Great Couples Counseling in Phoenix, AZ. Therapy to heal relationships.

I provide couples counseling in Gilbert, AZ. Relationships can be very difficult. We all come into relationships with previous experiences, beliefs, and triggers. This can often lead to general conflict and difficulties in communication, which can ultimately result in turmoil, hurt feelings, and disconnection. My approach to couples counseling is to help each person better understand their partner and themselves, in order to increase effective communication. My goal is to provide the necessary tools and shifts in perspective to allow for the couple to view each other and their relationship in a more productive light, and to improve communication, in order to enhance relational functioning.

Are you feeling lonely in your own marriage? Disrespected? Misunderstood? It doesn’t have to stay this way. Far too often, high-achieving men feel disrespected and lonely within their own marriages. As a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, I help men and their wives to rediscover the incredible value they bring to the marriage, and help them negotiate a hopeful path forward. I will help you identify destructive patterns in your marriage and provide healthier alternatives. I’ll help you improve communication, learn to fight fair, and increase understanding and connection. While it’s not easy work, there is hope. If given the chance, I would be honored to help you fight for your marriage.

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

Phoenix Men's Counseling specializes in working with couples of all kinds: same-sex couples, married couples, and dating couples. We want to see your relationship or marriage succeed, and our special form of couples counseling can help you identify and reduce the barriers that get in the way of the kind of relationship that you want with your partner. Our couples counseling services help people on the brink of divorce, as well as premarital couples looking to start off on the right page. We help Phoenix, Arizona couples improved their communication, deep in their intimacy, and build healthier relationships and marriages.

Couples, regardless of gender or marital status, can encounter relationship problems. Couples may argue frequently. They may show disrespect. The feeling of closeness may be lacking. Needs may not be met. I will help each partner learn how to communicate their needs in a way that does not hurt the other partner. I will give you assignments to strengthen the relationship. I will help you process old issues that are getting in the way of a healthy relationship. I will work to help you restore love, intimacy and trust.

We work with couples that are on the verge of divorce, have experienced infidelity or are just growing apart or finding themselves fighting more and connecting less. We use a straightforward approach where both people are held accountable and work together to grow and development strengths. We make sure communication and play are foundations of connection!

You fell in love with your partner, enjoyed the heady first days of the relationship, but staying in love is difficult. Your relationship isn't what it was or you want, you "can't seem to get it right", or even start. The "happily ever after" fairy tale has soured. You can reauthor your story - you know life is not a fairy tale, but the real tale is far more interesting. Therapy is not about being broken, sick or wrong. It's about growth, courage & moving forward. You can learn practical skills to create an authentic loving relationship which includes passion & intimacy as well as caring & communication. It is exciting & joyful to rediscover your feelings for each other.

I really love working with couples and recognize it takes strength, faith and hope to reach out. I respect your decision to do the work and appreciate that you understand that relationships do take investment. Though most people in couples therapy will list communication as paramount, I've had a lot of success helping couples first build connection which is foundational to establishing healthy communication. When you are in synch with your partner and attuned to their energy, most of the communication is non-verbal and takes place before you even know the words you want to speak. Learn to rewire entrenched habits and release the anger and frustration that prevents healthy connection.

Many couples come for counseling and their number one request is Communication Skills! It's always communication plus something...parenting, aging parents, finances, sex etc. It take dedication to make a new skill into a trait (something you naturally do). In addition to this, couples get to know each other through a variety of assessment instruments, learn conflict resolution skills, identify the marital "dance" and develop greater empathy, leading to softening of hearts and the ability to reconnect at a deeper level.

I teach couples communication skills and conflict negotion skills. I help couples develop an empathic understanding of how childhood experiences affect their current relationship. I always attempt to create a safe therapeutic enviornment within which feelings can be openly discussed. I use research based interventions to assist couples in attaining the goals established in our initial consultation