Relationship and Marriage Counseling therapists in Monroeville, Alabama AL
Relationship and Marriage Counseling
Alena Porter
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, NCC
I use the four (or more) session model for relationship counseling. For the first session I meet with all the partners to establish what issues brought them to counseling. Then in the second and third (or more) sessions I meet with each partner individually so that they can say things to me that they don't want to say in front of their partner(s) and then for the fourth session I meet with all the partners together to review what I have learned and lay out my proposed treatment moving forward. I have found this method to be very effective, especially when compared to strictly relationship sessions.
6 Years Experience
Relationship and Marriage Counseling
Bold Expressions Therapy
Psychologist, Psy.D.
My approach to marry counseling therapy is through an emotionally focused practice. It brings couples together in a way they can connect intimately and get back to their roots of what was so interesting in the beginning of their relationship.
4 Years Experience
Relationship and Marriage Counseling
Dr. Lyndsay Elliott
Psychologist, PsyD.
I use a range of therapeutic approaches, including Attachment Therapy and the Gottman Method, to help couples build stronger emotional connections and increase intimacy. We will work collaboratively together to resolve conflict, develop great communication with one another, and ultimately create a healthier and loving relationship.
19 Years Experience
Relationship and Marriage Counseling
Alan Brandis, Ph.D.
Psychologist, Ph.D., Licensed Psychologist
Having worked with hundreds of couples over the last 40 years, I have developed a set of beliefs or ideas which, if adopted, help to ensure that a relationship will last. Here is a list of them.
1) Arguing helps nothing, so don't do it.
I like to say that I never met the person who started the fight! When two people argue, each of them believes that he or she is merely reacting to something the other one did or said. Neither one believes that they started the fight; but it started somehow, didn't it? 2) It is better to be close than it is to be “right.”
Blaming each other for the argument is counterproductive. So is trying to change the other person's opinion. Most couples who argue, argue about whose perception is "correct," whose way of doing something is the "right" way, and so on. The only possible outcome of these arguments is that someone will be "right" and someone will be "wrong." Do you know anyone who enjoys being wrong? Most people will fight tooth and nail to avoid being "wrong." 3) Commitment is the Foundation of the Therapy.Commitment implies that you are in the relationship "come Hell or high water," barring certain behaviors your partner might do such as having an affair (although I have seen a number of relationships recover from those, too).
34 Years Experience
Relationship and Marriage Counseling
Dr. Traci Williams
Psychologist, PsyD, ABPP, CFT-I
In our work together, I help you improve your communication, resolve conflicts, and strengthen your emotional bond. I guide you as you identify and address the underlying issues that may be contributing to your relationship problems.
11 Years Experience