Reconnect, communicate, and grow together as a couple
Couples and marriage therapy in Agoura Hills California | Telehealth statewide in California and Virginia
Have you been considering couples and marriage therapy for you and your partner? Self assess and ask yourself if this experience sounds familiar:
When you and your romantic partner started your relationship, you felt as if you had a healthy, comfortable relational dynamic. But over time, life, stressors, perhaps an infidelity has occurred and you now feel a divide in your romantic relationship. It can feel disheartening, disappointing, and even overwhelming to try to understand what is occurring in your romantic relationship.
When your romantic relationship feels chaotic, disconnected, or there has been a breakdown in communication, it can affect the entire household and how you navigate day to day stressors, and life in general. We all bring to our relationships our own unique personalities, preferences, and learned behaviors from our past (whether it’s what we witnessed growing up, previous trauma, or even ineffective conflict resolution).
Healthy relationships have the propensity to allow a person to grow, thrive, and evolve. Maybe you originally experienced the growth and emotional comfort that can come from being in a healthy partnership, but over time, have noticed that disconnections, life stressors, and or infidelity has eroded your current romantic partnership.
Couples counseling with Rachel Ann Dine, LMHC, LPC, LPCC centers around helping motivated couples increase healthy communication, better manage stress together, and go through life as a team versus gridlocked opposing sides. Bridge the gap and reconnect with your partner. With dedication from each person, it is possible to heal and reconnect with each other.
What are common goals for couples counseling Rachel Ann provides help with?
Couples and Marriage Therapy in Agoura Hills California | Telehealth Statewide in california and virginia
Mediation and Breaking through Gridlock (if you and partner keep coming back to the same issue repeatedly and are having difficulty with compromise or working through the same persistent problem)
Increasing healthy communication (fighting fair, expressing emotions, skills training on conflict resolution, identifying current emotional and physical needs healthily)
Rebuilding trust (healing from infidelity and unfaithfulness)
Problem solving unique issues you and your partner are facing (special emphasis on family discord, deciding whether or not to stay together, financial distrust)
Learning to work together, versus feeling as if you are working against one another
Discovering root cause origins of relational discord and disconnection (this often involves taking a look at family of origin, upbringing, possible learned behaviors, and previous trauma experienced outside of your romantic relationship)
Handling individual differences (you are two independent people living life together and sometimes differences in how you handle life will arise, finding the common ground and learning to acknowledge differences is paramount in relationship health)
Relationship Tune-Up Maybe you have noticed distance between you and your romantic partner and want to learn ways to reconnect on a core level and find your footing again
WHAT TO EXPECT IN MARRIAGE AND RELATIONSHIP THERAPY:
- Marriage and Relationship Counseling Sessions are 50 power packed minutes designed to better understand who you and partner are as unique individuals, express needs, and problem solve/strategize ways to reconnect with one another
- Rachel Ann is a solution focused therapist, meaning she is skilled in providing take action strategies for you to apply to your romantic relationship. She is direct, straightforward, and compassionate in her approach.
- We will set goals and establish concrete ways to help you and your partner achieve the goals you have set.
- Couples counseling is MOST effective when BOTH partners are committed to making healthy changes and have a desire to reconnect with one another.
- Rates for marriage/relationship counseling can be found here.
Scheduling and contact
To get your appointment for couples and marriage therapy scheduled, please e-mail hello@humanitascounseling.org or call 757-739-6771 or 310-845-6268. Appointments are available in person in Agoura Hills or online through Rachel Ann Dine’s secure, telehealth platform. In order to meet online, please ensure you and your partner are in the state of California or Virginia at time of your appointment.