Great Couples Counseling in Lago Vista, TX. Therapy to heal relationships.

For over 15 year I have enjoyed working with couples either married or singles. The time and effort people put into a relationship is worthy of consideration and if trouble, tensions, misunderstanding arise, it's always advantage to take a look at what the problem is and how it began if for no other reason than to learn from the situation so as to not repeat it. I follow John Gottman's philosophy and theory and work actively and vigorously with the couple.

Intimacy. How can we find intimacy in our close relationships when it seems like conflicts just get in the way? Sometimes the conflicts are the stuff of our daily grind--too many hours at work, too many socks on the floor, too many missed opportunities to connect. Sometimes conflicts are fire storms--affairs, addictions, and more. If we learn to manage our conflicts, and listen to the communications with in them, we can deepen intimacy with our partners, our families, friends, and most importantly, with ourselves.

When your relationship is hard, it can make everything else hard too. Focusing at work becomes harder, keeping commitments is harder, falling asleep is harder, getting out of bed is harder, remembering to eat, etc. It hurts when there is distance between you and the one you love and you don't know what to do to fix things. I am a couple therapist that specializes in helping couples that want to stay together but are struggling with communication and want help. I can help couples recreate their relationship into one that meets both partners' needs. Email or call me today to get the relationship help you're looking for.

I specialize in Dating Coaching, dating skills, and breakup recovery. I help couples through communication issues, life stress and changes. I offer a warm and inviting approach where you will feel safe and will be comfortable opening up about what is that you want to see different in your relationship. If you are looking for a therapist who will listen to you, is non-judgmental and cares about your well-being as a couple, let's talk.

With couples, I practice Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFT), which is focused on the reconnection between partners. This approach views attachment, or the loving bond between partners, to be the key element in relationships. When couples argue over various issues, such as money, sex, chores, or important decisions, one or both partners often feels disconnected, unimportant, or insecure with their partner. When we feel our important others are not there for us, we are biologically wired to feel distressed and become anxious and agitated or numb and distant. If we do not reconnect and re-establish our sense of safety with our partner, we can get stuck in rigid, habitual patterns of

About half of my client base is couples work. I work from every perspective ranging from pre-marital, to just wanting to improve communication, all the way to affairs and considering divorce. If you and your partner will come to session with me, many assessments and tools will be provided to develope communication skills, anger management, understanding each others needs and why we end up fighting. Believe it or not your relationship can improve. And by the way. the process still can work if one person wants it more than the other.

You probably wish your marriage was not so difficult. You might want to learn to communicate without fighting. You may like to rekindle the romance and love you used to have or just have your spouse be more of a support to you. Although every couples situation is different, here are some of the issues that tend to come up which I can help with: -Learn to have better communication skills -Learn to navigate issues with spouse’s family -Learn how to regulate negative emotions and resolve conflicts -Come to agreement on raising children -Address issues of what to spend money on -How to become more intimate with sexual problems -Identify and change unhealthy behavior patterns

I work with many couples seeking to understand where the conflict in the relationship stems from. I am a trained mediator which addresses conflict resolution. Additionally, I am trained in the Gottman Method for couples and emotional focused couples work. I use attachment theory to help couples understand why they react they way they do. I work with couples dealing with infidelity and help to understand and rebuild trust and intimacy within the relationship.

Being in a relationship is hard work. And growing up doesn't often prepare us for the challenges of creating a new family. My approach helps you learn how to communicate better with each other. This often means learning how to be vulnerable. This work isn't easy and it takes time but is so worth it.

Couples come in a variety of packages. Some are married, some are dating, some are committed, but with no desire to marry. Regardless of what the package, relationships are the most challenging and rewarding endeavor of the human race. Through relationship we identify our hidden wounds and our deepest fears. We also have access to our greatest emotional connections and the growth of our soul. Counseling is not the last chance for a couple, but the first. www.melissaquiter.com

Partnering with someone, whether personal or professional, comes with problems to solve, obstacles to overcome and successes to garner. Discovering ways and means of communicating with each other, understanding the point of view of your partner (without giving up your own point of view), getting on the same page regarding the problem to be solved is the aim of couples counseling. Coming to mutually satisfying conclusions is the result.

Two individuals from differing backgrounds meet and "fall in love". They begin to notice the relationship is deteriorating instead of being enhanced over time. Feelings are ignored and are not discussed. Soon, two people who should offer support and companionship to each other can't speak without arguing or feeling hurt. Couples go through stages in relationships. In the beginning that time of closeness is cherished, but each individual in the relationship needs growth for themselves as well as to enhance the realtionship. When love starts to erode, it's time to open up communication instead of assuming you know the motives of your partner. Give open dialogue another chance.

Just Mind has 12 trained couples therapists and William Schroeder has completed Level Two of Gottman training. He works with a Gottman trainer and goes to twice monthly supervision to help grow in his implementation of the Gottman method. Gottman therapy is based upon 40 years of couples research in evidence based practices to see what best practices helped thousands of couples to build and grow their relationships.