What to Expect from Marriage & Relationship Therapy & Wellness Care at Thrive Health Services
- Lawrence Flynn
- Jan 25
- 5 min read
Updated: Apr 2
Mental Health Therapy & Wellness October 2024
“Change Takes Courage” Turn Towards Discomfort In Your Relationship, Heal And Grow!
Marriage and or being a couple in a relationship is a profound commitment that requires continuous nurturing, intentional effort, mutual respect, commitment, and a willingness to grow together. A successful relationship can take a lot of time, practice, energy, and forgiveness to nurture and progressively enhance. Successful and strong relationships are built on more than just love and attraction. At Thrive Health Services, our couples therapy approach focuses on empowering couples and partners with the skills, insights, and strategies to navigate the complexities of a healthy and fulfilling relationship. Our goal is to identify and reduce reoccurring relationship negativity that has significant impacts on our emotions and central nervous systems. Negativity can ultimately cause couples to grow apart emotionally and lead to the loss of trust and commitment in the relationship. Relationship therapy offers a supportive, nonjudgmental space to rebuild trust, improve communication, and strengthen emotional intimacy. Evidence-based approaches in therapy have been shown to significantly enhance relationship satisfaction, helping couples achieve lasting resilience and a deeper connection.
What Sets Thrive Relationship Training Apart:
We Use the Gottman Method: The Gottman Relationship Method is a couple’s therapy approach that uses research-based interventions to help improve relationships. Research shows that couples who use the Gottman Method experience greater satisfaction, reduced conflict, and increased emotional intimacy.
Addressing Core Causes. We don’t stop at surface-level issues. Instead, we help couples uncover the deeper patterns and root causes contributing to relational challenges. By exploring emotional triggers, past experiences, and unmet needs, we guide partners toward transformative understanding and growth.
Transform Negative Patterns: I guide couples in recognizing and reducing dysfunctional dynamics, helping you replace harmful habits with healthy supportive behaviors that nurture trust and connection for the couple.
Rekindle Strengths and Appreciation: By focusing on positive aspects of your relationship, we will rediscover and reinforce your shared strengths. You will develop a renewed sense of admiration and gratitude for your partner’s unique qualities.
Cultivate Empathy and Effective Conflict Resolution: Learn evidence-based techniques to approach disagreements with active listening, empathy, respect, and understanding. We will focus on strategies that allow both partners to feel heard while fostering solutions that strengthen your relationship.
Rebuild and Sustain Trust: Using guided exercises in vulnerability and open communication, we will work to focus more on your present and restore trust between the couple. The couple will gain tools to create a safe and emotional space where intimacy and mutual respect can thrive.
Holistic Relationship Care. We recognize that a relationship is not just the sum of two people but a unique dynamic influenced by each partner’s individual experiences, needs, and strengths. Our holistic approach integrates both personal and relational growth to create meaningful, lasting change.
What Therapy Can Do For Couples:
Improve Communication: Miscommunication often leads to frustration and conflict. Therapy will help both partners develop healthier communication patterns. We teach you how to express your thoughts and feelings openly, listen with empathy, and navigate challenging conversations with confidence and clarity.
Promote Emotional Connection: True connection comes from understanding and validating each other’s feelings, needs, and vulnerabilities. Therapy aims to enhance emotional intimacy by understanding each other’s feelings, needs, and vulnerabilities, fostering a deeper sense of connection and trust.
Provide Conflict Resolution Tools: Conflict is inevitable in relationships, but it doesn’t have to be destructive. You'll gain techniques to navigate disagreements more constructively, avoiding escalation and finding ways to compromise or resolve issues more effectively.
Facilitate Growth and Change: Every relationship has the potential to evolve. Therapy will encourage both partners to grow individually and as a couple, promoting healthy changes that can lead to a stronger relationship. It requires active participation and openness from both partners.
Establish Boundaries and Expectations: Clear boundaries are the cornerstone of a healthy partnership. Therapy will help define clearer values and boundaries and set realistic expectations for each partner, improving the overall structure of your relationship.
What Therapy Cannot Do For Couples:
“Fix” Your Partner: Therapy isn’t about changing or “fixing” one person to fit the other's needs. It’s about both of you working together to understand your roles and make mutual adjustments.
Provide Instant Solutions: Couple therapy is not a quick fix. It’s a process that takes time, effort, and patience. The benefits will unfold gradually as you practice the skills learned in therapy (5-10 sessions is the average).
Guarantee a “Happy Ending”: While therapy can lead to healing and stronger relationships, it does not guarantee that every couple will stay together. Sometimes, therapy helps couples realize that separation may be the healthiest option.
Solve All Conflicts: Therapy won’t eliminate conflict, but it will provide tools to handle disagreements in a more respectful and less damaging way. Conflict is a natural part of relationships, but you’ll learn to manage it more effectively.
Do the Work for You: Therapy provides guidance, but it’s up to both partners to do the work. If one or both of you are not fully committed to the process, the benefits of therapy will be limited.
Remove Deep-Rooted Personal Issues: While therapy may address individual issues that affect the relationship, it isn’t a substitute for individual therapy. If either partner has unresolved trauma or mental health concerns, individual services are the recommended choice.
Key Takeaways:
Therapy is a collaborative process that requires partners active commitment and participation.
Couples therapy is both a short-term and long-term investment in your relationship and life.
It's a collaborative process that requires both partners to be open, honest, and committed to growth.
By developing essential relationship skills, you can build a stronger, more fulfilling, and long-lasting partnership.
Choose to restore your relationship, instead of “turning away” from your partner. Heal And Grow!
Marriage counseling and relationship therapy can help partners cultivate greater joy, connection, and fulfillment in their relationship. To maintain a lasting and intimate bond, couples must prioritize their partnership by fostering mutual admiration, managing conflicts constructively, continuously nurturing their friendship, and embracing a willingness to influence and grow with one another. With a holistic approach backed by 30 years of experience in therapy and mental health, we help couples recover their trust and commitment to the relationship focusing on integrative relationship strategies.
“The Grass is Always Greenest Where You Water It”..
Contact us today to schedule a consultation and begin your transformative journey!
