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Couples Therapy

Nowadays, whether it is a woman or a man, the expectations of the person from the opposite side are gradually increasing. Increasing personal expectations, sexual desires and constantly wanting to be happy are the main problems that lead couples to therapy.

When is couples therapy applied?

  • Relationship and communication problems with the partner,
  • sexual problems,
  • Depression, anxiety or anxiety disorders that develop later in one or both of the couples,
  • Reflection of childhood problems on couple relationship,
  • Alcohol or substance abuse,
  • Eating disorders, emotional abuse,
  • Neglect and violence, problems of the parties with the families,
  • Couples therapy is resorted to due to emotional and psychological needs, such as experiencing a healthy separation process. Couple therapy, family therapy or relationship therapy are similar concepts, their goals are the same.< / li>

What should be the goal when coming to couples therapy?

The main goal of couples therapy is to strengthen couples’ relationships with each other and to support them in developing themselves. No relationship is one-sided, it means that the more problems my partner has, the more problems I have. But mostly couples come to therapy to blame the other and put the responsibility on the other side. The main goal is for both parties to focus on what their own contribution is to the problems in the relationship. Individual therapy should be supported by couples therapy as the parties focus on the reflections of their own disorders in the relationship. In the process of couples therapy, the focus is first on healthy communication skills, which includes understanding the feelings of the parties and expressing them in a way that is notr. Talking about negative emotions and expressing them in a way that is notr is within couples therapy. The goal in couples therapy is not to keep couples together. Couples can continue the relationship or break up. Especially at the beginning of therapy, although couples hold the other person responsible for the problems they experience, the main reason is that both sides try to treat childhood traumas or incomplete issues by reflecting on the other. What is done in couples therapy is to Decipher the relationship between the current problems of couples and childhood experiences. Sometimes couples may not know what to expect from therapy, it is important as a therapist to see and interpret this.

Why does couples therapy not progress, where is it blocked?

  • If one or both of the couples do not want to change internally,
  • Therapy does not progress if one or both of the couples have internally ended the relationship.< / li>
  • Therapy may not progress if it is result-oriented instead of process-oriented, the goal here is for the person to make discoveries about himself during the process and take steps for change.< / li>

How does the process progress?

In the beginning, it can be started with one or two sessions per week. During the sessions, each side adopts its own agenda and the impact of these agendas on the parties can be examined. In general, the parties may engage in behaviors that disrupt therapy, such as constantly talking, interrupting words, not allowing the other to express themselves, talking by loading emotions. In this sense, psychoegitime is given on the one hand along with various practices in the session during the process. After a few sessions, individual therapy is required in addition to couple therapy. Individual therapy with a couple a week, a woman and a man is generally preferred. If one of the couples stops therapy, the individual therapy process can continue with the remaining partner. During the process, the frequency of couples therapy sessions decreases and therapy turns to individual therapy. Because the problems experienced by couples are nothing more than the reflection of the individual problems of the parties on each other.

What are the problems experienced by couples?

  • Sometimes the marriage that happens may not be the marriage of a couple, but the marriage of families and the environment. They can have problems setting limits and taking responsibility.< / li>
  • Problems of not being able to decompose,
  • It is one of the most common problems for couples to put each other in the role of childhood caregivers and unconsciously repeat the problems they experienced with these caregivers in childhood in adult relationships.< / li>
  • Couples parenting each other,
Sometimes one of the couples acts as a lover to the other. In such a situation, they continue the relationship as mother-child or father-child. Sometimes couples parent each other. Sometimes, however, both parties switch to the role of children and continue the relationship in these roles. In this case, the sexuality of the couple gradually deteriorates.
  • Conflicts between cultural structure and modern structure are another problem experienced.< / li>

How about a healthy relationship?

In some relationships, couples never criticize each other, they always want to keep it ‘good’. This is not realistic. A healthy relationship is not a conflict-free relationship.  If there is no conflict between couples at all, this is a problematic thing. Dec. What is real and healthy is that the parties can see both positive and negative aspects of each other and express them in a neutral way. A person can ask his partner to think, talk, act as he wants. This is a disorder. The healthy thing is to adapt to each other from time to time and to be able to tolerate not being in the same opinion/feeling from time to time.

Frequently Asked Questions

Frequently asked questions about Couples Therapy:

Why is Couples Therapy necessary?
Couples therapy is used to deal with a variety of relationship difficulties, such as communication problems, conflicts, fidelity problems, sexual problems, parenting issues, and more. This therapy provides support to couples and helps them understand relationship dynamics.
How does the process work?
The therapist works with the couple to understand the root of the problems, helps them improve their communication skills, and focuses on helping the parties see their own contributions to the problems they experience and fix them. Therefore, it should be supported by individual therapy.
How many sessions does Couples Therapy take?
The duration of couple therapy varies depending on the couple's problems, the therapist's method, and the couple's level of cooperation. Therapeutic processes may last several months or longer.
Do you conduct Couples Therapy online?
Yes, I conduct couples therapy through online platforms. Couples Therapy conducted online provides couples with access to therapy regardless of their geographic location.
He was born and raised in Istanbul. She has successfully completed the Psychology (English) department at Istanbul Fatih University Faculty of Arts and Sciences. After English preparatory school, he went to Boston and studied English language at the Boston English Academy. He also studied as an exchange student at Mykolas Romeris University in Lithuania.

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