Deer Valley Counseling

"Skills for Better Living"

Couples Counseling

If you would like to improve the quality of your relationship and live in or near Phoenix, Arizona, call Sandra Nettles at 602.750.8051.

Relationship Problems

Frequent Arguments. Do you and your significant other argue frequently?
Lack of Intimacy. Do you need more closeness and togetherness than you are getting?
Disrespect. Does one or both of you disrespect the other?
Problems with Decision Making. Do you have trouble working together as a team to make important decisions?
Differences Regarding Finances. Do you disagree on how finances should be managed?
Sexual Problems. Are one or both partners' sexual needs not being met?
Quick Fixes Don't Seem to Work. Do techniques, tricks, and quick fixes that you may have read about, seen on TV, or accessed online just not seem to be working?

Couples Counseling Can Help

The partners in a healthy relationship need skills to resolve differences without hurting each other. A couple needs activities to strengthen their relationship, so it can withstand the ups and downs of life. Couples counseling can help you -

Develop Skills to Resolve Arguments Healthily. To resolve arguments you must learn to listen to the other person, state your needs clearly and openly, and be willing to together seek a solution that is best for both of you.
Assertiveness Training. Each partner in a relationship needs to be able to state their needs in a healthy way.
Active Listening. Each partner needs to be able to listen to the other person and understand what they are saying.
Process Unresolved Issues. Sandra can help you process old, unresolved issues, clearing the way to focus on improving the current relationship.
Build a Healthy Relationship. For a relationship to be successful, the positives must outweigh the negatives. Sandra will give you assignments and relationship advice to decrease the negative and increase the positive.
Build Trust. To have a healthy relationship, each partner must earn the trust of the other partner.

The techniques, skills and habits for a successful, happy relationship can be learned. It is helpful for a couple to interact with a therapist who can monitor your progress, referee arguments, teach you the skills you need to succeed, offer objective feedback and encouragement, and help you turn theory into lifelong healthy relationship habits.

Benefits of Couples Counseling

Couples counseling has the potential to improve your relationship in these ways -

Resolve conflicts without fighting.
Renew your friendship with your significant other.
Reduce stress.
Establish trust.
Improve life for others around you.
Develop a sense of stability and satisfaction.

Couples Counseling in Phoenix, Arizona

Deer Valley Counseling offers counseling to couples living in Phoenix, Arizona and surrounding cities of Maricopa County. All relationships can run in to problems from time to time. Couples counseling can often help you improve your relationship. Call 602.750.8051 if you would like to talk to Sandra Nettles about couple counseling options.