Couples Counselling Can Dramatically Improve the Quality of Your Life
Relationships are one of the most beautiful things that can happen in life. At its most healthy, it is nurturing, comforting, inspiring, and a source of strength. However, life is not perfect. Daily pressures and stresses take their toll – from financial worries to health concerns, job stresses, and everything in between. This bombardment from all sides can lead to frustrations in a relationship. People change over time and if a partnership does not keep up, it can lead to miscommunication. Couples counselling provides a way to address these changes and help people rediscover each other and the value they both add to and receive from the relationship.
There is a common misperception that couples counselling is a last resort – something you do just before you call it quits. While it can certainly be of assistance when all other avenues have been explored, this is certainly not the only time to seek therapy. The truth is that relationships require constant care and attention. No relationship is simply perfect all the time and with hardly any effort. Couples counselling can, in fact, be a great addition to a healthy relationship in order to maintain the balance, love, and respect. Many relationship issues start out as much smaller problems that are never addressed or resolved. This builds up over time and eventually becomes seemingly insurmountable.
Couples counselling can help partners discover tools and techniques that work for them to resolve conflict. This is a process of discovery, as no two people are the same and no single solution works for everyone. One of the big factors in the breakdown of relationships is a lack of effective communication. This can be because of a variety of reasons. Maybe a partner is uncomfortable talking about certain topics. Maybe they think it is not important enough to talk about. Or maybe they simply do not know how to put what they are feeling into words. The aim of couples counselling is to provide a safe space for everyone involved to explore these feelings and re-establish proper ways of communicating.
If any of this seems familiar to you, do not wait until it is too late and you have given up on a relationship. You and your partner both deserve to lead a happy and fulfilled life. Take the first step now and contact Dr Tienie Maritz in Pretoria. As an established and respected psychologist, he will happily walk this journey with you and guide you through the process of couples counselling.
