What is relationship counseling?

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Relationship counseling is the process that takes place between two people when there are identifiable differences getting in the way and when there are recognizable patterns of stress placed on the relationship. To name a few, Relationship counseling can take place between members of a family, a couple, and even between people working together in a workplace. One main goal, when working with relationships, is to rediscover a desirable connection and the most effective communication style. Relationships can be derailed for a number of reasons. Relationship counseling is an effective method to help you reestablish healthy connections.

Natural Treatment for Relationship conflict:
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy & Emotionally Focused Therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is a type of behavior therapy. It is action based and focuses on personal values and principles. ACT offers an existential, philosophical, and “big picture” perspective on life and presenting issues. ACT teaches the patient to use value-based choices to motivate and promote positive change. Additionally, ACT integrates mindfulness, consciousness, and awareness to help guide the work the patient does in treatment. ACT sets out to teach the patient how to commit to change and accept the distress and discomfort life inevitably provides. 

​Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) is a therapeutic model that focuses on the attachment bond between couples. EFT studies report 70-75% of couples move from distress to recovery and approximately 90% show significant improvements in their relationships. Distressed couples include partners suffering from disorders such as depression, post traumatic stress disorders, OCD, and other challenging issues. EFT aims to expand and re-organize key emotional responses, identify disruptive patterns, help the couples shift from a negative to a positive cycle of interaction, and to foster a secure bond. 
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ACCEPTANCE

​Open up. Allow yourself to experience painful emotions, urges, and sensations life brings you. Resist the urge to fight them or push them away and simply embrace them. This by no means suggests we have to like or want any of painful or distressing stimuli, but that we are openly making room for them.

CHOOSE A VALUED DIRECTION

​Our values shape who we are as people and help us make sense of the goals we set for ourselves. When we make decisions that contradict our values we inevitably feel discord. It is easy to loose sight of our values and principles, which is why it is crucial to check in and assess whether we are heading in a value based direction. 

TAKE ACTION

The only way to get to the finish line is to put one foot in front of the other. Thinking about winning the race won't help you move. In fact, its likely you will start to believe you cannot move your legs if all you do is think about moving. When you choose to engage in behaviors that get you to where you want to be you reinforce the notion that your goals are in fact reachable. ​