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Arizona Couples Clinic

Providing Relationship Therapy and Premarital Counseling

Clip Art: Two hands in Arizona reaching for a heart in between them

In marriage counseling and couple therapy, Laura helps the couple rebuild a sense of hope as they do the hard work of dealing with relationship problems and issues more effectively. Counseling and therapy for couples can help partners:

Make the commitment to try to improve the relationship
See one another's point of view
Deal with past hurts
Learn communication skills
Accept one another without being judgmental
Reconnect with each other on multiple levels
Handle money problems as a team
Build intimacy
Deal with difficult personality traits and behavior
Relate assertively without being critical
Parent together more effectively
Negotiate household tasks
Accept one another's extended family

In premarital counseling Laura helps the couple set the stage for a successful marriage and strengthens the couples ability to work together to overcome the obstacles that may arise during their years together. Premarital counseling can help partners:

Examine the scope and meaning of the commitment they are about to make
Learn communication skills
Deal with unresolved issues to help "clean the slate" before the wedding
Identify and modify unrealistic beliefs and expectations about marriage
Create a plan to deal with differences in values in areas like money, children etc.
Develop skills to enhance and maintain intimacy through even hard times