Relationship Counseling
Helping couples understand and improve their most important relationship.
Is your relationship displaying unhealthy symptoms? Would you like to evaluate any potential barriers in your romantic relationship?
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Using research-based, in-depth relationship evaluation tools, Life Solutions helps ensure your love is heading in the right direction. Couples counseling is entirely unique, yet the goal remains the same - to help you find enjoyable shared experiences, connect with others, improve communication, revitalize your emotional connection, and learn new skills to enhance your relationship.
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Life Solutions works with various relationship types, including premarital, married, pre adoption/foster, and many others.
What is a Comprehensive Relationship Evaluation?
A relationship evaluation is an evidence-based practice used to understand the full context of your presenting relationship issues. Assessment tools allow us to hone in on your exact problem areas that need to be targeted during couples counseling. For example, questions about intimacy, emotions, conflict, values, trust, parenting, finances, and more help your counselor gather data to use at the start of treatment and track outcome data throughout treatment.
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Think about it like this, not conducting a relationship assessment is like treating a broken bone without ordering an X-ray. The doctor has to understand the root cause of the issue before treating it.
Life Solutions’ Individualized Approach
No two couples are alike. Each relationship assessment report is customizable based on your individual pain points. Categories may include Couple Typology, Strength and Growth Areas, Relationship Satisfaction, Dynamics, Commitment, Stress, Communication, Conflict Resolution, Partner Style Habits, Financial Management, Leisure Activities, Sexual Expectations, and Spiritual Beliefs, among others.
What to Expect in Couples Counseling?
We get it. You want to share your life with your significant other, but life can get in the way. Financial burdens, expectations, communication, parenting, and different life goals or plans (among others) can put a strain on any relationship. Using intensive, detailed, and evidence-based information, Life Solutions is here to help you cope with issues that might be affecting your relationship.
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Here’s how it works.
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Pinpointing the issues at hand helps produce the best possible results.
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During your initial meeting at Life Solutions, you’ll complete a comprehensive assessment looking at satisfaction levels in 12 relationship categories. To receive the most accurate results, please answer as truthfully as possible. The goal of counseling is for couples to gain personalized insights into their relationship dynamics, commitment levels, personality, spiritual beliefs, and family symptoms. We believe it’s best to combine your assessment with your relationship history that explores the basic dimensions of your relationship. You’ll receive various modalities and techniques to help you work through your relationship problems.
Couples Counseling in Fort Lauderdale
It’s time to work through your current issues. If you’re ready to take the next step on your journey, Life Solutions is ready to have you. Dr. Shakes Malone works with couples in the Fort Lauderdale and Miami areas.
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Please contact Life Solutions Psychological Services today for those interested in exploring assessment in couples therapy.