Our sense of identity, attribution, and connection is very much tied to our relationships with the people we love. When conflicts arise in relationships, the world can feel upside down. Many couples I work with often talk about painful feelings and are "stuck" in very poor patterns of relationship management. Being trapped in these patterns can make finding loopholes difficult and carry on hopelessness.
Couple counseling can help you start looking at patterns that do not meet your needs and find new techniques that can help you grow personally and as a couple.
An essential part of couple counseling is learning to understand the messages and habits we have inherited from the families in which we grew up and learning new and more fulfilling relationship skills that will help us realize our potential.
Some of the problems couples pose to counseling are:
Difficult to communicate and feel like your partner isn't listening to what you're saying
Feeling unable to find what they want and need from their relationship
One partner always wants connection and time together; the other partner always seems to be separated
Jealousy and possessive issues
Different parenting styles that lead to constant discussions about children
Step-by-step family problems
No sexual desire or different levels of sexual desire
Impact of addiction on relationships