Marital Counselor

Marriage is beautiful and fulfilling for many people. Those of us who are fortunate enough to find someone special and eventually get married understand this. But what happens when two good people just can’t seem to make things work? When the challenges of life overwhelm us and start to negatively affect our partner, where can we go for help? Most of us need the love and companionship of another person; it makes life more rewarding to share the experience. But when troubles escalate and you’ve tried unsuccessfully to resolve issues on your own, this may be a sign that outside counseling is a good idea.

Marriage Counselor

Some Goals of Marriage Counseling with Dr. Phillips

Understanding what great couples look like and why they have positive relationships

Increasing routine “attachment” behaviors – stop “going through the motions”

Understanding the unintended consequences of ineffective spousal acts Replacing compulsive childlike reactions with deliberate constructive

ones Replacing fault finding with personal accountability by discussing and

resolving potential self esteem and insecurity issues Learning the rules of constructive arguing and acquiring re-attachment

skills after the quarrel Learning the anatomy of a mutual apology Replacing a complaint with a request Changing the focus from receiving to giving Learning how to navigate the relatives Consulting and informing versus asking for permission Letting go of the key marital fears and replacing them with the realistic

beliefs of commitment and love Appropriately handling opposite gender friends

Marriage Counselor AtlantaPrior to relationship therapy, many couples find themselves locked into some predictable patterns. Some live like warring adversaries (aggressive vs. aggressive). Others reside like roommates in a sexless union following their individual interests (passive – passive). Still others are like conquerors and the conquered (aggressive – passive). Dr. Phillips helps them untangle these unrewarding gridlocks.

Atlanta Couples TherapyGenerally, couples meet together with Dr. Phillips for 55 minutes. Some of the weekly sessions are spent on difficult moments the couple may have had. Specific suggestions are made as to how they could be handled better. Couples practice constructive negotiation and working through problems with Dr. Phillips supervision. The goals of marriage counseling (examples listed above) provide the basis for interventions by Dr. Phillips during the sessions. The timing and emphasis of these interventions are tailored to each couple. Most couples have improvements in their relationship from the onset of their work with Dr. Phillips.

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Marital Counselor

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