Couples Therapy
Couples therapy, also known as marriage or relationship counseling, involves working with couples to improve their relationship dynamics, communication skills, and overall satisfaction in their partnership.
How does couples therapy work?
Juan Pablo helps couples identify and address issues that may be causing conflict or distress in their relationship, such as communication breakdowns, trust issues, intimacy challenges, or differences in values and goals.
Couples therapy typically involves both partners attending sessions together, although individual sessions may sometimes be recommended. Juan Pablo helps couples explore their feelings, thoughts, and behaviors in a non-judgmental and neutral space while providing guidance, tools, and strategies to enhance their connection and relationship.
Couples therapy can benefit couples at any stage of their relationship, whether they are dating, engaged, married, or separating. It can help couples improve their communication skills, resolve conflicts more effectively, rebuild trust, deepen intimacy, and create a more fulfilling and harmonious partnership. Depending on the specific needs and goals of the couple, couples therapy can be conducted in various formats, such as behavioral therapy, emotionally focused therapy, or Imago Relationship therapy.
What type of therapy is provided at PAX?
Imago Relationship Therapy is a specific type of couples therapy based on the work of Harville Hendrix and Helen LaKelly Hunt. Its central premise is that individuals are drawn to partners who reflect the positive and negative traits of their primary caregivers and that conflicts in relationships are often rooted in childhood experiences and unmet needs.
In Imago Therapy, Juan Pablo helps couples identify and understand these unconscious patterns and triggers that affect their relationship dynamics. The goal is to create a safe and supportive environment where partners can communicate openly, express their needs and feelings, and work towards healing past wounds and fostering deeper connection and understanding.
Imago Therapy uses a structured approach that includes various exercises, dialogues, and techniques to promote empathy, validation, and effective communication between partners. Juan Pablo guides the couple through a process of mirroring, validation, and empathy to help them develop greater insight into their own and their partner’s perspectives and experiences.
Imago Therapy aims to help couples develop a more conscious, compassionate, and fulfilling relationship by addressing underlying issues, promoting healing, and building stronger connections based on mutual respect, understanding, and love. It is often recommended for couples who are experiencing communication difficulties, conflicts, and patterns of behavior that are negatively impacting their relationship.
