Marriage Counseling

Marriage Counseling & Couples Therapy in California

How Can Couples Therapy Improve Your Relationship?

If you want to get the old spark back in your relationship, you need to work out certain issues, or you simply want a better relationship, then marriage and couples counseling could be what you’re looking for. 

Not only can a relationship therapist help you and your mate get along better and rediscover your love for each other, but it can help to improve all areas of your life. Here’s what you need to know if you feel that you may need couples counseling:

How Can Relationship Counseling From a Licensed Marriage Therapist Help a Couple Improve Their Relationship?

Marriage counseling or relationship therapy can help save some couples that are on the brink of calling it quits, and it can help many others enjoy much more marital satisfaction. However, both parties will need to be committed to addressing their relationship issues. Here are a few ways counseling could improve your relationship:

• You could dramatically improve the communication in your relationship, from developing better conflict resolution skills to becoming a better listener. 
• It’s possible to drastically improve your overall quality of life by going to counseling with your partner.
• Couples counseling can help you and your partner resolve many ongoing arguments.

How Do You Know If You Need Marriage/Couples Counseling?

If you feel that there’s a lot to be desired in your relationship, there’s a very good chance that you could benefit from marriage/couples counseling. It’s almost certainly the right decision to contact a marriage/couples counselor if you notice any of the following patterns in your relationship:

• You feel that you aren’t properly communicating.
• You do not feel like your needs are seen as important in the household.
• You feel that something powerful is missing in your relationship. This is probably a strong sign that you could benefit from couples counseling.

What Types of Couples Get the Most From Couples Counseling?

There are many answers to this seemingly simple question. In fact, it can be challenging to determine who will benefit the most from couples counseling. However, these are a few signs that your relationship is likely to benefit strongly from it.

• If you find that your partner is receptive to making changes, then there’s a good chance that you’d be able to benefit from couples counseling.
• Couples who frequently argue with one another can often benefit from couples or marriage counseling.
• It’s important to be aware of situations where couples or marriage counseling is not likely to succeed, such as abusive relationships.

What If One Partner Refuses to Go to Therapy?

If one partner refuses to go to therapy, it’s usually not the best approach to try and convince that person to go. In order for anyone to benefit from marriage and couples therapy, both parties have to be committed to making changes. 

What Types of Problems Can Be Helped With Couples Therapy?

Most of the common reasons couples have problems can be helped by couples therapy if both parties are committed to change. However, if one or both parties are not truly committed to working toward a healthy relationship, then it won’t work. 

Some of the common reasons couples choose relationship or marriage therapy include problems stemming from poor communication, marital infidelity, issues with blended families, sexual issues and more. Some couples choose premarital counseling to make sure they start their marriage off on the right foot.

Licensed therapist Jim McLintock is a mental health professional offering relationship counseling in Orange County, Los Angeles County and throughout California via video sessions. Therapy sessions with Jim offer a safe environment where you and your mate can take a good but troubled relationship and make it much stronger. 

In couples’ therapy, the relationship is the client.

I am passionate about helping restore connections. Let’s discover skills to stop the cycle of pain, heal shame, rebuild trust and rekindle that spark you and your mate have been missing.