Great Couples Counseling in Claycomo, MO. Therapy to heal relationships.

If you are chronically unhappy, angry ,disappointed, hurt, and distrustful in any significant relationship, we can help you today. Debra with work with one , both, all all parties in the relationship mix. Our key mission starts with creating a safe, private, judgement free environment for you to talk, listen, and move forward, Debra uses methods to quickly reduce barriers make intimacy and respect. Small take home steps that help each partner learn skills and tools unique to the relationship Debra's typical client have issues with their adult children, those who love or live with another's addiction (drugs/gambling/pornography/anger), co-work/supervisor, or spouse/partner

It’s important to understand how we unknowingly bring our past into our current relationships. Learn habits to communicate better, argue in a healthy manner, resolve conflict, productively expression emotions, share your needs/wants clearly, work through unresolved issues, and negotiate change in your relationship. Also examine how to rekindle intimacy while understanding and embracing your partner’s flaws.

Do everyday conversations seem to turn into bitter arguments, criticisms, defensiveness, or personal attacks? Do you avoid certain conversations because they seem unsolvable? Have you lost that closeness and connection that you once felt? Are you on the brink of divorce? Has your sex life gone stale? We can help. At the Kansas City Relationship Institute, LLC, relationships are our specialty! You will benefit from our services by looking at yourself, your partner, and your relationship in new ways. Our approach is to help you gain confidence and clarity about the next steps in your relationship. Couples can strengthen, restore, and build lasting relationships that are worth wanting.

As a couple therapist I will work to provide you an understanding of what is going on in your relationship that is causing distress. I have extensive training in the Gottman Method and will also draw upon my knowledge of Dr. Sue Johnson's work in Emotion Focused Therapy. If you are in distress we need to work to help you find ways to communicate your needs to one another and to be heard by your partner. There are practical tools that I can give you so that you can learn ways to communicate and connect. Couples utilizing these methods commonly find that they notice some immediate relief and are able to begin to communicate in a way that each partner feels heard and understood.

Most common issues between couples involves a lack of clear communication and the feeling of not being heard or understood. My approach with couples is to utilize the Gottman's Conflict Blueprint for clear communication as well as emotional connection. I also utilize Cognitive Behavior Therapy as well as Emotion Focused Therapy as tools to enhance understanding and intimacy in relationships.

Relationships account for such a large amount of our time, energy and emotions. I believe they also reflect so much of how we see God and how He works in and through us. I am convinced you can experience a fruitful and joyful relationship no matter how many challenges you face or burdens you feel from the past. This can happen in the context of a relationship where openness and forgiveness are working hand in hand. I really enjoy working with couples and have found a lot of success in helping in the process of healing and redeeming relationships and marriages.

Your relationship is my client. We we will look what is working and what is not working. We will look not only at the way you communicate, but the message under the communication. Research tells us 85% of communication is non-verbal, so the message behind the words is critical to explore. There are other proven ways such as the research of John Gottman and Susan Johnson.

In working with couples, I utilize a transactional approach, augmented with humanistic cognitive behavioral therapy techniques. My experience has taught me that people come to couples counseling because of trust issues, sexual dysfunction, and a general feeling of giving up. My practice focuses on assisting the couple in rebuilding their relationship by developing positive communication and reactivating their relation skills.

Mary enjoys couple's therapy. Helping two people reconnect in a more positive way is very rewarding. Using her 37+years of marriage and realizing that any and all relationships require a great deal of time and effort, we can work together and find the missing or broken links within the relationship, and work on strengthening the bonds that brought you together in the first place. Mary works with all different types of relationships and enjoys working with everyone. Mary will help you discover some of the "whys" that bring you to this place, the "what you can do about it", and "when" can we start moving forward in a more respectful, compassionate way. Let's get started!

Are you thinking about getting married, but not sure if you are ready? Are you married, but struggling with issues that threaten to stability of your union? Have you lived through an affair and need healing? As a Prepare & Enrich Marriage Counselor, I can help you! The work begins with a comprehensive online assessment that each individual takes. The results are captured in a Couple's Report that provide me with an overview of eight key areas important to the health of a committed relationship. You will have validated what your strengths are; but more importantly, you will have highlighted the areas you are struggling in and need growth to happen. Change can happen! Let's begin work