What Are The Benefits Of Couples Therapy?

When you first hear the term “couples therapy”, you might be thinking that the person that is going to therapy is there because the relationship is doomed due to a partner cheating or some type of intense crisis. However, couple’s therapy is not limited to only those who are struggling in an immediate crisis but rather anyone who wants to improve their relationship.

Couples therapy is something that all couples can benefit from. I also want to point out that couple’s therapy is not limited to romantic partners – siblings, coworkers, friends, and romantic couples all can benefit.

Someone will listen and understand.

Sometimes, you’re not always looking for advice, but just for someone to listen and understand. In couples therapy, the two of you are connected by a neutral third party who is there to listen and absorb information from both sides and help you find ways to improve your dynamic. Couples therapy is a safe space where you can feel heard, understood, and work on things that are maybe not exactly where you want them to be. Maybe there are things that could use improvement or that have frustrated you from time to time. That is okay!

It helps facilitate communication.

You also will probably find that couple’s therapy helps facilitate communication! Your therapist provides an outside perspective and will be able to help you better understand not only each other but the relationship. Both sides of the couple bring something unique to the relationship -- their relationship history, their childhood and upbringing, and their traumas. In a relationship, platonic or romantic, allowing a third-party to help facilitate a conversation where the two of you can understand each other’s awareness, needs, and wishes can be very beneficial to the success of the relationship. You may be able to develop more empathy towards each other and find yourself being more satisfied in the relationship. A therapist can help you identify unhelpful patterns and find solutions that make you feel less stuck.

Couples therapy can help provide you with tools and ways to strengthen not only the relationship in question but your other relationships as well. You may find your relationship with yourself is stronger! The problem-solving skills you learn in therapy can be applied in everyday settings – at work, at home, with friends. You also may notice that couple’s therapy improves your relationship’s intimacy by teaching you and your partner safe ways to be vulnerable. Vulnerability is so key in any healthy and successful relationship!

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