Peter Gasper & Associates
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Couple's therapy

Couple's Therapy involves two people in a relationship presenting for therapy.

Couple's therapy aims to help couple's find solutions to problems they may be experiencing in their relationship.  This may include a lack of adequate communication; an inability to solve problems & manage conflict; unrealistic &/or incompatible relationship expectations; infidelity; lack of trust; intimacy issues. 

Couple's therapy sessions aim to encourage both parties to express their thoughts & feelings openly & in a respectful & constructive manner.  This allows for the:

  • Identification & clarification of problem areas from the point of view of both individuals
  • History of the relationship to be traced i.e. how you met, how the relationship started, how it's progressed
  • Generation of mutually agreed upon goals for therapy
  • Development of empathy, understanding, compassion & forgiveness
  • Awareness & understanding of recurring unhealthy interaction patterns
  • Promotion of positive exchanges of behavior i.e. doing things that you both value, want & appreciate
  • Awareness of unhelpful attributional styles i.e. the way you interpret your partner's behaviours & intentions
  • Development of effective communication skills
  • Development of conflict resolution & problem solving skills
  • Development of mutually agreed upon expectations
  • Promotion of intimacy
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