If your relationship with your family members, whether family of origin or family of choice, is especially strained or distant, fraught or dramatic, it could be time to consider seeking help from a professional.
Relationship therapy is not just for those who may be on the brink of separation, or in the depths of a crisis.
Regardless of your relationship status, or how long you’ve been linked to one another in a sexual, romantic, platonic, or familial way, you deserve the time and attention to focus on creating the relationships you desire. Relationship therapy can help you navigate these changes under the guidance of a compassionate third party*. Relationship therapy can help with:
- Navigating life transitions (new job, moving, caring for an aging parent, etc.)
- Opening up a relationship (either from monogamous to polyamorous or adding new partners)
- Coming out (whether within a long-term relationship or a child coming out to parents)
- Navigating child rearing as LGBTQIA+ parents
- Sexual difficulties (low or high desire, arousal difficulties, problems with orgasm, etc.)
At Out Couch Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy, we believe people at all stages and in all arrangements of a relationship can benefit from having a dedicated space to look at how their familial narratives could be impacting their partnerships. A therapist who is removed from your daily struggles could help shed light on long lingering loops you feel you can’t escape on your own. Choosing to undergo therapy with your loved ones can be a courageous step towards experiencing:
- Greater emotional and sexual intimacy
- More relational safety
- Improved life satisfaction
- More productive conflict management
- Greater relationship or familial cohesion without enmeshment
