Relationship Therapy for Individuals
Do you find yourself struggling with challenges in your relationship? Whether it’s with a romantic partner, family, or friends, navigating relationships can be complex and emotionally exhausting.
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It’s common to associate relationship therapy with couples, but individual therapy can also be an effective way to enhance relationships. By focusing on your own experiences, feelings, and patterns, you can better understand the dynamics in your relationships as well as the role you play. You know that your friends will probably just take your side if you talk to them about your relationship issues and you want to find someone objective. There may also be reasons why you don’t want to go to couples therapy with your partner, so individual therapy can be a more appropriate venue to unpack these issues. Here are some common challenges that therapy for relationships can address:
Romantic Relationships: You may be frequently arguing with your partner, feel rejected or deprioritized by them, feel smothered by them, or have difficulty expressing your needs. You may have cheated or just learned that you have been cheated on. The issues that can come up in relationships can stir up a complex mix of emotions. Relationship therapy can help you clarify your feelings, de-escalate arguments, express vulnerability, and communicate effectively.
Family Relationships: Navigating family dynamics can be fraught with tension, whether it’s with a parent, sibling, or in-laws. You get triggered easily by certain family members and you want to know how to stop getting triggered. Therapy can help you unpack unresolved issues, set healthy boundaries, and decipher what can and cannot be changed with these difficult interactions.
Friendships: Friendships can be as challenging as romantic relationships. Perhaps you’ve been ghosted by friends, have difficulty making friends, or don’t feel that your friendships are very deep. In relationship therapy we would explore what’s getting in the way of you having satisfying friendships. Then we would explore what could be done differently so that you can have more fulfilling friendships. Friendships are an important piece of what constitutes a happy life. You can read more about that here.
There are many other types of relationships that can be explored in relationship therapy such as the relationship with your boss, co-workers, etc. If you’d like to see how I can help, contact me today.