What is the number one issue that will end any relationship and marriage? The answer – emotional regulation and communication problems.
I’m Ellen Gregory, a licensed marriage and family therapist. I have 21 years experience with couples, and the common thread I see in couples who come to therapy is not being able to communicate in healthy ways.
Couples Communication Skills Group
This group is for couples who struggle when talking about difficult feelings. Do you blame and attack one another? Do you feel unheard and misunderstood? Do one or both of you escalate into anger and arguments? Do you feel dismissed? Do you have the same arguments over and over again with no resolution?
If this sounds like how you and your partner communicate, this group may benefit you.
This group will introduce couples to the following skills:
- How to speak from an ‘I’ space where you share your feelings and experience
- How to listen with curiosity so you can understand what your partner is actually saying
- How to communicate when both of you have different perspectives and opinions
- How to mirror and validate your partners experience
- How to translate complaints into needs
- How to solve problems
- How to connect emotionally
If you are interested in healthier patterns of communication, click here for more information.