Today’s relationships demand flexibility and patience amid the constant demands of work, family, and community. All loving couples experience difficult times – sometimes even conflict that seems irresolvable. The professionals at Hinsdale Therapy Group help couples rediscover common ground and renew the love that pulls them together.
Couples therapy is a safe environment where you and your partner can discuss each of your perspectives. The therapist’s neutral position allows him or her to identify common ground and sources of conflict. Therapy also helps couples learn new means of connection.
In an emotionally-charged conflict, it is easy to focus on the faults of the other – what the other person is doing wrong – which is divisive. At Hinsdale Therapy Group, your therapist will direct each person to focus on him- or herself – his or her underlying feelings, needs, and anxieties – in order to decrease blame and increase productive and loving communication and mutual understanding.
You and your partner learned the basics of family life from your relationships with your parents and siblings. We will look for insight into how these interactional patterns influence your relationship today. You and your partner will learn how to communicate more productively every day and in emotionally-charged situations. Understanding and observation help couples solve problems, feel closer, enjoy each other’s company and continue to effectively negotiate to help ensure that each other’s needs are met.
At Hinsdale Therapy Group, our couples therapists are trained in numerous research-backed therapies specific for couples therapy including The Gottman Method, Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), Internal Family Systems therapy (IFS), psychodynamic therapy, solution-focused therapy and cognitive-behavioral therapy.
We welcome you to contact us to discuss your situation.