What to Expect from a Couples Session

Relationships drive humans. Intimate relationships uniquely provide a space for us to be shown how to communicate better and how to be more self-aware while remaining observant of the other person. God designed intimate relationships to provide a space for partners to kindly give and receive honest feedback. Partners who are patient with one another and encourage one another do well with other family members, colleagues, and friends. Patience and understanding during tense times are tools for settling disputes. However, the emotional investment in intimate relationships can stress both partners, and reflexive communication can cause lasting damage. In my couples sessions, I provide a clinical perspective under the umbrella of the Holy Spirit. Faith-based couples counseling is important because you’re trying to figure out how God is leading in your relationship.

I have developed a Bible-based process that helps couples break up the hardened perceptions you have created of each other. It has worked remarkably well in helping partners see God’s leading in each of their lives individually and in their union as a couple. Partners can learn communication and response techniques to meet their needs within a faith-based framework. Couples will learn to be intentional and committed to creating and sustaining their intimate connection. You’ll also discover ways to be curious, discover, play, and have fun in the relationship. In these couples’ sessions, we’ll address the following:

Meeting Each Other’s Needs

Sometimes one partner meets the other person’s needs while neglecting their own, hoping that their partner will reciprocate. Although it is well-intentioned, it is not a sustainable posture and can result in a build-up of resentment. When both partners’ needs are met, contentious attitudes dissolve, and the couple can become a team.

Relationship Communication

Long-term relationships can cause us to develop scripted ways of communicating. Partners can fall into patterns of doing and saying the same thing but expect a different outcome. Through conscious words and language patterns, we can effectively reduce tension and minimize emotional reactivity. Practicing empathy and learning how to be responsive when approaching difficult issues creates an atmosphere of love and respect.

Love & Respect

In intimate relationships, it has typically been the case that men respond more to respect, and women to love. Love and respect are two names for the same thing, but they are expressed differently. If a man decides not to give his wife love until he feels respected and his wife decides not to show her husband respect until she feels loved, they have reached a stalemate. It is at the heart of many relationship issues, and couples’ sessions can be instrumental in helping a partner to grow in faith and as an individual and as a couple. The goal is to establish a process to handle the inevitable challenges beyond therapy.

Couples’ therapy can help you break through obstacles to a satisfying relationship. When couples find ways to come together as a team, positive feelings build between partners. Compassion toward one another gives confidence that you’re both invested in meeting each other’s emotional and physical needs. Many couples find that the therapeutic process of becoming more self-aware and assertive is enjoyable.

“How can couples counseling help resolve our problems?”

Couples therapy can be a wonderful experience because it helps you naturally improve your relationship and become better without the need for separation or divorce. It can be especially helpful if you are beginning to notice relationship challenges in areas such as:

• • • Communication problems
    • Infidelity
    • Financial difficulties
    • Sexual problems
    • Parenting disagreements
    • Substance abuse
    • Mental health issues

Couples therapy can help you recognize and learn the skills and strategies needed to navigate these challenges and expand the strength of your relationship. By experiencing counseling together, couples can begin to better understand each other’s needs and feelings, creating a deeper intimacy and connection. Communication is the #1 issue between spouses. In counseling sessions, relationship communication strategies are discussed extensively.

Couples therapy offers a safe and supportive space for couples to observe, recognize, and work through problems, naturally improving their relationship.

If you are struggling in your marriage and want to find a path toward peace in your home, faith-based marriage counseling is a good way for you to learn about the science of intimacy and grow closer to your spouse. Couples counseling, along with Christian resources, helps you and your partner to objectively navigate the challenges and sustain health in the relationship by remaining faithful and in love with each other. Schedule a Couples Session by clicking the button below. You are also welcome to reach out if you have any questions and are curious about whether it would be a good fit for you.