Therapy for Relationship Issues
On the day when it will be possible for woman to love not in her weakness but in her strength, not to escape herself but to find herself...
– Simone de Beauvoir
We have all developed ways of being and relating that kept us safe when we were younger. We developed patterns of relating to others that may no longer serve us. We may find ourselves repeating the same patterns that keep us stuck and frustrated. Therapy can help us explore and understand our patterns and how to address them by identifying hidden and unconscious blocks that inform how we show up in relationships.
Psychotherapy can help us address relational issues such as:
- Dating
- Friendship
- Partnership
- Marriage
- Avoidance
- Codependency
- Fear of abandonment
- Infidelity
- Betrayal
- Breakups
- Divorce
- Trust issues
- Attachment issues
- Family patterns
- Personal patterns
- Loneliness
- Isolation
- Defensiveness
- Communication
- Attacking & arguing
- Judging & shaming
- Narcissistic abuse
- Walking on eggshells
- Hypersensitivity to criticism
Addressing interpersonal issues in therapy may include:
- Effective communication
- What healthy boundaries look like in your life
- Exploring relationships that may need to be nurtured or released
- Handling emotions such as jealousy, hurt feelings, anger, or heartbreak
- Understanding and ending problematic patterns
- Understanding anxious or avoidant attachment issues
- Raised by, friends with, or dating narcissists
- Eggshell walking, under-the-rug sweeping, denying, or suppressing
- Building resilience to criticism and caring too much about what others think of us
How do you want to show up in your relationships?
Let’s work it out.