Couples and Marriage Counseling California

Are you feeling a disconnect from your partner? Are you having difficulty communicating or are you recovering from an affair? Marriage and couples counseling (in San Jose) can help California couples, spouses, and partners overcome these common relationship issues. 

You can talk to California’s LMFT (licensed marriage and family therapist) and relationship counselor – Dr. Invia A. Betjoseph. Book your free consultation to know how we can help you rebuild your relationship. With our compassionate couples counselling, you’ll learn how to:

• Build a future together
• De-escalate conflict for peace
• Communicate and listen effectively
• Rekindle emotional and physical intimacy
• Process past trauma and let go of resentment
• Recover from betrayal trauma and rebuild trust
• Replace damaging behaviors with healthy ones
• Handle financial or parental disagreements together

In any marriage, it is common to expect disagreements that may make you question the strength of your relationship. This usually happens not because there’s no love, but only because you two don't yet have the right tools to address these disputes.

So what are some common relationship issues you might face in marriage?

1. Communication Breakdowns: The relationship has deteriorated into constant arguing and minimal meaningful conversation. We will show you how to communicate your thoughts and feelings in a clear manner and how to develop listening skills that result in respectful dialogue.
   
   
2. Trust Issues: Walls of doubt are built from past betrayals or unresolved insecurities. By strengthening transparency and accountability, we can help to eliminate doubts about each other.
   
   
3. Infidelity Recovery: An affair can strike the biggest blow to the relationship, resulting in Partner Betrayal Trauma. With decades of experience, we can help you restore your emotional connection and renew your commitment to each other.
   
   
4. Conflict Resolution: Heated arguments rarely resolve disputes between couples. Couples can learn how to resolve their conflicts in a peaceful manner and develop the ability to work out problems together.
   
   
5. Challenges with Intimacy: The excitement of being together is gone and you feel like a roommate. We will help to rekindle that excitement for both of you and also assist in creating an emotionally and physically connected relationship.
   
   
6. Conflicts Over Money: Most money conflicts have little to do with the money itself. We can help you get on the same page about your money and how you spend it by improving your communication.
   
   
7. Conflict in Parenting: When parents have different parenting styles, it creates conflict between them and undermines one another's ability to parent. We will help you find a common ground to be able to raise your children together.
   
   
8. Emotional Disconnection: Even though you are with your partner, you still feel very lonely. As you establish common goals, we will help you restore emotional connection and love.
   
   
9. Pre-marital Concerns: You want to develop a strong and stable base to begin your new marriage. Pre-marital counseling provides you with the necessary skills to create a strong and successful start for your marriage.

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Our online couples counseling has helped many couples work through their challenges. First, we will determine if our couples counseling is right for you and find an LMFT couples therapist that is licensed to practice in California.

• Schedule a Free Consultation with Couples Therapist

Let's begin with a free call to your goals. The call is the initial step to understand whether our online therapy and counseling is right for you.

• Find and Address Issues

We will work together to identify the core issues behind your disputes. Afterwards, we will explore the most effective tools for reducing conflict moving forward.

• Start Your Therapy & Learn New Skills

Begin by using several therapeutic techniques, including EFT therapy for your first sessions. We will provide you with tools and communication exercises for couples so that you can start rebuilding your relationship.

• Celebrate Your Progress

We will assist you in sustaining your progress and creating a plan to prevent relapse moving forward. Schedule a free consultation call today!

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Couples counseling focuses on current issues in any relationship, regardless of marital status. Generally, Marriage Counseling focuses on long-term marital dynamics. 

1. Couples Counseling

Based on the definition by the American Psychological Association, couples therapy is for the partners of an intimate      relationship that provides tools to resolve relationship conflict. Consider it if you're experiencing ongoing arguing or trust issues with your partner. 

Basically, any two people who are in a committed relationship and therefore have some type of formal commitment can seek couples counseling including those who are dating, engaged or cohabitating.

2. Marriage Counseling

This type of therapy helps married couples in resolving issues associated with marital conflict. This is typically used when you have issues that seem to be embedded within the overall structure of the marriage, which can impact your future as a spouse. Marital counseling/therapy is specifically for those who are legally married.

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Couples usually pay anywhere from $150 to $400 per session in couples therapy. Some providers have a sliding fee scale and many insurance plans cover a portion of the cost. We encourage you to ask your provider about their payment options.

Mainly, no. Couples therapy and marriage counseling both aim to improve communication, resolve conflict and increase connection. Marriage counseling/therapy is used when the couple is legally married. When should a couple go to marriage counseling?

Consider counseling when you notice early warning signs of ongoing distress; for example:

• Communication problems
• Trust issues or Infidelity
• Continual conflict that cannot be resolved
• Emotional disconnection

In couples counseling, a high percentage of couples can expect to achieve some degree of improvement in their relationship satisfaction after couples therapy. Clinicians report that utilizing the Gottman Method has helped 70–80% of couples see meaningful changes in their relationships.