Is your partner resistant to go to couples therapy to work out your issues? Try these ideas to get them to open up to the concept:
My boyfriend and I have relationship issues that could benefit from professional help, but he refuses to go to couples therapy. How can I get him to come around to the idea? —It's not uncommon for one person to be resistant to starting couples therapy. Usually that person is afraid that they are going to walk into a therapist’s office and be perceived as being what we call in my business the “identified patient”, aka the “bad guy.
On top of all of that, there are the usual concerns about therapy: that they will be forced to talk about things that are difficult or uncomfortable, or to feel feelings they have been trying to avoid. Many also fear being so vulnerable in front of a stranger or that they will be judged. This is all totally normal.But one thing to understand about couples therapy is that the couple is viewed in a system.
Too often I see couples where one person drags the other into therapy to be “fixed” . Help your partner to understand that this is aboutof you taking the steps, developing the tools, and learning the communication skills to have a more mutually satisfying relationship. Be sure to tell your partner know that there are ways you want to become a better partner to them, too.I always recommend people meet three therapists in person before deciding who they want to work with.
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