Marriage &
Couples Support

You care deeply about your partner and your relationship, and you want to feel close and connected.  Maybe you want to start a family, or the family you've already started isn't meeting your expectations.  

Sometimes, when a couple starts to have kids, they begin to feel stressed, fatigued, disconnected, or resentful about their relationship. Many couples seek therapy because they've forgotten how to communicate effectively and need a refresher.  Couples therapy can reopen lines of communication and uncover how they got blocked in the first place.  Hopefully, they incorporate the communication skills from therapy into their daily routines. 

​Expectant parents can use couples therapy to explore their own upbringings and process unresolved feelings about their own parents that might otherwise come out in unexpected ways after the baby is born. You begin exploring what it means to be a parent, how you were raised, and whether you want to repeat those patterns of your own childhood.  

Perhaps you disagree on parenting ideals, or you’re on the same page, but you can’t seem to do what you both know is best. Your relationship can’t move backwards.  It will never be what it once was, but the good news is that, with support, your connection can deepen and improve. 

Do any of these sound familiar? 

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• New conflict with your partner since the baby was born

• Resentment is building up between you and your partner

• Loss of physical relationship/ intimacy

• You’re not getting any time to yourself

• You’re often angry, sad, frustrated or lonely

• Communication feels off- you’re always either fighting or avoiding each other, and it feels like your partner doesn’t “get” you anymore

• You or your partner are starting to parent like your parents did- using shame to control, not validating your kids feelings, scolding often and using harsh physical punishments.

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Whether or not you’ve been to individual therapy or tried couples therapy before, therapy that focuses on attachment (how our childhood relationships with our caregivers shape how we relate to our partners today) and communication can help you feel deeply understood, loved, validated and seen. 

Are you ready for. . .​​

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• A more satisfying relationship

• Having fun with your partner again (with each other and as a family!) 

• Feeling like your partner likes you and finding new reasons to like each other

• Like conflict is easier to resolve because you can hear each other

• Feel confident that your are parenting correctly and are on the same page

• Feel united in your parenting

• Feel more connected to your kid

• Find time and space to do your own things

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If you want your relationship to feel whole, deep, connected and intimate again, schedule a free consultation call! During this call we will discuss your goals as a couple to see if Shapiro Psych is the right fit for you and your partner.