Relationship and Marriage Counseling therapists in Jenison, Michigan MI
Relationship and Marriage Counseling
Lisa Hawkins-Jack
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, LMSW
I honestly believe that even the best couples occasionally need to partake in relationship counseling, our partner is the one person that we take everything out on good and bad, and almost every couple that I have counseled, each individual feels like they’re doing 90% of the daily work in the household. It can be a wonderful gift for both of you to be able to talk to someone who can objectively see how both of you can unite and be stronger than you were before.
29 Years Experience
Relationship and Marriage Counseling
Aaron Goodrich
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, Level 1 IFS therapist
Marriage is the most important relationship on this planet because when marriage is healthy society is healthy. I enjoy working with marriages to help them find healing and grow emotionally together as they move towards safety and vulnerability with one another.
15 Years Experience
Relationship and Marriage Counseling
InProcess Counseling
Psychologist, Licensed Therapists in the State of Michigan
We help couples with problems with communication, loneliness, affairs, and more by looking at your patterns of interactions, your emotional needs, desires, and history of connecting to help bring you and your partner closer together. We use systems theory, emotions-focused therapy and the Gottman method to expertly address your issues and move you from disconnection to connection.
6 Years Experience
Relationship and Marriage Counseling
Samantha Kingma
Marriage and Family Therapist, MS, LMFT
If relationship stress is keeping you from experiencing life the way you want to, I’d love to talk with you about how you can find freedom and hope. I provide specialized support for couples dealing with anxiety, trauma, relationship difficulties, and emotional stress. I will work with you to find the patterns in your life that may be causing problems and then collaborate with you to find new options and restorative solutions. You don’t have to walk through this pain alone, and I’d be honored to support you as you move toward healing. Visit my website or fill out the contact form to schedule a free phone consultation, and we can chat about what you’re looking for and whether I might be the right fit for you.
11 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