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Essex County in Maplewood, NJ

Couple Therapy Issues we help with:

• Multicultural couples, couples in a long tern marriage, domestic partners who are partnered and not married, couples who don’t live together and need help, stepfamily and blended family challenges, and individuals who need help with relationship struggles (including single people ).

When searching most people type in one of the following to find couples counseling in Maplewood, NJ

• Marriage counseling near me in Maplewood NJ or marriage counseling online
• Couples counseling near me in Maplewood NJ
• Premarital therapy or pre-marital counseling near me in Maplewood NJ

We understand some people are not sure about reaching out. Maybe you feel you can fix things (or should be able to) on your own.  We have worked with couples on the edge since one person has asked for help and the other feels they don’t need outside help, or it is not bad enough – or we can fix things ourselves. All to many times we have seen couple wait until they are in crisis until they finally decide it’s time for couples counseling in Maplewood, NJ

Couples Counseling Maplewood NJ and Couples Relationship Therapist in Maplewood, NJ

What are some major relationship red flags:

• If you are very critical (or criticized a lot)
• If there is contempt ( name calling, mocking, feeling you are better than your partner, disdain, disgust, eye rolling, etc…)
• The silent treatment – stonewalling can lead to tremendous disconnect if you can’t talk about and resolve issues effectively.
• Being defensive and not really “being there” for your partner

How can a couple counselor in Maplewood, New Jersey help?

Well for starters, you can take a serious look at the types of issues that cause couples to feeling unhappy, heated and unresolved arguments, feeling disconnected, questioning “should we even be together?”

Relationship counseling in Maplewood, NJ can help you address any or all these red flags and help you (over time) understand your triggers and learn to respond (rather than react) in a way that creates connection and brings you closer.

Is couples counseling a long term process? Not necessarily. It does not have to be. What takes longer is understand and working to reduce triggers and making space for one another to express all sorts of emotions (without defending yourself) so you can respond in more positive ways.

How can a couple counselor in Maplewood, New Jersey help?

COUPLES COUNSELING IN MAPLEWOOD NJ FOR MARRIED, PARTNERED, AND NON-MARRIED COUPLES IN NEW JERSEY

Whether you are married or couples, many couples experience similar issues.

Many couples have trouble with feelings such as :

• Insecure and not sure how your partner really feels, but your gut is making you feel insecure, and you question things.
• Jealousy can spill over into feelings of jealousy – sometimes completely justified and sometimes not. It may be hard to tell what is rational and what might be irrational fears.
• Betrayal whether it is an emotional infidelity, physical and sexual infidelity, or online cheating. All these types of betrayal are very painful and upsetting.
• Lack of physical closeness which includes lack of sex, physical touch and affection or even feeling your partner just wants sex and does not really connect with you physically otherwise.
• Feeling your spouse or partner is a covert narcissist, emotional and/or verbally abusive, is not good at listening and being there for you and you feel alone and misunderstood.
• Fear and not really saying how you feel out of fear and then distancing (sometimes passive aggressive behaviors) from your partner or spouse because you are not feeling ok about something but hesitate to share how you really feel.
• Frustrated about the way things are handled regarding finances and money.
• Disappointment and frustrations over blended families issues or dealing with stepchildren and even an ex. Navigating new relationships with many family members and sometimes feeling you are in the middle which feels lousy.
• Parenting styles differences which lead to one parent feeling the other is too harsh or permissive (a complete pushover) with discipline and limit setting.

How can couples therapy help?

Couples counseling or marriage counseling are often very similar in format. A skilled and experienced couple therapist can provide a very safe place to talk. You both can share and feel your counselor is neutral and there to help.

It is never about saying who is “right” and who is “wrong”, but rather how to feel seen and heard, understood, and validated. It is about making sure we can help you create a safer space for one another in and eventually out of the session, improving communication and reducing all the types of behaviors that cause disconnect and unhappiness.

If you need couples counseling in Maplewood, NJ or want to travel from nearby locations or use Telehealth online therapy, reach out to us.

Searching for Couples Counsleing Near Me ? We can help with all of the following (and more)

• Online Couples Therapy from location in NJ
• In-Person Couples Therapy
• Unmarried Couples Therapy
• Couples Therapy for Seniors
• LGBT Friendly Couples Therapy
• Pre-marital Couples Therapy
• Infidelity Couples Therapy
• Couples Therapy for Young Couples
• Couples Therapy for New Couples
• Interfaith Couples Therapy
• Inter-racial & Mixed Race Couples Therapy
• Black Couples Therapy
• Same Sex Gay Couples Therapy
• Couples Therapy for Intimacy Issues

 We are trained to help couples of all ages with relationship & family challenges. You don’t have to do it alone. Don’t wait to get help and see what can be done to make changes for the better.