Couples counseling provides an objective setting for you and your partner to construct a mutually beneficial game plan. In session, the two of you are guided to respond to the assumptions, idealizations, or judgments that can complicate togetherness.

The therapist then coaches you through clearer communication practices: You and your partner learn to apply active listening skills and unconditional positive regard toward one another.

As perceptions shift and relationship skills improve; cooperation and closeness evolve, sparking a reunification of purpose.