Couple and Family therapy

Couple therapy is for couples at any stage of their relationship who are encountering difficulties which are compromising their effectiveness as partners.

In couples therapy, the therapist will help you and your partner identify the conflict issues within your relationship, and will help you decide what changes are needed, in the relationship and in the behavior of each partner, for both of you to feel satisfied with the relationship.
These changes may be different ways of interacting within the relationship, or they may be individual changes related to personal psychological problems. Couples therapy involves learning how to communicate more effectively, and how to listen more closely. Couples must learn how to avoid competing with each other, and need to identify common life goals and how to share responsibilities within their relationship. Sometimes the process is very similar to individual psychotherapy, sometimes it is more like mediation, and sometimes it is educational. The combination of the these three components is what makes it effective.

Family therapy is a way of working with people with problems. It is based on the idea that the behavior of individuals and families is influenced and maintained by the way other individuals and systems interact with them. This way of working involves engaging with the whole family system as a functioning unit. The therapist helps clients meet their goals. The therapist helps clients discover their own inner resources and use these resources as the basis for new solutions. The art of therapy is to notice themes and patterns, see things from a different angle, remember seemingly unrelated events that may be important, and generally bring in her own life experience and wisdom to add a new perspective to the one the client already has.

The fees for Couple and Family therapies are $160.

For more information, please contact Dr. Joan Wheelis.