When it comes to relationship therapy, many people can be leery. Some may feel like they don’t need help, that everything in their relationship is going smoothly. But what many people don’t know is that relationship or marriage counseling isn’t only for those that are having a hard time in their relationship. Counseling is a place where you can be guided and helped through a tough time but it is also somewhere you can go to strengthen your relationship even more than it is. From our standpoint, we feel like there are four definitive ways to know you need relationship or marriage counseling.

1. You’ve never seen a counselor before

How do you know that seeing a counselor will not help if you have never been to see one? Seeing a marriage or relationship counselor is only beneficial for your relationship. The counselor is a completely objective, third-party outsider who can see what you may not have noticed. They can tell you what is working really great in your relationship and they can also provide you with advice that can make your relationship stronger. We promise that you will not leave our office without learning something new that can help build a stronger relationship.

1. Going through a major transition

When couples go through a major life change (or two or three), it can really add stress to the relationship. Having a baby, moving, or starting a new job can make couples closer or pull them apart. Either way, it is a good idea to seek the help of a professional couples counselor. They can help you deal with the stress that your life change brings to the relationship that friends and even family members can’t. Sometimes you need the help of someone who is not so close to you to help you figure out what is the best way to handle certain situations.

1. Spinning your wheels

If you have been dealing with an issue in your relationship over and over again, you need to stop spinning your wheels and get some traction by seeing a relationship counselor. In a counselor’s office, you will learn new ways to communicate with your partner and focus on the issue at hand instead of becoming distracted by outside sources. If you let issues sit and fester, they can end up rotting your relationship. We want to help prevent that at all costs. We can work together to figure out the next move.

1. If your partner suggests it

You may not think much about couples therapy but if your partner suggests it, they think that something in your relationship needs to be sorted out. You could make a small issue a larger one by denying the help out right. Come and try it at least once and if it doesn’t work, you can find something else to try.

We think that every relationship could benefit from having at least one couple’s therapy session. No one has ever walked out of a counseling session and felt like it was a complete waste of time. Call New Hope Counseling Service to schedule an appointment today.