To begin, military couples have more stressors than couples who live together. In East Lyme military couples therapy, we help military families who feel separate and frustrated through online counseling and video sessions. To start, your therapist, your partner, and yourself, can call into a video chat and have a couples counseling session.
Struggling with relationship turmoil and tension?
It’s hard when there is only a short time for a call. For instance, you may want to share some positive news with your children. And, your partner may want to share about their day. But, without a third-party mediator on the call, your conversation can quickly become defensive. Do you find it challenging to open up? Well, having a therapist there on the phone can help you both navigate the conversation calmly. In counseling online and in person, your therapist can help you create a positive communication cycle during a very rare phone call. Call or text 860-451-9364 for East Lyme military couples therapy.
Do I need East Lyme military couples therapy? Quiz!
If you answer yes to two or more of the following questions, we recommend that you seek counseling right away.
Do you feel lonely in your relationship?
And, do you feel guilty asking your spouse for help?
Are you living by the mantra, “It will get better when…”
Do you find it difficult to build and maintain a support network?
Is your life built around your spouse’s schedule?
Do you struggle with depression and anxiety?
If you answered, “yes,” to two or more of these questions, call us for a phone consultation today for relationship support and direction 860-451-9364.
If you feel like you are in a relationship with someone else but you are the only person putting in the effort, this is a definition of a single, married person. Often, the responsibility of maintaining the marriage and relationship falls on your shoulders. And, that burden can become exhausting, lonely, and isolating.
We help military partners gain clarity and improve communication, for children to have better behavior.
For one, you can figure out exactly why your marriage is not working through military marriage counseling in Southeastern Connecticut.
To add, you can get clear on your next steps of staying together or divorcing, including setting up child therapy.
Military marriage counseling
First, are you and your partner struggling in your marriage? Right now, you have stopped telling your partner about the little moments of your day. No matter what you say, something sets your partner off. Also, it seems like no matter how you try, your partner shuts down or gets angry. Now, do you feel like your partner would rather be out than spending time with you? Do you fantasize about being with another person? Lastly, did you find out that your partner is physically or emotionally cheating on you? Well, at Wisdom Within Counseling in Niantic, Connecticut, we help military couples get clear on next steps.
Military couples therapy in Southeastern Connecticut
Likewise, military couples face many unforeseen challenges. Often, civilian friends don’t understand. Therefore, our military specialists focus on military marriage counseling. To add, military marriage counseling in Niantic, Connecticut at Wisdom Within Counseling can help you and your partner move through rough spots with ease. In therapy, you can learn ways to attune and turn towards each other rather than to alcohol, withdrawing, or texting other people. From military marriage counseling, military couples often say that they know how to communicate better and feel closer across the miles. Or, we can help you calmly separate and help your children process divorce. Call or text 860-451-9364 for East Lyme military couples therapy in Connecticut.
East Lyme military couples therapy
Having your partner far away from you and struggling with your own mental health such as anxiety and depression can be hard. Therefore, we can support you while your partner is miles away during the interim. In counseling, you can learn positive coping skills to manage anxiety and confidently develop positive social connections with friends in your local area. Also, our team of counselors helps children in play therapy express feelings. Call or text 860-451-9364 for play therapy for children or East Lyme military couples therapy.
How does counseling help the whole family?
Sometimes, children have reactions when a military parent returns or leaves. Also, in counseling, children can’t do talk therapy like an adult. It’s not developmentally appropriate. Therefore, East Lyme therapists use playful ways and creative artsy options for confident emotional communication. In family therapy, you can gain self-confidence as a parent and set boundaries with your children. Lastly, counseling can help you gain positive skills for managing loneliness. Call/text 860-451-9364 for Niantic, Salem, Old Lyme, Mystic, Groton, East Lyme military couples therapy.
How can military marriage counseling in Niantic, Connecticut help you feel closer?
Often, when you are in a long distance marriage, it can be difficult to have important face-to-face conversations. Sometimes, emotions need help being addressed. Also, when your partner returns home, you may be unsure how to be straightforward. Part of you wants to keep the peace. However, another part of you wants to be understood and appreciated, and really talk about it. At Wisdom Within Counseling in Niantic, our therapists can help you and your spouse understand why you are not connecting well. Also, military marriage counseling in Niantic, Connecticut teaches you skills to build trust and communicate better. Remember, seeking military marriage counseling is a sign of strength and courage.
Do you want to get clear on either staying together or separating and divorcing?
At this moment, you may feel like divorce is your only option. Often, you contemplate if being alone would be better. And, when you and your partner decide to separate, sharing divorce with your children is not going to be easy process. However, being in counseling can help make this process of change and loss smoother. In family therapy, we offer outdoor play therapy for elementary and school age children. Also, military couples therapy helps you and your partner work through many phases of your relationship. In couples therapy online and in person, we provide a safe place to let go. Always, talk with a military couples therapist before deciding to divorce. Call or text 860-451-9363 for holistic family counseling and military couples therapy in East Lyme, Connecticut.
Holistic, East Lyme military couples therapy
To add, seeking marriage counseling and doing the work can help to improve your communication in ways you may have never imagined.
However, if you’ve exhausted all efforts to reconcile after marriage counseling, our team of therapists can help you get prepared for your next steps. Further, child and teen therapy can also be helpful for emotional expression during this time. Our team at Wisdom Within Counseling helps you gain clarity on your military marriage and helps you feel supported reading your goals.
