Collaborative couple therapy is a therapeutic technique that helps couples understand how they communicate when struggling with an issue or argument. The focus of collaborative couple therapy is teaching partners how to turn those fights into intimate conversations, and in turn, strengthen the relationship. In collaborative couple therapy, the therapist will sit in between the couple and speak as if they were one of the partners talking to the other. If one of the partners is 'fighting' by using stinging words, the therapist will attempt to translate those comments into confiding thoughts. If a partner is ‘withdrawing,’ the therapist will guess at what the individual is feeling, and ask if the guesses are correct. A successful outcome of collaborative couple therapy is experiencing intimacy in times of struggle, rather than fighting or withdrawing. Think this approach might be right for you? Reach out to one of TherapyDen’s collaborative couple therapy experts today.
I love working with couples to support them in finding their path and helping them to learn each other's languages of communication. We all come from drastically differing experiences as human beings, and the work of bringing two worlds together can be incredibly difficult and frustrating, and it can also be full of joy and excitement. I am here to guide you through it all. I am a sex positive, LGBTQIA+ welcoming therapist who orients towards liberation psychology and theories of attachment.
— Talia Chanoff, Associate Marriage & Family Therapist in ,CCT-collaborative Couples Therapy is the approach that I use and I focus on the joint participation of both partners in therapy to address relationship challenges. It emphasizes creating a collaborative and respectful environment where both partners feel heard, validated, and each person is actively involved in the therapeutic process.
— Galina Litvin, Marriage & Family Therapist in San Ramon, CAWe will work together to improve communication skills and to shift your relationship into the relationship that you want to live and enjoy.
— Monica New, Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist in Playa Del Rey, CAWe as individuals form our unique worldviews by the attachment styles we develop with our parents and by the dynamics of our family relationships, friendships, and romantic partnerships throughout our lives. I work collaboratively in partnership with you, honoring your worldview, to recognize what’s going well in your couple or family dynamic, explore where and how you and your relationships can grow, and assisting you increase connection with your loved ones.
— Shelly Hogan, Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist in Austin, TXProblems tend to form through miscommunication. The collaborative approach helps everyone feel heard and understood. As a result, communication begins to improve, and problems start to dissolve.
— Katherine Traxler-LaFrance, Marriage and Family Therapist Associate in Humble, TXA large majority of my client base is couples. I am currently working as a marriage therapist at The Relationship Institute in Royal Oak, Michigan.
— Leticia Berg, Psychotherapist in Ann Arbor, MII specialize in brief relational couples therapy. I enjoy collaborating with couples to identify their current challenges and help them figure out their own solutions to their problems by utilizing their strengths and resources.
— Dr. Caitlin Lowry, Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist in Lake Mary, FLCollaborative couples therapy is a way for the couple and therapist to work together to resolve issues. It takes the arguments that are occurring between couples into conversations and problems into opportunities to learn and grow together as a couple.
— Amanda Samuels, Counselor in Webster Groves, MOCollaborative Therapy focuses on the language used to discuss problems. By parsing through language and expressing curiosity, a deeper understanding is achieved and couples and individuals have an opportunity to feel genuinely heard by their partner and/or their therapist.
— Bianca Segura, Associate Marriage & Family TherapistIn working together, I utilize a person-centered, integrative and collaborative approach to therapy, with the understanding that each person is distinctive and individual. My goal is to meet clients where they are and to create a comfortable, safe space for growth, exploration and self-healing.
— Gary Reeves, Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor in Chicago, ILI assist couples to express their thoughts, feelings, and perspectives to each other in a healthy way. I assist couples in learning healthier communication styles and healthier behaviors for themselves and towards each other. I help them identify negative patterns and the root of them so they can be replaced with healthier patterns. I teach couples how to deal with their own thoughts and feelings so they are not taking them out of their partner. We focus on positives of partner and relationship.
— Michelle Brody, Counselor in Windermere, FL