COUPLES PSYCHOTHERAPY IN ENGLISH
COUPLES PSYCHOTHERAPY IN ENGLISH – what is it?
Couples psychotherapy in english involves meetings attended by partners and a couples therapist. Meetings are held regularly, usually every 2 weeks. In most cases, sessions are held with both partners, but there are some exceptions when the Therapist may decide to temporarily hold sessions with partners separately.
At the beginning of couples psychotherapy in english, it is important to define the difficulties faced by partners and define a common goal. This increases the motivation of each person to work on the relationship, especially when the partners are convinced of their rights.
It sometimes happens that the goals are divergent - one partner wants to break up and the other wants to fight for the relationship. In such a situation, it is impossible to establish a common goal, which makes couples psychotherapy impossible.
The role of a couples psychotherapist is not to take sides and point out the partner who is "guilty", but to notice and indicate how both partners contributed to the situation they find themselves in. It is assumed that both of them influenced the relationship to some extent and there is no point in finding out who started it. It is important that the behavior of one partner affects the other and vice versa, so it is necessary to change both partners, not just one of them.
COUPLES PSYCHOTHERAPY IN ENGLISH – how long does it last
Couples psychotherapy in english can be a short or long-term process. Depending on the goal and the intensity of problems in the relationship, its length is selected individually. Meetings are usually held every two weeks at a fixed time, always with the same Therapist or two, and last 80 minutes. It sometimes happens that couples psychotherapy will not be possible until each partner undertakes individual psychotherapy. This happens when the individual problems of each person make it difficult to communicate and work through difficulties constructively.
COUPLES PSYCHOTHERAPY IN ENGLISH – for whom
Couples psychotherapy in english is addressed to both people in formal and informal relationships, as well as to couples of men and women, as well as to same-sex couples. Its aim is to jointly solve a problem, improve the quality of relationships or improve communication between partners.
The most frequently reported problems are:
- Relationship crisis
- Difficulties in communication
- Problems with closeness (emotional and sexual)
- Betrayal
- Aggression
- Addiction
A common element that worsens functioning in a couple is a different perception of tasks or the so-called distribution of power in the relationship. Couples seeking couples psychotherapy may experience various types of dilemmas related to the lack of balance in the relationship: e.g. one person in the couple feels that his or her needs are unnoticed or downplayed, the level of preoccupation with work and home responsibilities varies, one of the partners feels that he always provides emotional support to others. The task of couples psychotherapy is then to restore harmony in the relationship, find a way to function acceptable to both partners, and sometimes support in separation, if the partners make such a decision.
COUPLES PSYCHOTHERAPY IN ENGLISH – contraindications
There are situations when starting couples psychotherapy in english is inadvisable, even if the partners declare a strong desire and need to undertake it. These include: the use of physical violence by one or both partners, the existence of mental illness in one or both partners, remaining in other relationships and lack of motivation to give up one of them, making a decision by one of the partners to divorce without accepting this decision by the other .