Provided by The Spark
Couples counselling or couples therapy is a form of relationship counselling. It is aimed at improving communication and dealing with issues within an intimate relationship. This type of talking therapy involves a couples counsellor and both individuals in the relationship working together.
The motivations to seek support through counselling are unique to each relationship. However, several issues are common including:
- Major life events like starting a family, bereavement or changing careers
- Communication issues and conflicts
- Emotional and mental health issues
- Financial issues and disagreements
- Parenting challenges such as differing parenting styles and approaches to discipline
- Family conflict between parents and kids or within an extended family
- Trust or jealousy issues when an affair or breach of trust has been discovered
- Falling out of love or losing connection as a couple