Keep a happy marriage with children
When children come into the picture, couples can begin to grow apart. Is this what happened to your marriage? A marriage with children can be a ticket to happiness for you and your partner, but may also lead to tension and disaffection. Couples counseling can help you to rebuild your relationship as lovers and as partners in parenting your children.
The challenges of maintaining your marriage with children
There is much joy to be found in a marriage with children, but it requires a large emotional and physical investment that can strain the emotional resources of the couple. Because work and caring for the family come first, oftentimes the couple comes last.
Couples may take turns going out for “me” time with friends or at the gym, but time for the couple to spend together gets reduced or eliminated. Precious time spent together may be spent discussing parenting matters, with no time left over for romance.
When you have limited time to spend together as a couple, the last thing you want is another argument on parenting methods. Before your relationship has the chance to spiral into miscommunication and estrangement, seek help from a therapist. Lori Hall, LCSW, can help you rekindle your relationship and find new meaning in your life together as lovers and parents.
Be better parents without sacrificing your relationship
In therapy, Lori will help you to find solutions for your relationship as a couple and as co-parents. Therapy may begin by asking these questions to discover the strengths in your relationship:
What are your strengths as a mom or dad?
Are you very determined?
Are you very creative in finding solutions?
Are you very motivated for change?
Together we will work to discover your strengths and use them to develop closeness in your relationships. We will build on your strengths to create a stronger foundation for your relationship with your spouse and with yourself.
Live your authentic life
You are courageous for taking the big step to seek help for yourself and your relationship. Don’t wait to get help, contact me. Learn more about what to expect from couples counseling here.