You Bring It, We’ll Solve It. Couples Counseling with Ilissa Banhazl, MFT

Do You Have An Issue in Your Marriage or Relationship You’d Like to Talk About? You Bring It, We’ll Solve It!

While marriage counselors assist couples in addressing a variety of relationship challenges, when a couple calls to schedule an appointment, they often ask, “What will couples counseling be like?” It’s a great question. As a licensed marriage and family therapist based in Glendora, California, I tell them, “When you first come in I’ll explain about counseling and confidentiality. Then, I’ll ask you to tell me what brings you both in for counseling and what you both hope to achieve here.”

I’ll ask about your childhood and about your parent’s marriage. That tells so much about you both. Then I’ll ask you both to share one issue that you would like to work on in counseling and then we’ll dig in one issue at a time using healthy communication to resolve it.

Most couples reply, “That’s exactly what we’re looking for!”

Some of the top issues that bring conflict to relationships and marriages include the following:

Communication Challenges: Enhancing understanding and expression between partners.

Conflict Resolution: Developing strategies to manage and resolve disagreements constructively.

Lack of Emotional Intimacy: Fostering deeper emotional connections and addressing feelings of disconnection.

Trust and Security: Rebuilding trust after breaches or betrayals and creating a secure relational foundation.

Family Dynamics: Navigating complex relationships with extended family and integrating different family cultures.

Life Transitions: Managing changes such as parenthood, career shifts, or grief of the loss of a parent.

Financial Stress: Addressing financial disagreements and planning for economic stability.

Shared Goals and Values: Aligning on major life decisions and future aspirations.

Are you currently dealing with any of these relationship issues? Addressing these topics with a trusted therapist can significantly enhance relationship satisfaction and longevity.

ONLINE COUPLES COUNSELING & MARRIAGE THERAPY FOR CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS

For couples in California seeking professional guidance, I offer specialized online telehealth sessions with services accessible to couples throughout the state.

Engaging in couples therapy provides a proactive approach to strengthening your relationship, with the convenience of accessing sessions from your home.

You bring it; we’ll solve it. No more pushing issues under the rug until they EXPLODE!

Bring in your disagreements and discuss them in convenient telehealth sessions. I’ll watch you discuss it and I’ll interject when I see a better way for you to communicate your message to your partner. You want your partner to really hear you and you both want to learn how to be a good listener.

Through real time lessons you’ll leave with the tools to begin managing your relationship outside of counseling sessions, at home. There’s no moving on until everyone is satisfied in one-way or another. It’s honest and it’s real.

I’ll walk with you in your relationship until you are ready to walk together on your own.