When it feels like your relationship is dangling by a thread… pulled to a breaking point by years of arguments, eroded communication, growing apart, unraveling, or you just want more from your relationship… is couples therapy even worth it?
Is there anything left to salvage in your relationship?
Can couples counseling really make it better?
Could it make it worse?
As terrifying as it may seem, it really doesn’t have to be. In fact, couples therapy can have many moments of fun, learning, and even laughter along the journey! And with a third person in the room, it all gets a whole hell of a lot safer to navigate.
It really is only through navigating the vulnerabilities with empathy for both yourself and your significant other—a process that therapy can facilitate—that you can reach the light at the other side of the tunnel.
Sometimes we just need the guidance of an expert in relationships to help us find our way safely to the other side of a relationship crisis.
So, is couples therapy worth it?
Well, my extensive experience with helping so many couples heal and revitalize their relationships successfully leads me to believe in your relationship, too. I think you should give it a try, or “chance your arm” as the Irish saying goes. You may just find your partner is as desperate for a conflict solution as you are. None of us really wants to suffer emotional disconnection from our significant other—emotional disconnection is absolute suffering to us human beings!
The sad—yet also good—news is that we fight so much because we mean so much to each other. Can you hear that? They’re reacting to YOU because YOU matter to them! Let that give you some relief and guide your decision to reach out to a couples therapist if you need help.
Remember, on the other side of the mountain you have to climb to face your vulnerabilities are the sunny skies and lush fields you long for in your relationship.
The hardest part is getting started!
Don’t wait any longer. The sooner you are inside a first session with each other the sooner things can begin to get better.
Also—and I know this may be hard to believe—a good couples therapist can make this process fun and ensure many a good laugh along the way.