Partners’ psychotherapy and counseling are intended for couples who do not find an adequate and constructive way out of conflict or stalled relationships, and professional psychotherapy assistance is indicated in terms of professional guidance through dialogue and facilitation of the change in dysfunctional state in which the couple is stopped. Bayridge Counselling Centre is a place where you can get professional help for you and your partner. The change in the direction of the couple’s functionality is achieved through establishing dialogue, understanding the dynamics that led to the conflict, adopting the principles of constructive communication and spreading awareness of the place and role of both persons in the couple.
Nobody is perfect
Most marriages and other partnerships are not perfect. Both partners bring their own ideas, values, attitudes and personal history into the partnership, which are often inconsistent with the partnership. Because of these differences, partnerships are often unstable. The differences or habits of partners that a person once loved over time will start to bother the other one. From the romantic infatuation in which the partners live in a symbiotic illusion, to the first disappointments and failed expectations, all partnerships go through the same stages of love. At the same time, each partner has a deep unconscious hope that they will finally solve their problems. The condition of a good partnership, however, is not finding the “right” person in the other. The secret is constant growth and development. Personal development also makes you a better partner-spouse. An important prerequisite for a successful partnership is first of all knowing oneself so that the needs for love, tenderness, involvement in partner life can be met in a way that is affirmative and of high quality for the person. Even when all aspects of the relationship are fulfilled, couples redefine their relationship many times during their partner life. In order to be healthy, relationships need to be constantly evolving in order to adapt to new circumstances in life, new needs and desires of partners. However, partners are often unaware of this, and when a problem arises with the partner, they begin to look for the culprit, most often in the other.
When to contact a therapist?
Sometimes specific problems such as having an extramarital affair or losing sex appeal in a drastic way initiate the awareness of the partner that something is wrong with the relationship. On the other hand, it can gradually, over the years, slowly and almost insensitively, weaken the connection, communication and care between partners. Regardless of how the problem came about and what caused it, a disturbed partnership can lead to great stress, tension, sadness, worry, fear, pain, disappointment and despair for one or both partners.
Infidelity, divorce, sexual dysfunctionality, communication problems, lack of trust and mutual respect, stress, couples developmental crises, infertility, parenting problems, partner illness, grief, anxiety, traumatic experiences – all of these can affect the functionality of a partnership and thus be a topic for psychotherapy work.
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