Great Couples Counseling in Howard Lake, MN. Therapy to heal relationships.

There is nothing as precious as your relaitonhsip. That’s why your relationship deserves Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT). This is the treatment that years of research shows to be highly effective in helping couples improve their relationship, resolve conflicts, repair trust, and feel safe, loved and connected. EFT helps couples get to the heart of the matter. It is designed to stop the negative and stuck patterns in relationships, transforming them into the love, connection and understanding you desire.

When love is new, we find ourselves thrilled by our partner. However, both science and experience tell us that infatuation has a limited shelf life. Conflict is a normal, predictable part of learning to be together. In fact, it's an opportunity, pointing exactly to the place where we need to grow. My expertise as a couples counselor helps guide you and your partner so that you can reclaim your friendship and handle conflict in gentle, positive ways. Gaining the tools you need to build a strong relationship, I can help you with issues including raising kids, rekindling interest in sex or romance, negotiating housework or finances or overcoming infidelity, infertility and blending families.

When you said "I Do!" on your wedding day you had no idea what was to come, but you wanted to walk that journey with the person across from you. When life starts to change and you are struggling with how to live with your spouse we often need someone with an outside view to help redirect, refocus, and reenergize our relationship. Unless you intentionally pursue the person you are with you will automatically start to drift apart. If you need help reconnecting, finding the intimacy you used to have, or want to deepen your relationship don't hesitate to contact me!

Relationships are ever changing and developing a healthy connection that can withstand the changes is ever evolving. If you or your partner are experiencing times of disconnection, couple's therapy can provide a place to understand the disconnection and learn ways to begin to support, listen and understand each other to develop a strong emotional connection to weather all the changes in life. In my practice I work with individuals who are experience relationship concerns.

I teach practical relationship skills that encourage persons to return to and maximize the positive feeling in their relationships. When we learn to discern the difference between our own healthy and unhealthy states of mind, we can eliminate useless arguments that drain a couple's energy. Couples learn to pause when stuck and choose useful times and places to sort out conflicts. Without the energy drain of fighting, couples experience a boost of connection and fun and creatively resolve conflict with less effort. We all like to be heard. Learning to practice true listening, returns people to the loving feeling of connection that brought them together in the first place.