Marriage Counseling Wake Forest NC
Transform Your Marriage With Expert Guidance
You are tired of a stale, sexless marriage
You are exhausted and alone.
You feel like your marriage is not where it should be after 12 years. You are missing that deep connection you once had.
You have not been on the same page both physically and emotionally for way too long.
You are ready to change all this and get your relationship back on track. You are ready for healing.
Marriage Counseling Wake Forest NC Can help
Marriage counseling has the power to unlock real joy and deep connection in your relationship.
Through understanding, effective communication, stronger bonds, conflict resolution, and rediscovering fun, you can create a marriage filled with intimacy and happiness.
You can find your path towards healing.
You can find your path towards forgiveness.
You can feel empowered to have a voice and know how to communicate it effectively with your loved ones.
“I love my time with Irina. She has a calming, nurturing presence. She has the amazing ability to combine that with a listening ear and straightforward feedback. It’s a delicate balance to be direct and provide support as individuals uncover parts of themselves that need attention, while at the same time, guiding them to their own internal knowing. Irina has this mastered ”
Why See a Therapist Who Specializes in Marriage Counseling Wake Forest NC?
Not every licensed therapist is equipped with the unique set of skills and knowledge to help a couple struggling in their marriage. In fact, most therapists do not have additional years of training to know how to effectively teach a couple to heal from their past hurts and feel connected. Think about it. If you need a hip replacement, are you going to go to a generalist who knows a little bit of everything or are you going to find a specialist who has been trained and has experience in hip replacements?
I bet you would pick the specialist because you’d want to make sure your legs are of equal length (ouch!) and your joints are not dislocated after the surgery. I know, I would!
Translating this analogy back to the mental health world, there is a number of issues that require additional training for therapists to be able to really understand and help clients. For example, things like an eating disorder, is a very serious mental health condition (Anorexia nervosa has the highest death rates of any psychiatric illness) and requires a team of professionals, including a therapist, dietician, a medical doctor and so on, all of whom need to have the knowledge, skills, and being able collaborate together to ensure client’s safety. So, since I don’t have this specialization under my belt, I always refer my clients to an eating disorder specialist. In the similar way, many clinicians without this specialized training (that takes years) refer couples to me.
Irina’s Approach to Marriage Counseling Wake Forest NC
I will be honest-there are a lot of amazing therapists out there who are passionate and really good at what they do. I meet such therapists and collaborate with them on a monthly basis. However, some therapists are much less enthusiastic about their job. They are the ones I see snoring during the conferences and they are completely content with their “wash-rinse-repeat” kinda approach.
If you are like me, you’d probably hate to be stuck with the latter one because they most definitely suck.
I absolutely love my job. I feel honored to be trusted by my couples. I feel deeply moved by their vulnerable stories.
I love learning. I am always looking for the next insight, research study, podcast, break through that can help me and my clients to deepen our understanding about ourselves and our well being. I make recommendations for books and YouTube clips all the time.
And my clients can see and feel that passion and curiosity in our work together. Unlike many therapists out there, I do not think of myself as a expert, rather a fellow traveler. I believe that my clients are the experts of their life. And I believe that my clients have in built propensity towards self actualization where my job is to help them remove all the obstacles.
Sometimes I make mistakes and I admit them to my clients. I happen to have a pretty direct therapy style and I often worry that my words came out too strong. In that case, I’d go back and check in with my clients during our next session to make sure I stay relevant to them, but effective in what I do.
Oh I swear in sessions (when needed).
What Makes EFT So Effective When It Comes To Marriage Counseling Wake Forest NC?
Emotionally Focused Therapy, or EFT, is one of the most empirically validated interventions that revolutionized couple therapy. It was developed by Dr. Susan Johnson, a Canadian psychologist, and is primarily based on attachment needs and emotions. More and more love science points out that we are bonding animals, which means that our brains and nervous systems have been designed to feel loved and connected to our partners, knowing that they have our back when in distress.
My favorite part about EFT?
EFT does not see one partner as wrong or right. Instead, it sees the cycle as an enemy and helps partners to understand a bigger picture of the cycle. Here, the therapist helps the couple to reframe their distressful relational moments using attachment language, which couples find to be normalizing and liberating because they learn that there is nothing “broken” about them.
What To Expect from Marriage Counseling Wake Forest NC?
What is holding you back from starting Marriage Counseling Wake Forest NC?
Imagine this for a moment:
Connecting on a Deeper Level:
Through marriage counseling, you are able to connect with your partner in a deeper way. Maybe even deeper than ever before. You really get each other. You have each others’ backs. You are finally on the SAME team, no longer fighting against each other. You are able to have conversations that bring back the love and understanding between you two.
Growing Closer:
You feel close and connected, enjoying life with your best friend by your side. Through marriage counseling, we'll find ways to deepen your emotional and physical bond. It's like building a strong bridge of love that brings you even closer.
Resolving Disagrements:
You still conflicts sometimes, but you now know that conflict is a part of any healthy relationship. More importantly, now you have the tools to navigate them. You are able to move through conflicts in a healthy way. You and your partner feel empowered to resolve disagreements and find compromises that bring joy and harmony to both of you. Who knew that after everything you’ve been through, you can learn how to turn challenges into opportunities for growth and understanding that work for BOTH of you!
Sharing Feelings and Listening:
Being able to share your feelings and listen to each other is super important. In counseling, you’ve learnt how to communicate better, so you can express yourselves and understand each other's needs. You feel like you’ve finally cracked a secret code that strengthens your bond.
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Online Therapy North Carolina:
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Marriage Retreat in North Carolina:
you want to jumpstart your marriage by doing 2 months of therapy in one day!
“I reached out to Irina during a very difficult time in my life. She didn’t have any upcoming openings in her schedule, but she made it work. The amount of support and help I ‘ve received from her over the last two years is hard to describe. I referred some friends and family to her in the past, which should tell you everything you need to know.”