Great Couples Counseling in Parish, NY. Therapy to heal relationships.

Relationships bring unique challenges when trying to blend two separate complicated lives. Understanding the complexities of relationship dynamics and what each person brings to the table allows for change to occur. Strategies for better communication, healthy boundaries and self-responsibility is the place to start. Relationships will challenge the hardiest of souls as two storylines with the accompanying strengths, challenges, fears, insecurities, doubts, and dreams of each person. And it is here in the intimacy of relationship where those two stories unfold, intertwine and get worked out into a new story to be told.

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

Objectivity can help level the playing field, especially when a couple is struggling to get it right! Couples find the spark again through empathy, great communication, and allowing a co-pilot to be a guiding light through troubled times. I use a series of approaches to help reach your goals of reduced dysfunction in your relationship which include cognitive behavioral, person centered, and solution focused methods.

Relationships take work... isn't that what everyone says? We take a unique approach when working with couples. Our clinicans have in depth training on traditional couples talk therapy as well as creative arts therapy techniques. We can also incorporate couples yoga therapy. One of our providers is also bring credentialed in sex therapy which us often times a concern in couples work. We work with new couples on level setting expectations and communication and learning about each other. We work with premarital individuals and groups of couples prior to tying the knot. We also work with seasoned couples struggling with long standing resentments, infedility, loss, and other concerns.

When we are struggling in our love relationship and decide to seek help, there are a few things to consider. Is your therapist a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist? Choosing someone with the right training is critical, because couples therapy is very different from individual therapy. Secondly, is the therapist a good fit for both of you? Therapy will not succeed if you or your partner doesn't like the therapist. I have worked with couples for 20 years, and believe that every relationship has the potential for improvement and health. I enjoy working with straight, gay, lesbian, married, pre-marital,and committed couples. You will feel accepted and welcome.

There are countless models of healthy romantic relationships, from monogamous to polyamorous, and unique variations between partners. The scripts for dating and longterm relationships of our parents’ generations may not be applicable to your relationship, and there is no formal education in how to be a good partner or how to identify unhealthy relationships. But there is psychological research that shows that effective communication, emotional openness, intimacy, and other factors contribute to healthy relationships. Creating these conditions are skills that can be learned. I practice brief humanistic and emotion-focused therapy (EFT) to help my LGBTQ and hetero clients learn these skills.

Communication, consent, and compassion are essential components in healthy relationships. When working with couples it is my goal to support you and your partner to grow. My therapeutic style is informed by the Gottman approach, which focuses on developing an understanding of patterns in relationships. This process supports individuals in managing their emotions and responses in order to be able to improve communication and build a more satisfying relationship with your partner. In the couples therapy process, I work to understand you as individuals and as a couple, we identify goals and challenges in order to support you as partners in working together. All couples are welcome.

Being able to work with couples, it would be important to find ways to discuss individual concerns, as well as how individual concerns affect the couple as a whole. When working with each of the individuals and as the couple, I would work to be able to use DBT and Art Therapy to work on being able to practice helpful skills such as emotion regulation, frustration tolerance, mindfulness and communication and how each person can express themselves when working together