Trauma Relief - Expect From Couples Therapy

I count it a privilege to work with you in setting treatment goals to achieve oneness in your marriage/relationship.
In this sense, I will become a team member with you. I cannot fix your marriage for you.
There is no magic in therapy. Counseling is really working hard together to discover some achievable outcomes for you both, in a “win-win” situation and with mutual respect, relative to your needs being mutually met in a Godly way.
I do not see my role as one of judge and jury. I do see my role as one of helping you explore possible changes and how to accomplish them. This may involve trouble-shooting along the way.
Do you have any questions or comments about this? If you do, please state them as this is one of your responsibilities.
The following instruments/tools are utilized in couples therapy to assist you and me in identifying individual differences, needs and resolving communication issues:
1. Temperament Analysis Profile (TAP)...unmet needs or needs not met in a Godly way.
2. Marital ATtitude Evaluation (MATE)...mutual projections and misconceptions.
3. Marital Commitment Scale (MCS)...individual level of commitment to marriage.
4. Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI-2)...personality disorders
5. Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory (MCMI-III)...individual psychopathology.
6. Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)...individual psychology and personality.
7. 16PF Couples Counseling Report (CCR)...relationship dynamics.
8. Couples Communication...skills for talking, listening and conflict resolution
9. Other assessments as needed.
Homework will be assigned to aid you in making accelerated progress between sessions. This activity will also keep your cost of therapy minimal, in that we don’t have to use session time exclusively for awareness, acceptance, and change.
NOTE: If a persons’ deepest desires and needs are specified, and if the partner is able and willing to meet them, then the prognosis is excellent. If, on the other hand, the partner is able but unwilling to meet these needs, negotiating a change in willingness must occur before working on the marriage. This may require individual sessions intermittently.