It takes a daily effort to create a supportive healthy relationship. Improve the quality of your relationship by discovering the skills that will help you. Develop the skills necessary to help you have the type of relationship you truly desire.

Marriage and couples counseling is very beneficial to improving your relationship. Having a healthy relationship is very important. If we want things to improve then we must work at it.

When two individuals come together they bring their own life experiences, values, ideas, and expectations into the relationship. Couples and marriage counseling with us here at Flourishing Hope Counseling helps to address the problems of the relationship. Not only do you get the chance to talk and work through things you learn to successfully triumph over the problems.

Coming to couples and marriage counseling is a great opportunity to address the difficulties that have been impeding your happiness. Couples and marriage counseling are available to enhance and improve your relationship. Learn skills to successfully navigate through trust issues, communication problems, and much more. Begin to work together and create the type of marriage and relationship worth showing up for daily.

Benefits of counseling for marriages and couples

Create a healthy foundation for a lasting marriage. Become better communicators, understand each others’ needs, improve intimacy, and express emotions healthily. Learn how to decrease fighting and become friends. Increase sexual connection. Blend your families together well. Overcome the affair and infidelity. Get on the same page about finances and stop the angry outburst. Rekindle your romance.

Areas of difficulty in marriages

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You & your partner + open hearts and minds  = priceless opportunities! 

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Trauma and marriage

Trauma profoundly affects marriage. It influences trust, communication, and intimacy. Trauma provokes challenges such as difficulties in emotional closeness, reenactment of traumatic patterns, and unique coping mechanisms, which may strain the relationship.

Additionally, partners of trauma survivors might experience secondary trauma, adding another layer of complexity. It’s important to remember healthy marriages offer a supportive environment for healing.

Going to marriage counseling and individual counseling is an invaluable resource for navigating challenges. In couples counseling with us we teach you the necessary tools and skills to strengthen the relationship. Growing a more intimate and deeper connection is possible with support.

Narcissistic Abusive Relationship

Being in a relationship with a narcissistic individual is very difficult. You end up feeling confused, lost, unsure, rejected, devalued, and a ton of other unpleasant emotions as you struggle to make sense of a situation that does not make sense. You will frequently find yourself questioning what happened to the person you once loved, who you believe loved you. We are counselors who specialize in helping survivors of narcissistic abuse heal.

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If you are considering marriage or couples counseling with a narcissist (do not leave without reading this)

Marriage and couples counseling with a narcissist

When you are in a marriage or relationship with a narcissist and you are considering going to counseling to “fix” help, support, or save the marriage it is important to modify your expectations. Many times narcissists will fake commitment and change to keep you stuck in an unhealthy marriage and relationship longer. Some narcissists do this to manipulate you, trap and keep you stuck for longer. It is important to know some narcissists will use counseling as another method of validation. Some narcissists will become better manipulators in the process.

Many narcissists struggle with vulnerability, avoiding shame, low self-esteem, and confidence. The sessions may not be as productive as you would hope for in counseling. You can expect deflection, manipulation, and other behaviors to avoid shame, vulnerability, responsibility, and ownership of their part in the relationship.

It is important to know the risk of significant harm is increased when working with counselors who do not understand narcissism and narcissistic abuse. The counselor may unknowingly validate the narcissist and invalidate you. The counselor has the potential to be manipulated by the narcissist’s performance within the session.

Read, What to Do Instead of Going to Counseling with a Narcissist

We offer pre-marital counseling too

You don’t have to wait until you say “I do” to make positive changes in your marriage. Here at Flourishing Hope, we support loving, healthy marriages. We have added this loving element to help you get your marriage off to an amazing start and keep it there. Invest in your love now, for a lifetime of happiness.  Healthy loving marriages take work, we help you.

What happens in marriage sessions

We team up with you and lay the foundations for a healthy marriage. Discuss topics essential for a great marriage. We teach you how to maintain your rock-solid love. You will learn how to do the necessary work outside the office with life skills. We want you to be your very best together. Learn these amazing life skills to help propel your marriage forward to lasting love.

Benefits and advantages of marriage counseling

• Skills necessary for experiencing a stable and quality relationship.
• Gain an understanding of the marriage mindset.
• Develop behaviors supportive of growing together in a healthy relationship.
• Opportunity to prevent destructive attitudes.
• Experience an opportunity to improve unhealthy patterns.
• Unlock success through an educational, skills-based approach.
• Additional support to promote healthy loving marriage.
• Skills to handle stress.
• Learn how to adapt to changes.
• Develop a life-long learning attitude.

Receive clarity, confidence, and closure with our help

Let’s embark on a transformative journey together. Our process is designed to help you heal. We will guide you to safety, help you rebuild, and teach you how to invite joy into your life.

It’s time to start your healing journey NOW!