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Thriveworks Couples/marriage therapy helps couples work through their specific relationship issues. It is led by licensed professionals — often licensed marriage and family therapists (LMFTs) — who are experts in their field and best-equipped to help couples. Some examples of common focuses within couples therapy include:
Couples therapy works by helping couples identify and better navigate their unique challenges. Following an initial assessment of the couple in terms of strengths and needs, the therapist would then discuss their therapeutic goals and any possible approaches or ways of working together as therapist and couple.
Couples attend sessions together, whether they meet in person or by video. In addition to regular couples therapy sessions, each partner may also be asked to attend a few individual sessions to supplement their progress. This will allow their counselor to get to know each individual better, assess each of their personal needs, and develop the very best treatment plan moving forward.
Couples therapy at Thriveworks is conducted both in person and via Online therapy. We encourage you to choose the option that works best for you and your partner.
On average, couples attend couples therapy for 12 weeks. However, couples therapy may last longer or shorter, dependent on the couples’ needs, the challenges they’d like to work through, and the pace of their progress.
The philosopher Thomas Aquinas once stated, “The things that we love tell us what we are.” Our identity is also made up of who we love. The people we love become a part of us. But humans can be anxious, self-centered, moody, and imperfect. We all bring our own baggage to the table when we love someone else. So love isn’t always the flawless meeting of the minds that we’d like it to be. And when love doesn’t meet our expectations for harmony, we don’t always cope well.
That’s when the licensed couples therapists and marriage counselors at Thriveworks in Buffalo, NY can help. Married couples and unmarried couples of all kinds can benefit from talking to an experienced, compassionate, expert facilitator. The licensed marriage and family therapists (LMFT) at Thriveworks can help partners improve their relationships and learn to connect on a deeper, more authentic level. These therapy sessions can save couples a lot of time and distress by identifying the roots of problems.
A marriage and family therapist is a skilled mental health professional who might be a licensed professional counselor (LPC), a social worker, or even a clinical psychologist. Their job is to help couples strengthen their relationships and achieve their goals for intimacy. They can do this by facilitating productive conversations, sharing insights, offering psychoeducation about relationship dynamics, and teaching coping skills and communication skills.
But each couple is different and hence may desire different things out of marriage counseling sessions at Thriveworks in Buffalo, NY. The first step is to clarify issues and goals, then work out a treatment plan. Marriage and family therapy is usually brief and solution-focused, lasting about 12 sessions or fewer.
The vast majority of couples who seek marriage counseling or couples therapy come away from the sessions feeling as if they’ve accomplished their goals. They feel satisfied in the emotional progress they’ve made. Couples come to therapy at Thriveworks in Buffalo, NY with different objectives in mind, including the following:
The marriage counselors at Thriveworks in Buffalo, NY don’t claim to be able to prevent divorce. They simply give couples the resources they need to utilize their existing strengths. They can help shed light on what partners feel from day to day, and help them communicate those feelings to each other effectively. Couples therapists might help clients explore and align the following elements of a relationship, which may prove critical to a marriage’s success:
Every licensed counselor or therapist at Thriveworks in Buffalo, NY will personalize a treatment plan around a couple’s real life concerns and goals. They may use a variety of approaches to help romantic partners be successful. For example, the following therapy modalities can be used in in-person or online therapy:
In addition, a couples therapist may identify additional approaches that could benefit individuals in the relationship, such as depression, anxiety, or substance abuse counseling.
If you and your partner are experiencing complex, difficult, or distressing issues, the licensed marriage counselors and couples therapists at Thriveworks in Buffalo, NY can help you find clarity. They can meet with new clients quickly, usually within 24-48 hours of their initial call. Full sessions can take place in-person at the modern office in Buffalo, or via online counseling from the comfort of your own home. And Thriveworks providers accept most major forms of health insurance coverage, which can help remove financial stress.
Relationships are tough, but they can bring out the best of us when we have support and guidance. Sometimes all it takes is a nonjudgmental third party to show us the way. Call the Thriveworks office today to get matched to the qualified couples counselor who can help you and your spouse reconnect and understand each other. We look forward to hearing from you!
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Includes reducing symptoms with medication & management
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