FAMILY-SOLUTIONS
Strategies for couples and families feeling stuck
IN WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS
“How did we get here?” is a question lots of couples ask themselves.
When we make a commitment to someone, we begin our lives with hopes and dreams for our future as couples. As we start a family, our relationships start as something fun and happy, full of potential for a more fulfilling life.
When our relationships deteriorate, or we find out there is a darker side to our partner, we can feel devastated that things did not work out as we expected. Couples can get into trouble quickly and go down a path that takes them father and farther from where they wanted to go.
Sitting down with someone who can help you reset your relationship by reframing experiences and helping you understand past missteps in a different way is sometimes all that you need to get back on track.
When couples make the decision to separate, it can be devastating. When children are involved, co-parenting can become a minefield of conflict.
Start here before it gets too complicated.
Couples often try to fix things on their own, which can lead to more and more conflict. Or, they ignore conflict for years, hoping it goes away. By the time couples get to me, they are often edging closer towards the brink of disaster. Early intervention can help you fix things before its too late.
The effectiveness of communication is determined not by the communication, but by the response. -Milton Erickson
If you have already separated and you have children, you will have to figure out a co-parenting plan. Co-parenting means you are tied for years to someone you no longer want as a partner. In fact, you will probably be grandparents together. Instead of being able to leave this person in your past, you now have to try to move on with your lives while still communicating with this person on a regular basis. This can make your lives a nightmare and these conflicts can inadvertently start to affect your children.
Co-parenting therapy is designed to help parents put their anger and hurt aside and recalibrate your once romantic relationship into a professional, business-like relationship to pave the way for the future wellbeing of the children. Rather than being controlled by the past, people can use co-parenting therapy to find balance in their lives while remaining the best parents they can be. Co-parenting therapy helps in three main ways – by reducing conflict, improving communication, and implementing helpful parenting strategies.
