Relationship and Marriage Counseling therapists in Union Gap, Washington WA
Dr. Alexavery Hawkins
Psychologist, PhD
I help couples navigate conflict, responsibilities, roles, and communication issues while they work to build a healthy sustainable connection with themselves and each other. Whether y'all are just starting out, engaged, or in a longer-term commitment, I look forward to working with you to improve your relationship and start to see meaningful results.
11 Years Experience
RelaxingOne.com Ned David Bratspis, PC
Marriage and Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Years of couple therapy experience assists you in your quest to connect more closely with your partner.
33 Years Experience
Janine Hauser
Licensed Mental Health Counselor, LMHC
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9 Years Experience
Jason Powell
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT, CST
I am the founder of Attached Therapy and a nationally recognized Marriage and Family Therapist. I am also an AASECT Certified Sex Therapist who has been featured in Forbes, the Knot, and a variety of leading media outlets offering insight into relationships, communication, and intimacy. I am passionate about working with couples and individuals who are experiencing a range of challenges including relational distress, infidelity, anxiety, depression, guilt, shame, and more.
3 Years Experience
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