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| Jealousy and Infidelity Issues | |
| Dependence and Independence | |
| Control and Power Issues | |
| Disciplining Children and Parenting | |
| Stepfamily Issues | |
| Sexual and Intimacy Issues | |
| Money and Financial Issues | |
| Relationship Enhancement | |
| Family and In-Law Problems | |
Do you often feel unheard by your partner?
Are you unsure of whether to make up or break up?
Do you feel the love has gone out of your relationship?
Do you feel alone most of the time when you are with your
partner?
Do you sit across from each other and have nothing to say?
Do you want to make a good relationship even better?
Do you keep replaying old arguments with the same results?
| Couples come to therapy for a host of reasons. Some are listed below. |
| Therapy Can Help! |
Couples Therapy
Is therapy right for you?
| Office Location 542 Lakeview Avenue Rockville Centre N.Y. 11570 516-764-2526 |
Have you lost sight of your
relationship vision--the
dreams and hopes that
brought you together in the
first place? Do you crave
for things to be the way the
way they were when you
first met?
relationship vision--the
dreams and hopes that
brought you together in the
first place? Do you crave
for things to be the way the
way they were when you
first met?
Different therapy approaches are used with different couples. Some couples wish to explore their motivational
pattens, why they do what they do. Others want to solve current problems and work with the present situations.
Others want to do both. At MFT NY, our team of specialists will assist you in finding solutions, using the type of
therapy that you are most comfortable with.
pattens, why they do what they do. Others want to solve current problems and work with the present situations.
Others want to do both. At MFT NY, our team of specialists will assist you in finding solutions, using the type of
therapy that you are most comfortable with.
Imago Therapy
For couples who want an in-depth experience, intensive couples therapy for couples to explore their own positive and
negative patterns in relationships is available. Couples learn to communicate in ways that foster intimacy. They learn
how to avoid the common traps and pitfalls of close relationships with the goal of achieving a conscious relationship.
This type of therapy is called Imago Therapy. Imago therapy is available for couples , families and singles. Certified
Imago Therapists are on the MFT NY staff. For a description of this type of therapy and to make sure you are working
with a Certified Imago Therapist, please view http://www.gettingtheloveyouwant.com.
Imago Therapy is based on the thesis that humans are relational. Humans are born into this world as whole entities,
experiencing a oneness with the universe. Unconscious parenting often creates a break with this oneness, resulting in
problematic anxieties and tensions for the individual. Through mate selection and marriage, individuals attempt to
recreate this oneness; but instead, through selection of a partner who possesses similar characteristics of the original
caretakers (the Imago), often intensify this alienation. Imago therapy has as its goal to co-create with the couple a safe
therapeutic environment that empowers the partners in relationship to heal.
For couples who want an in-depth experience, intensive couples therapy for couples to explore their own positive and
negative patterns in relationships is available. Couples learn to communicate in ways that foster intimacy. They learn
how to avoid the common traps and pitfalls of close relationships with the goal of achieving a conscious relationship.
This type of therapy is called Imago Therapy. Imago therapy is available for couples , families and singles. Certified
Imago Therapists are on the MFT NY staff. For a description of this type of therapy and to make sure you are working
with a Certified Imago Therapist, please view http://www.gettingtheloveyouwant.com.
Imago Therapy is based on the thesis that humans are relational. Humans are born into this world as whole entities,
experiencing a oneness with the universe. Unconscious parenting often creates a break with this oneness, resulting in
problematic anxieties and tensions for the individual. Through mate selection and marriage, individuals attempt to
recreate this oneness; but instead, through selection of a partner who possesses similar characteristics of the original
caretakers (the Imago), often intensify this alienation. Imago therapy has as its goal to co-create with the couple a safe
therapeutic environment that empowers the partners in relationship to heal.
Solution Focused Therapy
Other couples are not interested in exploring the connections of their present behavior to their childhood. For these
couples, a more here-and-now approach is used. For a description of this approach, please see
http://www.brief-therapy.com. In these cases, the focus is on the present, on action, on changing behavior, and on
accomplishing goals.
This type of therapy is concerned with change, rather than exploring "why" couples interact the way they do. Instead
of "problem talk", therapists urge "solution talk" where the therapist and the client construct solutions that will work for
the couple.
So instead of asking the couple, "Tell me about the problems that brought you here today, the solution focused
therapist would say, Let's see how we can work together to make your situation better."
At MFT NY, solution focused approaches exploring the here and now of relationships are also available. MFT NY staff
are trained in a variety of approaches and will tailor therapeutic methods to the specific needs of clients.
Other couples are not interested in exploring the connections of their present behavior to their childhood. For these
couples, a more here-and-now approach is used. For a description of this approach, please see
http://www.brief-therapy.com. In these cases, the focus is on the present, on action, on changing behavior, and on
accomplishing goals.
This type of therapy is concerned with change, rather than exploring "why" couples interact the way they do. Instead
of "problem talk", therapists urge "solution talk" where the therapist and the client construct solutions that will work for
the couple.
So instead of asking the couple, "Tell me about the problems that brought you here today, the solution focused
therapist would say, Let's see how we can work together to make your situation better."
At MFT NY, solution focused approaches exploring the here and now of relationships are also available. MFT NY staff
are trained in a variety of approaches and will tailor therapeutic methods to the specific needs of clients.
| Different Approaches |
So instead of asking the
couple, "Tell me about the
problems that brought you
here today", the Solution
Focused therapist would say,
couple, "Tell me about the
problems that brought you
here today", the Solution
Focused therapist would say,
"Let's see how we can work together to make your situation
better."
better."
© 2007 Couples Counseling Site By: Joan D. Atwood
To schedule an appointment call or
E-Mail us at jatwood@optonline.net
E-Mail us at jatwood@optonline.net
"When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don't adjust the goals, adjust the action steps." Confucius |
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We are interested in what struggles you are
experiencing. .Schedule an appointment and tell
us about your relationship and together we will
work toward a solution.
experiencing. .Schedule an appointment and tell
us about your relationship and together we will
work toward a solution.
Couples' dreams often take years to erode. It
happens little by little, over a long period of time.
We can help you realize the dreams again.
happens little by little, over a long period of time.
We can help you realize the dreams again.