Great Couples Counseling in Kenly, NC. Therapy to heal relationships.

Our therapists are trained in the most effective methods of couples counseling that ensures you are getting the right help to improve your relationship and feel equipped to navigate the future together. As mental health professionals, we believe it is vital to choose a treatment approach based on each individuals unique situation and preferences and to develop a clear and coherent plan of action early on in the treatment process to ensure the best outcomes for the relationship. We strive to be as transparent and collaborative as possible. We want our couples to be in control of their own treatment

Dr. Mike Garrett and Christian Counseling Associates in Raleigh have a strong reputation for counseling couples in a caring environment with plenty of expertise to repair the wounds of the past and restore the pathways for a future life of emotional closeness and intimacy. Dr. Mike has over 25 years experience with a very high success rate among distressed couples using proven skills in Christian counseling and Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy. Many Pastors and leaders in the area refer to Dr. Mike as their first choice.

I work with couples in the context of eating disorder support and recovery, in order for spouses to be able to support their partners who are struggling with eating disorders and eating issues. I work hard to educate spouses that may have trouble understanding the illness. I also work with couples to improve communication and understanding as they navigate the recovery process.

Issues in your relationship? Tired of arguing? Dr. Miller offers Couples and Marriage Counseling for those struggling with staying on the same page in their relationship. Through individual and couples work, she offers a caring environment targeting healing. Co-therapy/ joint therapy available is also available to help optimize your counseling experience.

Couples Counseling can greatly benefit relationships that are struggling! New & healthier ways of communicating with each other can be learned. You can also learn how to have healthy conflict that leads to deeper, more intimate connection in your relationship. Every relationship has struggles & conflict. It's the couples who choose to learn about themselves & each other amidst the struggles & conflict that experience rich, lasting mature love in their relationships. Couples can learn to influence & impact each other in healthy & positive ways. Couples that engage in counseling often experience less stress, anxiety & depression in their individual lives as well as in their relationships!

My practice is focused on couples and is 98% couples. Whether you seek help for a relationship in trouble, or to ensure the health and success of a relationship doing well, counseling can help. My style with couples is direct and interactive. Clients describe me as refreshingly straightforward. The goal is to build positive equity between you to help you weather the stresses and challenges that life tends to send our way.

Relationship concerns can be a broad topic; some couples may want to strengthen their current relationship, work on a specific issue within the relationship, there may be sexual concerns, and others may have had a recent break up or divorce. Individually or with your partner, we can work together to help you get your needs met. Call or email today for an appointment.

I have years of experience working with couples and it is one of my specialties. In a non-judgmental way I can see through the words to find the patterns and dynamics of relationships. I also have the training and experience as a sex therapist. Sex can get tangled up in marriage and I have the skills and tools to help untangle sexual problems. I can explore and discuss comfortably the power struggles and feeling of rejection associated with sex.

 Couples Counseling: If you are dating someone, engaged or have been married for years, private counseling can provide the opportunity or you to gain new insights into your history together, intimacy needs and overcoming conflict. I work with couples who want to learn how to turn toward one another and enjoy the everyday life that companionship and commitment can bring.  Family Counseling: Conflict and feelings of disappointment arise in every family. The benefits of family therapy are to develop confidences in interacting with one another, restore trust and respect, foster cooperation, learn healthy boundaries, understand the perspectives of others, and cultivate empathy and active listening. Perhaps you just need to update your parenting skills to...(view profile to read more)

All couples at one point or another experience difficulties in their relationship. Whether married, about to get married, cohabitating, lesbian, gay, etc. all couples eventually face challenges in their relationship. Infatuation and admiration subside and being vulnerable with each other feels unsafe. However, this is also where real love in the relationship can be nurtured and kept alive. I work with couples struggling in their relationship on improving communication and working to understand each other's realistic wants and needs better while restoring emotional safety in the relationship.

Holly Cox, Ph.D., LMFT, CHT has more than 10 years of experience helping couples on the brink make lasting changes. Dr. Cox believes that good couples therapy facilitates communication, kindness and common goals. Couples can face many tough issues including infidelity, financial problems, sexual concerns, and parenting struggles. But, you don't have to face it alone. Often, change can happen in a briefer amount of time than you expect. Dr. Cox is comfortable working with clients from all walks of life and of any sexual orientation.