Great Couples Counseling in Northfield, OH. Therapy to heal relationships.

Relationships can be beautiful; they can also be stressful and conflictual. You may have a good relationship, and perhaps feel something is missing. Couples counseling includes communication skills, validation skills, DBT skills to understand each other's perspective, etc. We will explore your conflict styles and conflict cycles to understand patterns. If you are considering couples counseling, you have taken the first step to connecting on a deeper level.

I help couples identify how they interact with each other, to see and understand their own patterns of behavior. Together we determine which patterns are helpful and which get in the way. We keep interactions which help, and substitute new interactions for those that interfere. Couples talk to each other in the sessions. We replicate familiar, frustrating situations which occur at home. New solutions found in the sessions are then practiced and applied at home.

Couples counseling (on an individual basis) affords you numerous ways to bring about change that you would not normally know how to accomplish on your own. It provides a safe and supportive environment for you to identify and communicate the issues, feelings and behaviors that are bothering you and to facilitate understanding and positive change. I can provide instruction, coaching and feedback to help you develop skills such as healthy communication and ways to build stronger relationships personally and professionally.

In my practice, I frequently see couples in all stages of life. Some couples come in preparation for marriage, some early on in their relationship when problems first begin to arise, and some come who are on the brink of divorce. In each situation, I help them to assess the strengths and weaknesses of their relationship, to find commonality in their search for health, to learn the skills necessary to build a good relationship, and to make their connection all that they want it to be. I believe that every relationship can be improved if the individuals involved are willing to learn and to work toward that end. Love can be rekindled, and trust can be restored.

I help couples navigate difficulties, life transitions, and improve communication to develop smoother, happier relationships. Difficulties and life transitions can include death of a family member, job change, infidelity, intimacy, pregnancy, adoption, or birth of a new child. Communication can include showing affection, managing conflict, acceptance and forgiveness.

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