Healing Relationships
With busy schedules and hectic lives, it is easy to overlook communication and romance in relationships. The result can be harsh words and wounds that last for years. Healing wounds requires intentionality. Sometimes you need someone to walk alongside your relationship or marriage to help communicate better.
Relationship and marriage counselors not only discuss problems, but can also help couples move forward and heal through the power of communication.
Keith Miller and Bethesda Couples Counseling have decades of experience developing relationships with individuals and couples. The best counseling should take place in concert with each client’s unique strengths and weaknesses.
Areas of Expertise
Positive psychology is key to moving forward with relationships. Our marriage counselors have experience and expertise in counseling in a variety of settings and across a range of issues, including:
- Finding and maintaining relationships
- Overcoming depression and/or anxiety
- Self-Acceptance
- Setting and meeting personal goals
- Recovery from abuse
- Communication skills
- Breaking bad habits
- Parenting skills
- Parenting children with special needs
- Improving work relationships
- Making peace with your family
- Creating a support network
- Balancing relationships/family and work
Abuse trauma and recovery can impact the survivor’s next relationship. Our caring counselors understand how to address abuse survivors caringly, giving them the tools to move forward and flourish in their next relationship. Healing takes time, but it is achievable. There is hope beyond the pain.
One of the keys to being able to overcome emotional and psychological struggles is developing a support network. A support network can help with accountability and encouragement. Isolation is the enemy of healing and progress. By connecting to people around them, clients can become stronger and move forward in life.
Our Counseling Techniques
Our relationship counselors “listen between the lines.” It takes time for a speaker to open up to anyone, whether the listener is a spouse, friend, or relational counselor. Our counselors encourage clients to open up at a comfortable pace, while understanding what is between the lines. Bethesda Couples Counselors are trained to look beyond what is merely said and hear a person’s unspoken needs.
We treat clients in a manner that is empowering, rather than defeatist. Clients are encouraged to use positive techniques to move forward in relationships and heal from trauma.
Blame-shifting discourages communication. We encourage clients to approach relationships by taking responsibility and clearly communicating their needs. When spouses communicate needs and assume appropriate responsibility, they are on the path to healing.
Our counselors know that healing takes time, so we are willing to take however long your relationship needs for healing. The compassionate, communicative approach that we take at Bethesda Couples Counseling can help you move forward to a flourishing relationship.
About Bethesda Couples Counseling
Our unique approach to counseling cares for the needs of each couple, regardless of their stage in life. We know that therapy, like relationships, consists of more than just talk. We do everything in our power to help couples salvage their bond. No matter what concerns you are addressing in your relationship, we have the expertise and caring attitude to address your needs.
Learn more by requesting an appointment with our compassionate counselors.