You may feel like your relationship is “fine,” so you don’t really need couples counseling. This is something we hear frequently, but couples counseling isn’t just beneficial if you’re having difficulty in your relationship. Actually, couples counseling can be beneficial at any stage of your relationship. Some reasons you may want to consider couples counseling include: 

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Building a new relationship – sometimes called premarital counseling, couples therapy in the early stages of relationships can help you move beyond the initial feelings of romantic love (the “honeymoon” stage) and into a deeper, more lasting committed relationship. 

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Maintaining healthy attachment – your relationship is pretty good, but you find yourself having some of the same arguments, feeling bored, or just “putting up with” what you have rather than seeking what you want. Couples therapy can help you to improve communication and attachment, so you can better meet the needs of your partner and learn to ask for what you need to be fulfilled in the relationship. Even if your relationship is great, couples counseling sessions can help you keep it that way. These sessions can give you the opportunity to devote time to each other and continue to grow closer.

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Repairing relationships after injury – infidelity, sexual issues, constant arguing, lack of commitment, and other issues can injure your relationship. Couples therapy can help you repair these injuries and rebuild a healthy, trusting partnership. 

Family and parenting – being a couple is hard, but when you bring the kids, your parents, and other family members into the equation, sustaining healthy relationships can be even more difficult. Couples counseling is a great way to work through family and parenting issues and create a more fulfilling partnership and thriving family unit.