Helping Couples Who Struggle to Communicate
Learn How to Connect
Friendship is the foundation of any strong relationship, but it’s hard to be friends with your partner if you can’t communicate. Maybe the problems started after you had kids, or maybe something happened that you never felt comfortable talking about. Perhaps you started avoiding your partner because you didn’t want to get into an argument, and now you never talk. Either way, you’ve stopped connecting with your partner
and you’ve drifted apart.
You used to be in love, so why is it so hard to talk?
Couples Counseling
Can Help
If you’re struggling to communicate with your partner, I understand how frustrating that can be. It seems like you can’t find the right words or the right things to repair your relationship, and you don’t know how to talk about it. Couples counseling can help you learn how to talk to your partner and repair your bond.
Couples counseling and individual relationship therapy can help if . . .
. . . You miss the intimacy of your early relationship.
Maybe you feel like you and your partner have drifted apart. Or perhaps you’re struggling to feel the same warmth and affection as you did when you first got together. Couples counseling can help you reconnect.
. . . You can’t seem to find the right thing to say or do to make your partner happy.
Maybe getting along feels like a struggle, and nothing you’ve tried seems to work. Couples counseling can help you explore new ways of communicating and connecting.
. . . Your relationship has lost its spark.
If you feel more like roommates than lovers, you might need help rekindling your connection. After having kids, a lot of couples start drifting apart. But, it doesn’t haven’t to stay like that. Couples counseling can help.
. . . You or your partner are struggling with issues outside of your relationship, and you’re not sure how to support each other.
Whether you’re struggling with stress, grief, or parenting, it can take a toll on your relationship. Learn how to support each other and maintain your bond in couples counseling.
Strong relationships are made, not found. Let’s talk about how I might be able to help.
ABOUT
As Your Therapist, I Can Help You Learn How to Communicate
I'm Valery Krieg, and I help couples who struggle to communicate learn how to talk to each other. I’ve been helping individuals, couples, and families for almost 15 years, and I know that therapy can work. But, I also know that it has to be the right kind of therapy - and the right kind of therapy for you.
That’s why I specialize in working with couples who struggle with communication. I promise to meet you where you’re at, whether you’re committed to making your marriage work or you’re on the fence about your future.
Couples Counseling Can Improve Your RelationshipCouples Counseling can provide the support you need to help you find your way towards a better relationship. Even if you’re feeling lost now, I can help guide you in making lasting, positive changes in your marriage. Couples counseling can help you:
Learn how to communicate
Be a better listener
Talk about your feelings
Rebuild Your Connection
And, deepen Intimacy and Trust
Couples counseling helps struggling couples repair and rebuild their relationships through learning, problem-solving, and insight. Couples counseling is more than just “talking it out” or rehashing old fights. It’s about learning new skills, improving communication, and rebuilding friendships.
I know it’s hard, but it doesn’t have to stay this way. Couples counseling can help.
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