fulfillment in your relationship
Couples THERAPY
and marriage Counseling
The stress of life has taken a toll on your relationship, now you and your partner argue all the time.
You feel like you’re at a standstill in your relationship.
Some days, you’re not even sure you want to fight to save it.
You keep having the same arguments, but nothing ever gets solved.
It feels like you and your partner are living parallel lives. You hardly talk or spend time together.
You want to better your relationship and learn to communicate effectively.
You’re looking for couples counseling to learn the tools necessary to have a healthy relationship.
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Marriage Counseling or Couples THERAPY Might Be the Answer
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At some point in a relationship, everyone experiences conflict. It’s normal. In fact, a healthy relationship or marriage is marked by people’s ability to cope with these challenges and communicate in an open and honest way. Sometimes, that is easier said than done. Especially, when the stress of life has already made you feel “on edge.” Couples who react to conflict by withdrawing, ignoring, insulting, or yelling at each other may need some additional support in order to have a healthy relationship. Maybe, you’re considering breaking up, separating from, or divorcing your partner. You’ve been hurt one too many times and you don’t know if your relationship is fixable.
Or, perhaps you already have a pretty solid relationship. You respect and value your partner. Maybe, you’re ready to take the next step and get married. But, you’re looking for couples counseling and support to prevent the conflict and challenges that often lead to divorce. All of these situations and challenges are normal and manageable by learning the tools necessary to have a happy relationship in couples counseling. At Catalyss Counseling, we help couples in all stages of a relationship. This includes couples who are dating, considering marriage, moving in together, engaged, married, separated, or divorce. And relationship counseling can also be beneficial for platonic relationships, non-monogamous partnerships, and for those practicing polyamory.
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Common issues couples experience that brings you to couples therapy or marriage counseling:
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Unhappiness or a lack of fulfillment in a relationship
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Different values
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Poor communication
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Poor conflict management
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Lack of sex or sexual dissatisfaction
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Concerns surrounding finances
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The decision to start a family
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Parenting or co-parenting challenges
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Issues with in-laws
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Blending families, cultures, or religions
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Codependency
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Jealousy and trust issues
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As therapists, we use resources based on decades of research to help couples and those in non-traditional relationships benefit from counseling. The primary goal of couples counseling is to help partners rebuild their relationships, improve communication, and create share meaning. Our work is grounded in creating safety and finding compassion for each other to build or rebuild your connection. So you don't have to worry about being judged or being told "you're wrong".
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Whether you are a married couple, a dating couple, in non-conventional relationship or a platonic relationship, you can benefit from therapy here. Our couples and relationships therapists use the Gottman Method to help you thrive at whatever stage of a relationship you’re in.
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Common Questions about Couples therapy and Marriage Counseling
Can we start couples counseling while dating?
YES! Absolutely. This can help set you for success, in whatever stage of a relationship you are in. Things might feel great right now, or maybe you’ve started to notice problems. Perhaps, you have been arguing with your partner. You love them but just can’t deal with it anymore. You can’t move forward in your relationship unless something changes. Couples therapy for couples who are dating can help you build a solid foundation for a happy relationship.
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Recently Engaged? Congratulations! Consider Premarital Counseling
Statistics show that couples who had some form of premarital counseling report 30% more markers of marital satisfaction. As counselors who deal with marital unhappiness all the time, we can assure you that learning more about each other and talking about things that frequently cause issues in marriage during premarital counseling really lays the foundation for a healthy and happy marriage and lasting love.
Affair Recovery Counseling
An affair can rock a marriage or relationship. How do you learn to trust your partner again? Affair recovery counseling can help you rebuild and strengthen your current relationship so you can move forward as a couple in a healthy way.
Counseling for Divorce Discernment in Colorado
Perhaps you’ve finally reached your breaking point. But, you’re not sure if leaving your partner is the right move. In this case, divorce discernment counseling can help you determine if you should stay or go. If you are unmarried, it can also help you decide if your relationship status needs to change. This relatively fast form of counseling is done individually and will leave you prepared for the next step. If you determine that your relationship is not salvageable then your therapist can help you separate with dignity so you can embrace what the future holds.
Divorce and Co-Parent Counseling
Couples counseling can help a couple separate in a peaceful way. Although divorce is always painful, counseling can help you separate in the least emotionally taxing way possible. It can also save you from spending hours and lots of money on ugly litigation and excessive lawyer fees. Co-Parent counseling can help a divorced couple learn to communicate effectively and work together to ensure their child/children’s needs are being heard and met.
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LGBTQIA+ Couples Counseling
As an LGBTQIA+ couple, you might be wondering who has the expertise to help you in a way that is affirming. We welcome and embrace working with LGBTQIA+ partnernships and our couples therapists specialize working on relationships just like yours. Couples counseling for LGBTQIA+ individuals can help you learn better communication skills, understand each other's values and support each other in the best way possible.
Relationship Counseling for Polyamory and Non-monogamy
Whether you’re polysaturated or you and your partner are just beginning to consider opening up your marriage, relationship counseling can help. We offer safety and security for navigating the special challenges that may arise as you restructure your relationships. Clarifying values and desires, learning compersion and navigating jealousy, and developing skills for relating to metamours or to the polycule can all be helpful ways a therapist can support your relationship goals. Relationship therapy can help you build the connections you want based on your relationship style.
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couples Therapy and marriage Counseling with catalyss counseling
After going to couples therapy, relationship counseling and marriage counseling our hope is that you will feel more fulfilled in your relationship and happier in your life. You will have learned to look at your relationship and the conflicts that occur from a different perspective. This means you will learn to value the good and normalize the challenging moments. You will also be able to express love more effectively, which will result in more intimacy.
how online Therapy in Colorado can help couples
It's hard getting your schedules to coordinate and to set aside time to come into the office for traditional in-person couples therapy. Catalyss Counseling also offers online counseling for couples. Maybe you have children at home and jobs that you cannot get away from, and you need the convenience and flexibility of doing therapy virtually. We offer a secure video platform for online counseling that you can do in the comfort of your own home. Our counselors are specially trained in offering online treatment for couples.
Begin Couples Therapy Or Marriage Counseling in Englewood, CO
Treatment for couples at our Denver area therapy clinic will provide you with Fulfillment in Your Relationship. Our specialized couples therapist Jessica Carpenter has training and experience in treating couples, and we know that therapy and lasting change takes time and commitment. If you’d like to talk to someone more about how we provide couples counseling, follow these simple steps:
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Contact us today for a free 20-minute phone consultation
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Or, you can book directly online with our couples counseling specialist, Jessica Carpenter, LPCC
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Move towards a happier, deeper, and more meaningful relationship with your partner(s)
Other Therapy Services Available at Catalyss Counseling
You are one person in your partnership, but also a unique person who needs support in other areas of your life. That's why we want to make sure you know we are here for your counseling needs in the Denver area. Our supportive therapists provide therapy for anxiety, depression counseling, therapy for grief and loss, and more. We also have specialists in trauma and PTSD, women's issues, pregnancy and postpartum concerns, pregnancy loss and miscarriage, and birth trauma. For therapists, we can also provide clinical supervision! We look forward to connecting with you to help support your journey today.
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