Need Help with Your Marriage? Find a Counselor

Marriages are works in progress and there is a great potential for conflict within them. In fact, marriage counselors who practice and promote The Gottman Method highlight the fact that every relationship will have conflicts and stress the importance of the 6 Skills of Conflict Management. These six skills are the following and are easy to learn, with a little work:

Still Married: Seeking Guidance towards Healing

The day two people get married can be the happiest day of their lives, but once the honeymoon phase wears off and life goes on, the bond between a couple gets tested over and over again. Some get strengthened, while some get frayed, or worse, destroyed. Reaching the breaking point is often not the result of one big mistake, but rather, is a culmination of negative behaviors and choices that two people make as they navigate the joys and demands of building a life together.

To cope with these variegated stresses, experienced marriage counselors with specialized training in techniques like the Gottman Method can help struggling couples identify the early warning signs of dysfunctional relationships, such as the Four Horsemen of criticism, contempt, defensiveness, and stonewalling. Once the existence of these factors has been identified, counselors can recommend the appropriate interventions and adjustments to one or both partners’ outlooks as needed.