Great Couples Counseling in Spring Valley Village, TX. Therapy to heal relationships.

“Stop trying to change me!” The complaint often targeted at a partner during a heated discussion. My response, in couples therapy, is often, “Of course you are being asked to change.” Allow me to explain… In relationships, we go from “I” and “you” to “we”. As “we”, we become better people; hopefully. We have a responsibility to ourselves and to the relationship. The intention is to not “lose ourselves” in a relationship, however, a healthy partnership challenges growth and change. In couples therapy, my approach is to target areas of growth, and yes, change, for the individual and couple. The “change” is discussed, agreed, and mutually beneficial.

Couples face an array of issues in our modern world. I will work with you to maximize your communication in order to have your best relationship as a couple. We will look at unhealthy patterns that may be affecting your relationship. I am committed to helping you reach your goals both individually and as a couple. Together we will help you understand what's important to each of you as a couple.

Relationships are the most intense roller coaster we will ever get on in our life. With them comes the highest of highs and the lowest of lows. Learning how to keep the love during those lows is one of the hardest things in any relationship. Learning how to effectively communicate your needs to your partner is a tool that is invaluable. You will need to learn these skills if you desire to get through the tough times.

I have over 30 years experience as a licensed Psychologist and Marriage Counselor specializing in working with couples. I am active and directive and have the goal that after the very first session you will have new tools you can use to improve your communication and conflict resolution. You will learn what does and does not work in relationships.

Relationships can be so hard and can feel easily disconnected. It takes maintenance and work to continue a healthy relationship. Just because you are fighting does not mean your relationship is bad or dysfunctional. It is about how you both can get through conflict together that makes the difference. Therapy can help you better communicate and connect with each other. Validation, empathy, and intimacy are key components to a relationship. One of my passions is to help you have a better relationship.

Stepping up - creating a well connected, safe and giving relationship creates healthy intimacy. When partners fail to open up, share and "take their best shot" at mutual caring and interpersonal growth, they often stagnate and drift apart. Couples therapy should provide a dynamic and fun platform that creates, trust, communication and proven techniques that supply new clarity and connection. You'll find each of these here. I will be honored to journey to that special place with you!

Couples therapy has been a primary specialty of mine since 1987. I warmly work with you to fulfill your relationship goals by professionally assessing and improving your relationship approach as individuals. I can help with communication issues, trust issues, intimacy and passion, anger issues, anxiety, worry, and stress. I would love to help the two of you create the relationship you desire. Please call 713-774-2122 for couples therapy.

Navigating marriage and intimate relationships can be a complex journey because they are shaped by our individual life experiences, our unique personalities, and our hopes, desires, and expectations, which can sometimes clash as the years pass. This doesn’t mean you can’t turn things around and rediscover the love and joy you used to have! Most of us were not given the tools to engage and nurture our roles as spouses, partners, lovers, and parents in a healthy way. This is where I step in to offer my support. I am here to help you sort through the challenges and uncover the hidden strengths within yourselves with the goal of injecting joy to create healing and connection with your partner.

Let me guess. One partner feels alone and like they don't matter and the other feels they are always being criticized and can't get anything right. The more one asks for the other to show up, the more the partner disappears physically and emotionally. You both bicker and fight and the idea of sitting and just hanging out seems elusive, if not impossible. Something like this? Often we crave connection but are blocked by the pain and the history that gets in the way. Small fights about little things become battles that highlight our struggle to have our basic relational needs met. I can help you get under the bickering to the parts crying out for connection- to an enriching relationship.

Relationships devastated by infidelity, pornography, addiction, lies and betrayal can feel hopeless. My personal and professional experience has taught me relationships can overcome this if both parties are motivated to get help and do the work. It takes time and is not easy. Patience and empathy, especially from the injuring party, are crucial. I can show you how healing is possible.

There are countless models of healthy romantic relationships, from monogamous to polyamorous, and unique variations between partners. The scripts for dating and longterm relationships of our parents’ generations may not be applicable to your relationship, and there is no formal education in how to be a good partner or how to identify unhealthy relationships. But there is psychological research that shows that effective communication, emotional openness, intimacy, and other factors contribute to healthy relationships. Creating these conditions are skills that can be learned. I practice brief humanistic and emotion-focused therapy (EFT) to help my LGBTQ and hetero clients learn these skills.

Relationships require compassion, respect, and recognition of "other" to thrive. We learn how to be in relationship in childhood, and naturally bring those skills to adult life. Through insight into individual beliefs and patterns and how those contribute to you seeing and hearing others, you can make adjustments to enhance your relationships.

Marriage is a beautiful gift, in which we experience a love that fills the depths of our heart and soul. But even the best relationships can experience conflict and distress. Couples need some essential skills to successfully work through their issues, such as communication, understanding, the ability to compromise, gratitude for one another, shared goals and a vision for the future of the relationship, understanding how you give and receive love, and more. We will help you identify what's at the root of your conflict and develop the skills to overcome it. Looking for marriage enrichment? Let's focus on the above things but also deepen your emotional, physical, and spiritual intimacy.

Given the opportunity to explore emotions and past wounds, I allow my clients to create a new narrative about their relationship. I help couples foster healthy communication and awareness to leave counseling with a deeper, more empathetic understanding of one another. Whether you are married, dating, or engaged couples counseling is a place to improve communication, re-ignite passion, and even save your relationship.

Be it married, partnered, dating, engaged, separated, divorced, or another arrangement, I offer couples counseling to help address concerns you have about your relationship. Couples counseling is unique because your relationship is my client. I consider the unique needs of you and your partner, but the main focus is on your relationship. My role in couples counseling is to assist communication in your relationship. My approach involves teaching you and your partner skills to distinguish healthy communication from unhealthy communication. The idea is for your relationship to replace unhealthy patterns of interaction with healthier styles of communication.

As summer winds down and the back-to-school season kicks into high gear, many families find themselves faced with a surge of stress. From starting new routines to managing academic pressures, this time of year can be particularly challenging. For parents, the strain of these changes often exacerbates existing tensions in relationships, highlighting the importance of maintaining a strong, communicative partnership. This is where couples counseling, particularly through convenient virtual therapy services, can make a significant difference.

I have completed Level 1 training in the Gottman Method. I use this approach when working with couples. I begin with the Gottman Assessment, which consists of more than 300 questions. This assessment provides information such as relationship satisfaction, communication styles, viewpoints on whether you feel known by your partner, trust, infidelity issues, commitment levels, and much more. The assessment provides a roadmap of the journey towards improving communication and the friendship with your spouse.

Couples can find themselves unsure as to how their relationship has deteriorated, and feeling that it is impossible to repair or restore it. Utilizing tools from the John Gottman Relationship Couples Therapy and Bob Navarra Addiction Recovery, frequently relationships are stronger and more intimately connected than they ever were. Together we identify strengths, weaknesses, and gaps in the relationship. Using practical skills, we build on the strengths, strengthen the weaknesses, and fill in the gaps. Utilizing these tools clients see changes in themselves and their relationships very quickly.

We are never more vulnerable than when we give the gift of our self to another, to form a couple. Our interactions can turn into negative patterns that are hard to break on our own. We help couples identify what contributes to these patterns. We explore what each person thinks a good relationship looks like and what barriers may be currently in the way of achieving that view. By focusing not on what needs to be changed in our partner but what we can change in ourselves, we can help the couple see what they can do better together, than they could do as individuals on their own. If each person can gain a better understanding of themselves, they can learn to live more in harmony with the other.

Is the honeymoon over? Do you feel like roommates? Do you disagree on everything? Are you in need of pre-marital help? Acquire the tools that you need to manage conflict, improve communication, get your emotional needs met, and build sexual intimacy. Enjoy a more satisfying relationship by dealing with obstacles and blocks to healthy expression. Embark on your journey toward relational well-being. Don’t wait another day. Call or email to schedule your visit.

Are you feeling lonely in your own marriage? Disrespected? Misunderstood? It doesn’t have to stay this way. Far too often, high-achieving men feel disrespected and lonely within their own marriages. As a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, I help men and their wives to rediscover the incredible value they bring to the marriage, and help them negotiate a hopeful path forward. I will help you identify destructive patterns in your marriage and provide healthier alternatives. I’ll help you improve communication, learn to fight fair, and increase understanding and connection. While it’s not easy work, there is hope. If given the chance, I would be honored to help you fight for your marriage.

I facilitate constructive and open dialogues to strengthen relationships. Through effective communication strategies and conflict resolution techniques, I guide couples in addressing issues and enhancing emotional connection. My goal is to help partners rediscover shared goals, improve mutual understanding, and cultivate a healthier and more fulfilling partnership.

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

My practice includes Couples Counseling, Premarital Counseling, & Marital Counseling. In addition to being a Clinical Psychotherapist/Licensed Professional Counselor, I am also a Certified Prepare/Enrich Facilitator. The Prepare/Enrich program provides several unique benefits for clients regardless of how long the clients have been together as a couple. Utilizing this program, the couple completes an initial comprehensive online assessment that both partners complete independently. Results from the proprietary assessment identify, describe, & quantify a couple's risk factors. The program is also adaptable to allow for time to focus on specific problem areas where a couple tends to struggle.

It is my goal in couples counseling and marriage counseling to provide each couple with new problem solving tools, teaching emotional regulation and how to stay calm during conflict, a more effective communication style, and to increase overall connectedness and stability in the relationship. Even if only one partner is willing to participate in counseling, this will bring change and can assist in changing the dynamics of the relationship and bring more harmony.