{"id":11489,"date":"2022-08-02T14:14:48","date_gmt":"2022-08-02T20:14:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dgmandel.com\/?p=11489"},"modified":"2022-10-03T23:34:55","modified_gmt":"2022-10-04T05:34:55","slug":"couples-therapy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dgmandel.com\/couples-therapy\/","title":{"rendered":"Couples Therapy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>HELPING YOU NAVIGATE THE CHALLENGES OF BEING A COUPLE.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the heart of the human experience is having relationships, especially romantic ones. Yet, being a couple is undoubtedly one of the most difficult, curious, and draining aspects of life, albeit also one of the most fulfilling and rewarding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The bond between romantic partners can be the foundation of adult and family life. How we relate to our partner sets the tone for much of our happiness.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yet, we do not receive much, if any, training on how to be in a relationship. We go to school to learn subjects. We receive on-the-job training. But when it comes to how we communicate and relate to our significant other, we are left to our own devices. And being a couple is not intuitive \u2014 we have to learn how to do this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>How can you learn the skills to cultivate a healthy romantic relationship? Couples therapy can help.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I work with couples to identify and address a wide range of dynamics that occur within a partnership. Using evidence-based psychodynamic therapy, we explore many themes in your relationship, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Communication styles<\/li><li>Co-dependencies<\/li><li>Sexual incompatibilities<\/li><li>Family dynamics<\/li><li>Parenting challenges<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Successful therapy can:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Increase mutual respect<\/li><li>Boost affection<\/li><li>Create more understanding<\/li><li>Improve sex life<\/li><li>Increase closeness<\/li><li>Move past stalemates<\/li><li>Resolve old tensions and resentments<\/li><li>Develop resources and skills to address and manage future conflicts<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>By identifying what is not working and providing a framework on how to improve matters, therapy can save relationships. It can be the difference between spending a life together in constant conflict or harmony. When therapy works, people become happier, children see healthier role models, the home becomes more stable, and life in almost every dimension improves.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Helping you navigate the challenges of being a couple.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":11490,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[117],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dgmandel.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11489"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dgmandel.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dgmandel.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dgmandel.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dgmandel.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11489"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/dgmandel.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11489\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12513,"href":"https:\/\/dgmandel.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11489\/revisions\/12513"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dgmandel.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11490"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dgmandel.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11489"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dgmandel.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11489"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dgmandel.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11489"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}