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TRY OUR FIRST TWO MODULES FOR FREE
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Not every couple wants or needs private couples therapy. For some couples, attending weekly sessions would be difficult to work into busy schedules, and for many, even for those with health insurance, the costs of private therapy are prohibitive. Often, one partner is more motivated to address important relationship issues than the other.
For all these reasons, the Couples Clinic offers options for how you get the help you need with your relationship. Self-directed learning is an excellent way to keep costs low, and provide the flexibility to work at your own pace, in the privacy of your own home, and according to your own schedule. The Couples Classroom is a series of self-directed learning modules designed to help you develop ways to look at commonly encountered problem areas in relationships and develop the skills needed to work effectively in each area. You can familiarize yourself with this format by reviewing the two free modules: Conflict and Anxiety in Couples Relationships and Normal Defenses. |
Personalized consultations are available using either internet conferencing capabilities (Skype) or via telephone as a follow-up to any of the Couples Classroom modules. As you pursue your learning, questions may arise that are not directly addressed within the modules. Or you may want to discuss your own personal situation and be better able to apply the information you have received. Video/telephone conferencing is a way to utilize the power of direct communication with the author of Couples Classroom modules to solidify learning in particular areas of concern, receive personalized consultation on how the modular information pertains to your own situation, or to extend clarity and understanding about issues important to you personally. Video/phone conferencing is considered to be educational, and represents a consultation rather than psychotherapy.
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Concerns about and struggles within primary relationships are perhaps the most common problem area identified by persons seeking psychotherapy. This is largely because our primary relationships are so important to our overall mental and emotional well-being. Concerns brought in by couples include issues relating to communication, sexuality, managing finances, parenting, forming clearer agreements and relationship boundaries, contending with personal differences, and developing the ability to be close without losing one’s own sense of self-definition.
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