Couple and marriage counseling is a type of counseling that aims to address the problems faced by married or unmarried couples and work towards solutions. In this consultancy, problems are handled under the management of the consultant. The counselor and the couple carry out this process together. However, in some special cases, the counseling process can be carried out by one of the couples attending the session.
The aim of the counseling process is to enable couples to know and understand each other better. In order to understand this, first the way couples evaluate each other is considered. The way this approach is reflected in the problem is observed. Here, the counselor acts as a third eye and presents the situation to the couples by considering it objectively and fairly. The aim is to help couples gain insight by understanding the problems and the causes of the problems. Then, what kind of interventions should be made to address the identified problems are discussed.
The other goal of marriage and couples counseling is to collaboratively produce solutions for the goals created together with the couples. Another aim is to identify existing harmony problems between couples, to clarify the causes of these problems, and to intervene by developing appropriate strategies to address the causes. As examples of these problems; Situations such as sexual problems, problems in trust relationships, jealousy between spouses, division of labor, economic reasons, responsibilities, cheating and separation can be given.
The decision to marry can be considered one of the most important decisions made in life. It is possible to say that this decision directly or indirectly affects many areas of life. There may be many question marks in the minds of couples at this decision stage. Many issues such as eliminating these question marks, considering the suitability of couples for each other, the possibility of the couple's mutual demands being met, and the realism of these demands are addressed in couple and marriage counseling. However, couple and marriage counseling does not only address problems, it can also be used to improve the quality of the existing relationship and add happiness to the couple. In other words, not only problems but also well-being and activities are carried out to preserve this situation.
Some of the areas where marriage and couple counseling focuses:
Anger control problems,
Psychological or physical violence,
Communication Problems between couples,
Power conflicts,
Just and unfair struggles between couples,
Failure to meet emotional needs between couples (being valuable, being sufficient, being loved, being adopted)
Fear of rejection,
Fear of not being accepted or accepted,
Fear of abandonment,
Cheating and trust problems between couples
Situations such as conflicts due to financial problems can be given as examples.
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