Great Couples Counselling in High River, AB. Therapy to heal relationships.

Relationships are both difficult and rewarding. Like most things of value, however, these intimate connections require intentional work in order to remain healthy and rewarding. Whether you are beginning a relationship or wishing to enhance an existing one, therapy can help you to discover and value each other's "owners manual" , communicate more effectively, and resolve conflict in a more timely and effective fashion.

Relationships evolve over time, so naturally, people encounter moments where they might feel disconnected, stuck in cycles of conflict and misunderstanding, and may feel like ending the relationship is the only option. In couples counselling we will collaboratively work on creating safe and supportive environments where you work towards addressing the problems, rather than being against each other. Couples counselling aims to uncover underlying emotions and needs that exaggerate distress, disagreements, and conflict. My approach emphasizes collaboration, care, and consistency.

Sharing your life with another is one of the most difficult yet potentially rewarding experiences life has to offer. Creating and maintaining open and honest communication (learning to listen, summarize and validate are skills that must be taught and practiced) is key to the success with relationships of any kind. I can assist in helping build strong interpersonal skills that help break down barriers and strengthen connections.

Helping couples can mean taking with a couple who has been dating for a few months and wants to improve their chances for success or couples who have cohabited for up to twenty years. I used the evidence based method of Gottman couples therapy and EMDR. These research based methods give clients in my opinion the greatest chance for success.

What are the most common couples' issues? If you are thinking "communication, conflict, sex, money, child rearing" you are correct. However, most therapists will go after the symptom on each side of the couple fence thinking that the way to effective change is by getting each party to "work" on their respective "issue". Many times the parties don’t agree but comply. Imagine if you could align the unconscious brains of a couple and stop the "working on your issues" part that has become so popular in therapy settings? Contact kevin@kevinflemingphd.com to learn how! Or call 877-606-6161. DR. FLEMING'S NEW RELATIONSHIP/COUPLES INTENSIVES. www.kevinflemingphd.com/marriage-couples-retreats.php