Couples Therapy in Austin TX

Often we find ourselves caught in a pattern with our loved ones in which we don't feel heard and understood that leads to hurt, pain and sadness.

These unresolved emotional wounds, which are often triggered by insignificant circumstances, results in quarrels and/or shut down; further perpetuating the hurt feelings.  This often feels like being caught on a never ending merry-go-round; not knowing how or when we got on or how to get off.

Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy looks at this pattern and explores the hurts that keep us stuck in this cycle.   It is these raw wounds that prevents us from truly being vulnerable with our partner so that we can experience the loving connection we so desperately desire.

 

“Distressed partners no longer see each other as their emotional safe haven. Our lover is supposed to be the one person we can count on who will always respond. Instead, unhappy partners feel emotionally deprived, rejected, even abandoned. In that light, couples’ conflicts assume their true meaning: they are frightened protests against eroding connection and a demand for emotional reengagement.” - Dr. Sue Johnson, (Founder of Emotionally Focused Therapy and ICEEFT)  
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