Couple and Marital
counseling
Couple and Marital counseling
Have you started to feel distant from your partner after many years of marriage or since the birth of your child?
Do differing parenting styles and the work pressure in the Bay Area lead to constant arguments?
Are you experiencing poor communication, sexual incompatibility,marital affairs, in-law issues, or even considering separation or divorce?
“Couples counseling” refers to both partners in a relationship (such as spouses or romantic partners) seeking psychological counseling together to explore various issues encountered in an intimate relationship. The approach mostly involves counseling sessions with both partners present, but also allows for individual sessions for each partner. Through various conversations and exercises during the therapy process, the aim is to enhance each other’s ability to listen and thereby improve their relationship, or to negotiate a future path that suits both.
In couples counseling, the therapist acts more like a coach for the intimate relationship, providing a safe and stable platform for both partners to discuss problems within their relationship. Generally, the duration of couples counseling is longer than individual counseling because it involves working with both partners simultaneously.
Emily’s recommendations for “Couples Counseling” are as follows:
- It is typically observed that effective results can be seen after four to six sessions, but the required time varies for each couple.
- Considering that the counseling involves both partners, it is recommended that each session lasts 80 minutes.
- The frequency of the sessions depends on the severity of the issues faced by the couple. Generally, once a week is common, but many clients opt for bi-weekly sessions.
Approaches:
EFT (Emotionally Focused Therapy): is a humanistic, evidence-based approach to psychotherapy, drawing primarily from attachment theory to facilitate the creation of secure, vibrant connection with self and others. Rooted in the science of emotions and attachment, EFT helps clients identify and transform the negative processing and interaction patterns that create distress.
PREPARE/EENRICH: is the #1 premarital and marriage assessment tool, using evidence-based skills and insights to foster healthy relationships. Emily is a certified Prepare and Enrich facilitator (#1369059)
伴侶與婚姻諮商
『伴侶諮商』指的是：在關係當中的兩人（如夫妻或情侶）一起尋求心理諮商，探討在親密關係中遇到的種種議題，進行方式大多數是和伴侶一起進行。大多數時間會和伴侶一起進行諮商，但也會給雙方分開會談的時間。在療程中透過種種的對話與練習，增進彼此傾聽對方的能力，進而改善彼此關係，或是協議出適合對方未來的走向。
在伴侶諮商中，心理師比較像是一個親密關係的教練，提供伴侶雙方一個安全穩固的平台，來討論彼此在關係當中的問題，一般來說，伴侶諮商的時間比一般個人諮商的時間來的更長，因為同時需要和兩人一起進行諮商。
Emily 給『伴侶諮商』的建議：
- 最好四到六次以上能夠看得出成效，但每對伴侶所需時間不一樣。
- 因為同時和兩人一起諮商，所以建議每次80分鐘為一單位。
- 頻率要看兩人議題的嚴重性，一般來說，一週一次，但許多當事人也選擇兩週進行一次諮商。
Emily 的治療學派：
EFT (Emotionally Focused Therapy): is a humanistic, evidence-based approach to psychotherapy, drawing primarily from attachment theory to facilitate the creation of secure, vibrant connection with self and others. Rooted in the science of emotions and attachment, EFT helps clients identify and transform the negative processing and interaction patterns that create distress.
PREPARE/EENRICH: is the #1 premarital and marriage assessment tool, using evidence-based skills and insights to foster healthy relationships. Emily is a certified Prepare and Enrich facilitator (#1369059)
