Couples Therapy in Tallahassee, FL
All relationships will experience disagreements and low periods; however, if you and your partner have been struggling to communicate long term or have been navigating past hurts, broken trust, or infidelity, it may be time to seek out couples therapy. Sometimes, you just need another person’s unbiased perspective to help you and your partner figure things out, especially when you’ve come to a point where no one really hears each other. You still love each other, but it’s getting harder each day. You keep on fighting over the same issues or over the pettiest things. You may even stop talking to each other for days, then make up, only to fight again a few days later. It’s become an exhausting and draining cycle.
Couples therapy is not only meant for people who are married. Counseling is appropriate for all couples who are experiencing turmoil in their relationship or have a hard time deciding if they should keep the relationship. Although, for couples counseling, the focus of the session is typically on the couple and their communication and emotions, some issues may go deeper than the relationship. For instance, you may have personal psychological disorders that have gone untreated or unhealed past traumas that are being projected and displacing the relationship. A good example of this is if you and your partner are having issues with superiority and inferiority; you always end up fighting over small or petty issues. It may be possible that each individual has past experiences from childhood or past relationships where they lost their sense of self and empowerment and are trying to reclaim it. Other issues that might be a good reason to attend couples counseling include ongoing financial problems, major transitions like being transferred to a different country or state because of their jobs, infidelity, and illness.
Couples therapy exercises
In couple’s therapy at ThoughtWise, both parties will learn how to communicate peacefully and productively in a way that makes each person feel heard and understood. Our team of insightful couples therapists will work with you to improve problem-solving and conflict management skills, practice active listening, establish emotional intimacy, build trust, and work on identifying common life goals. Our relationship therapists will help you navigate your emotions and communicate effectively to work through issues during your counseling sessions, while also assigning exercises to work on outside of therapy to strengthen your relationship long-term. Assignments to complete at home may include trying a new hobby together as a couple or setting aside a specific amount of time together each weeks to give your partner your undivided attention.
Some other couple’s therapy exercises to complete at home might include:
- Create a bucket list of activities you haven’t done as a couple before or activities you have been brushing aside due to a busy work routine schedule.
- Decide on the 2-2-2 rule. Every two weeks, you plan a date night. Every two months, you decide to attend and event or activity that you both enojy. And every two years, you plan a vacation to somewhere you both haven’t been before.
- Don’t go to bed until all arguments have been resolved. It seems easy, but it can be difficult without having to use force. Give space if space is needed. So you can both relax and gather your thoughts. Writing it down and exchanging letters of honesty at the end of the day can also be an excellent alternative to avoid violent conflict.
- Identifying and eliminate stress triggers. Believe it or not, seeing clutter, unwashed dishes, and piles of soiled clothes scattered around the house can trigger stress, which cascades into unwanted altercations. Take initiative and do not hesitate to ask if your partner needs help. AND if help is offered, do not hesitate to take it.
Online Couples Therapy with ThoughtWise
ThoughtWise offers couples therapy online as well as in-office therapy. You and your partner can engage in counseling sessions in-person, or through video communication software from your own home. This can improve your communication and create new techniques to handle conflict constructively in a comfortable and private environment.
Stress from work, familial obligations, financial strain, mental health conditions, and many more apsects can but a strain on even the healthiest relationships. With ThoughtWise, you can gain a new perspective on your relationship and develop new ways of understanding each other’s points of view to keep the relationship strong. A professional third party can offer an unbiased view of the situation and work with your to overcome obstacles and rebuild your romantic relations.
You may contact us or call 1(888) 876-9784 to know more about couple’s counseling in Tallahassee, FL.
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Address
2840 Remington Green Circle,
Unit #3 Tallahassee, FL 32308
Phone
Hours of Operation
Monday 9:00 AM – 8:00 PM
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Wednesday 9:00 AM – 8:00 PM
Thursday 9:00 AM – 8:00 PM
Friday 9:00 AM – 8:00 PM
Saturday 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Hours of Operation
Monday 9:00 AM – 8:00 PM
Tuesday 9:00 AM – 8:00 PM
Wednesday 9:00 AM – 8:00 PM
Thursday 9:00 AM – 8:00 PM
Friday 9:00 AM – 8:00 PM
Saturday 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM