Relationship Therapy in Seattle

Couples and Consensual Non-Monogamy

All relationships need therapy at some point:

Relationships of all kind go through seasons of difficulties when partners feel distant, unloved, and caught in a "dance" or pattern of fighting and pain.

Learning how to connect at a heart level to our lover(s) is a way of engaging differently in the "marriage dance" that can bring about healthier communication, deeper connection, and overall healing. 

How can relationship therapy help?

Relationship therapy provides a space for folx thrive in their relational dynamic by building trust and creating a secure relational dynamic. Below are some other ways that relationship therapy can help:

  • Improved Communication: Relationship therapy can help partners communicate better and understand each other's perspectives. This can lead to a reduction in misunderstandings and an increase in empathy, which can strengthen the relationship.
  • Conflict Resolution: Relationship therapy can help partners learn how to resolve conflicts in a healthy and constructive manner. This can prevent small issues from escalating into larger problems and can promote a more harmonious relationship.
  • Increased Intimacy: Relationship therapy can help partners develop a deeper emotional connection and increase their intimacy. This can lead to a more fulfilling and satisfying relationship.
  • Identifying Patterns: Relationship therapy can help partners identify negative patterns in their relationship and work to change them. This can help prevent future conflicts and promote a more positive dynamic between partners.
  • Addressing Individual Issues: Relationship therapy can also provide a safe space for partners to address individual issues that may be impacting their relationship. This can help partners develop a greater sense of self-awareness and promote personal growth, which can ultimately benefit the relationship.

Overall, relationship therapy can be a valuable tool for partners who want to improve their relationship and work through any challenges they may be facing.

Learn about the stages of couples/relationship therapy in A Path to Growing with your Partner in Relationship Therapy.

  • Improved Communication: Relationship therapy can help partners communicate better and understand each other's perspectives. This can lead to a reduction in misunderstandings and an increase in empathy, which can strengthen the relationship.
  • Conflict Resolution: Relationship therapy can help partners learn how to resolve conflicts in a healthy and constructive manner. This can prevent small issues from escalating into larger problems and can promote a more harmonious relationship.
  • Increased Intimacy: Relationship therapy can help partners develop a deeper emotional connection and increase their intimacy. This can lead to a more fulfilling and satisfying relationship.
  • Identifying Patterns: Relationship therapy can help partners identify negative patterns in their relationship and work to change them. This can help prevent future conflicts and promote a more positive dynamic between partners.
  • Addressing Individual Issues: Relationship therapy can also provide a safe space for partners to address individual issues that may be impacting their relationship. This can help partners develop a greater sense of self-awareness and promote personal growth, which can ultimately benefit the relationship.

Overall, relationship therapy can be a valuable tool for partners who want to improve their relationship and work through any challenges they may be facing.

Learn about the stages of couples/relationship therapy in A Path to Growing with your Partner in Relationship Therapy.

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Issues relationship therapy can help with:

  • Communication difficulties
  • Conflict resolution
  • Trust issues
  • Intimacy issues
  • Infertility and reproductive issues
  • Parenting disagreements
  • Financial issues
  • Life transitions
  • Cultural differences
  • Sexual problems
  • Role conflicts
  • Infidelity
  • Jealousy
  • Emotional distance
  • Depression and anxiety
  • In-law issues
  • Religious differences
  • Trauma
  • Separation and divorce
  • Grief and loss
  • Family conflicts
  • And more

It's important to note that this is not an exhaustive list, as every relationship is unique and may have its own specific challenges.

Why go to a Emotionally Focused Couples Therapist?

Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFT) is the scientifically based therapeutic approach to help relationships thrive. In fact, studies show that over 70% of couples in EFT went from distressed to happy, and 90% significantly improved. [1] Perhaps more important, the results were stable two years later.

Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy is a form of therapy that aims to strengthen the emotional connection between partners. Its primary goal is to foster emotional safety and connection to create a secure relationship for both people in the relationship. EFCT interventions take what is happening between partners and restructures their interactions into more vulnerable and connecting experiences. [2]

Those key moments of deep connection can offer healing! And that’s one of the reasons Healing Moments Counseling uses EFCT. 

To learn more on how EFT can help transform your relationship, read Bring Back the Spark by Kyle Benson, LMFT. He provides 4 proven techniques you can start right now.

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References

[1]  Johnson, S., Hunsley, J., Greenberg, L. & Schindler, D. (1999). “Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy: Status & challenges (A meta-analysis).” Journal of Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, 6, 67-79.

[2] McKinnon, J. M., & Greenberg, L. S. (2017). Vulnerable Emotional Expression In Emotion Focused Couples Therapy: Relating Interactional Processes To Outcome. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy43(2), 198–212. https://doi.org/10.1111/jmft.12229