Great Couples Counseling in Farmington, MI. Therapy to heal relationships.

I have worked with many couples who want to have a better life together. I start with you wherever you are at and with what your goals are. My experience has been that the majority of challenges come from poor or lack of communication. Both partners may think they are being very clear in what they share, but in fact they each are not understanding the other. Working as a couple means compromise and having an understanding of what is important to each other and when there are communication breakdowns, having the tools to work through them in a healthy way. It is quite possible to have a much better life together when you learn what is missing and what you need to do to find it.

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 dont 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

I have seen relationships strained by a number of factors, including communication problems, financial stress, sex, and infidelity. Because marriages and other intimate relationships don't come with an instruction manual, I can help you learn to identify and break the negative cycles you may find yourself caught up in with your partner, and ultimately improve your relationship satisfaction.

It’s no secret, relationships can be a struggle. You feel like you’ve tried everything, but nothing seems to make it better. You’ve argued. You’ve ignored one another. You’ve tried to talk it out. And nothing worked. Now what? Communicating and maintaining intimacy as a couple is hard. Sometimes it seems like you are speaking different languages. We provide Couples Counseling to help our clients learn to communicate, love, and like one another again.​ Whether you are a married couple, dating, engaged, or something else, relationship counseling can help to tear down the walls between you and develop the connectedness that you desire. You want to be able to not just get along but to thrive.

Couples therapy is always more difficult than individual because I am having to listen carefully to two people. I think it is highly important for both parties to be heard, understood and validated. I usually address their differences, as well as mutual commonalities. Couples are usually in difficulty when their needs are not being met. Communication, lack of intimacy and issue of forgiveness continue to be the major issues. I have devised a program entitled "The Ingredients of An Ideal Relationship" that I use with couples. It has been highly effective in helping couples identify their issues and work towards resolution.