In our co-therapy approach to couples counseling, we help
you explore the dynamics of your relationship by working with you two-on-two.
We believe that this approach, which we have found to be a rich, engaging, and
connective process both as therapists and as clients, offers important
benefits.
It can be difficult for couples – who may well be struggling
with their own differences – to find one therapist that both members can
develop a relationship of trust with. In
any therapeutic process, having a good “fit” between client and therapist is
vital for healing and growth. An important sign of a good fit is when the
client has a strong felt-sense of being deeply heard, understood, and cared
for. The chemistry of a good fit can be, in part, the result of shared
background, perspectives, or aspects of personality. We believe that the
co-therapy model can address the difficulty of offering a good fit for both
partners within a couple.
Working together allows us to offer you the benefit of our
combined backgrounds, personalities, and perspectives. We are two very
different people: male/female, introvert/extrovert, reserved/expressive, with
different career and cultural backgrounds. We find that our own diversity
meshes well with the diversity within the couples that we see and helps us make
sense of what both partners of a couple are experiencing. We believe that this,
in turn, helps each partner have the experience of being heard, understood, and
cared for which is so important to the healing and growth process.
We find that the co-therapy process is very engaging and
relational. By combining our two different perspectives, we can offer broader
insight than either of us could offer on our own. By combining our experiences
and creative energies, we can offer a wider range of ideas for ways that the
couple can meet their therapeutic goals.
In working with couples, we show up as a couple. Where we
think it’s useful, we’re candid about issues and differences that we've had and
how we've navigated them. Couples that we have worked with have frequently
remarked on how refreshing and useful they've found it to work with “a real
couple.” We intimately understand how it
is normal for couples to experience challenges and conflict. We work as a team to assist our clients in
finding their own path to their desired future.
