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Have you or your spouse had or considered having an affair?
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Do you and your partner often struggle to communicate?
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Have you and your spouse grown apart?
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Do you and your spouse often criticize each other?
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Are you having conflicts over raising children or substance abuse?
Marital/Life Partner Counseling
It is widely held that half of all marriages end in divorce, but each marriage is far more complex than this statistic indicates. Differences in the partners’ levels of education, religious backgrounds and income level are all factors in the outcome of a marriage or life partnership. Couples therapy offers tools that can help partners change their patterns of interaction, improve emotional connection and develop stronger communication in order to resolve these issues.
For counseling to be effective, however, both partners must be open to change, receiving therapy and frankly discussing their flaws. Marriage counseling helps foster open communication between partners and can help couples learn problem solving and various strategies for rationally discussing your differences. By working to repair negative communication practices between partners, marital and life partner counseling can provide dramatic improvements to your relationship.
Frequently Asked Questions
If communication has broken down, you feel emotionally disconnected, conflicts are frequent, or trust has been damaged, counseling can help determine whether patterns can be repaired and strengthened.
Yes. With commitment from both partners, therapy can help rebuild trust, improve communication, and address underlying issues that contributed to the disconnection.
Counseling helps identify negative interaction patterns and teaches structured communication skills so differences can be discussed more calmly and productively.
For the most effective results, both partners need to be open to change and willing to engage honestly in the process of improving the relationship.
Ready to get started?
If you and your spouse are concerned about the state of your marriage, Martin Therapy Group has therapists available to help. To make a counseling appointment for you and your partner, call us at (815) 640-1669 , email us or request free 15-minute consultation.