Relationships are sometimes challenging and difficult. Rich and deep intimacy can be achieved when partners agree to learn from their interaction. Sometimes marriages no longer meet the needs of both individuals and end. Without understanding how each person contributed to the dissolution of the marriage, it is more than likely that the same mistakes will be made in other relationships.

Treatment Philosophy

• Real intimacy sometimes is anxiety- provoking.
  
• Couples unconsciously create their relationships.
  
• Your relationship is a stage upon which you act out your unconscious script.
  Creation of a fulfilling marriage entails learning how to live consciously.
  
• Understanding individual developmental history will make conscious living possible
  
• Your relationship has the potential to heal each one of you.
  
• Agreeing to become allies in this process can transform your relationship and lead to intimacy.
  

What will you have to do?

• Meet as often as possible. Sessions are 90 minutes long, meeting weekly at first and then less often over time.
  
• Stay in the relationship for an agreed period of time to allow the process to move forward.
  
• Learn how to listen actively to each other.
  
• Learn how to be empathetic with one another.
  
• Commit to spending time together outside of the therapist’s office.

What will our sessions be like?

• Sometimes we will focus on pressing issues and concerns.
  
• Sometimes we will simply listen to what the other person is saying without regard for right or wrong.
  
• Sometimes we will be present with each other without an agenda and allow the silence to lead us.

Contact me with other questions and concerns at: 404-459-0470