you used to spend quality time with each other.
3. Communicate:
It’s the corner stone of a relationship. You have to listen and understand the other person’s point of view. You may not like it, but you have to at least understand where the other person is coming from.
4. Talk When It’s a Good Time:
Pissed off at each other? Been drinking? Just got home from work? These may not be the best times to talk about something important.
5. Give and Take:
A relationship is 50/50. It can’t be all take and no giving. Share responsibilities, compromise.
6. Stop the Codependence:
You need a life outside of your relationship. Doing things you enjoy away from each other is healthy.
7. It’s OK to Disagree:
Disagreements are natural, but don’t escalate them to yelling and damaging fights.
8. Look at Positives:
Yes, there may be negatives about something in the relationship, but don’t lose sight of the positives as well.
9. It Takes Two To Tango:
Don’t always balme the other person. What’s your responsibility in the relationship problem(s).
10. Reinforce Each Other:
Compliment and thank each other. This reinforcement helps you both feel better and secure and encourages similar behaviors in the future.
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