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Couples or marital therapy is a type of psychotherapy aimed at helping partners address relationship issues, improve communication, and resolve conflicts. It focuses on enhancing the emotional connection, understanding, and intimacy between partners. This therapy is often sought when couples face challenges such as poor communication, infidelity, differing values, emotional disconnection, or recurring arguments.
Couples therapy can be classified into several types, including:
Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT): Focuses on identifying and changing emotional patterns that lead to relationship distress.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Helps couples identify and alter negative thinking and behavioral patterns that contribute to conflict.
Gottman Method Therapy: Based on research by Drs. John and Julie Schwartz Gottman, focusing on strengthening the friendship, intimacy, and conflict resolution skills in couples.
Imago Relationship Therapy (IRT): Focuses on healing and growth by exploring past wounds and understanding how they impact current relationships.
Solution-Focused Therapy (SFT): Concentrates on finding solutions to present problems rather than dwelling on past issues.
Couples therapy is beneficial for:
Improving communication and resolving conflicts.
Rebuilding trust after infidelity or betrayal.
Enhancing emotional and physical intimacy.
Coping with life transitions (e.g., marriage, parenthood, aging).
Addressing mental health issues that impact relationships (e.g., anxiety, depression, addiction).
Strengthening the partnership and developing problem-solving skills.
While couples therapy can be extremely effective, it has its limitations:
Both partners must be willing: For therapy to work, both individuals need to be committed to the process.
Therapy may not be effective for abuse: In cases of abuse or violence, couples therapy might not be suitable, and individual therapy or legal interventions may be necessary.
It takes time: Change in patterns of behavior and communication may take time, and progress might be slow.
Not all issues can be resolved: Some issues may be too ingrained or irreconcilable for therapy to fix, leading to separation or divorce.
Communication breakdowns are frequent, and conflicts are not being resolved.
There is emotional or physical distance between partners.
One or both partners have been unfaithful, and trust has been broken
Intimacy issues, including sexual difficulties, are impacting the relationship.
Persistent resentment, anger, or hurt feelings are affecting the emotional connection.
A life change or transition (e.g., having children, aging, job loss) has created stress within the relationship.
One partner is struggling with mental health issues (e.g., depression or anxiety), and it’s impacting the relationship
