Feeling distant from your spouse? Are you and your partner fighting a lot and sleeping in different beds? Is communication lacking in your relationship? Maybe issues around sex and intimacy are coming up. Or, maybe you are struggling with a trauma bond. Couples counseling in Avon Connecticut can help you and your partner slow down, overcome conflict, and enjoy life together again.
High Conflict Couples Counseling in Bloomfield Connecticut
Do you feel like it is impossible to have a conversation with your partner without yelling at one another? Are screaming matches becoming a recurring theme in your household?
Oftentimes, fights between couples are a result of underlying stress. Maybe you or your partner feels stressed about work, family issues, or new life changes. You may displace your stress and frustrations onto your partner, which results in unwarranted conflict and unresolved fights.
Maybe there is an issue in your marriage that you and your partner are continuously ignoring. By repressing the issue at hand, you are creating emotional distance between you and your partner. You also may be cyclically fighting about this issue, never having resolved it. Each week, this issue continues to present itself within your relationship and each night you go to bed feeling hopeless, upset, and at your wits end. Couples therapy in Bristol Connecticut can help you and your partner resolve fights in a healthy and calm way. Our therapists teach effective communication skills to navigate pressing matters and prevent fights from further happening.
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Dealing with constant criticism and name calling?
Does your partner raise their voice at you, swear at you, or call you names? In Burlington Connecticut, you can meet with a therapist to gain coping skills and support for your relationship. Instead of name calling, your partner can learn ways of engaging in conversation with you in a respectful way.
Additionally, you can engage in playful drama therapy with your partner. In drama therapy, you can work with a therapist to act out skits and practice speaking compliments to each other.
Do you feel emotionally distant from your partner?
Emotional distance is a major road block to intimacy. Your partner should be your best friend and someone that you feel comfortable telling everything to. You should be able to freely express your concerns and feelings with your partner about anything. Emotional distance, however, can deter healthy and effective ways of communicating.
Feeling distant from your partner can also negatively impact your self-esteem. You may feel unwanted, rejected, or undervalued in your relationship. This is understandable if you and your partner are coming home from work every day and isolating yourselves in different rooms.
The honeymoon phase does not have to end. It is important to remain close, vulnerable, and emotionally present with your partner throughout your lifetime together. Our therapists in East Windsor Connecticut are creative, out-of-the-box thinkers. They can encourage you and your partner to experience moments of intimacy, flirting, and love with one another again inside and outside of sessions.
Couples Counseling in Enfield Connecticut for Sex and Intimacy Issues
Maybe you and your partner are struggling with sex and intimacy issues. Does your sex drive appear low or practically non-existent? Sometimes, talking about sex with your partner can appear intimidating. Maybe you avoid the topic of discussion because you don’t want to hurt your partner’s feelings. If you are unsatisfied with your sex life, however, this can pose implications within your relationship. Having a healthy, positive, and affirming sex life with your significant other is important.
Couples counseling in Farmington Connecticut can help teach you and your partner ways to increase your libido and rekindle that spark.
Affair Support and Counseling in Granby Connecticut
Maybe you’re here because you recently discovered your significant other is having an affair. You’re feeling confused, betrayed, angry, destroyed, and at a loss of words. You do not know what to do or how to approach the situation. Couples counseling in Hartland Connecticut can help you and your partner process and work through an affair.
Affairs and cheating can cause significant conflict and emotional distance within a relationship. Learning about your partner’s affair can also impact your self-esteem. You may begin to question and doubt yourself, wondering if there was anything you did wrong that caused your partner to cheat. Or, you may be feeling as though you are not good enough.
In Manchester Connecticut, you can work with a couples therapist to cope with negative feelings and emotions that result from an affair.
Narcissist Abuse Counseling in Marlborough Connecticut
Maybe you are finding that your partner has narcissistic tendencies. This can be categorized as a form of emotional abuse. A narcissist can be manipulative, controlling, and emotionally distant. Gaslighting is a common tactic employed by a narcissist. It may be increasingly difficult to mend or walk away from this relationship. You may even discover that you have developed a trauma bond to this individual. In New Britain Connecticut, you can receive support for a narcissistic relationship. Our therapists are trained at recognizing signs of abuse, and helping both parties heal.
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Wisdom Within Counseling offers in-person and Telehealth sessions to Connecticut residents.
Additional towns we support through counseling include Newington, Plainville, Rocky Hill, Simsbury, South Windsor, Southington, Suffield, West Hartford, Wethersfield, Windsor Locks, and Windsor.
