According to Recent Research, the following signs are proven symptoms of relationship deterioration that are associated with a greatly increased probability of breakup or divorce:
Feeling Distant
Increase in Arguing or Negativity
Lack of Affection
Increase in Anger, Hostility or Sarcasm
Avoidance of Each Other; Stonewalling
If You’re Having One or More of the Signs Listed Above, Take Some Action Soon to Improve Your Situation.
The main problem for most couples is a lack one or more of these skills: often in the areas of communication, anger management, commitment, conflict resolution, or intimacy.
You may not know how to successfully resolve ongoing hurts/resentments; betrayal of trust; affairs; cheating or other infidelity-related issues; verbal abuse; anger; and/or lack of closeness in your relationship.
There is good news! These skills can be taught to motivated couples.
In our 7+ years of experience, the actions, which result in, the most effective and longest-lasting results, are a combination of:
Since 2001, we have helped over a hundred couples – dating, engaged, or married – solve their relationship problems and create healthy, fulfilling, loving relationships.
Frequently Asked Questions About Couples’ Therapy:
How Long is Couples Therapy? At Conscious Choices, specific goals are set at the beginning of therapy, and couples are expected to do homework to establish healthy relationship patterns and practices in their daily lives. Because of this, therapy or counseling is usually time-limited and ends when your relationship goals have been met. Of course there are some more complex situations, which require a series of goals, and resolutions that take place sequentially over time. All of this can be discussed and clarified during the initial evaluation session with the therapist. Because we specialize in relationships for over seven years, we have almost certainly dealt with any relationship or couples’ issues you may have.
How Do We Choose a Couples’ Therapist? The unfortunate fact is that many counselors and psychotherapists perform Couples’ and Marriage Therapy who have not been trained to do so. We have found through experience and research that the most effective couples’ therapy combines skill building with feedback and insight on communication patterns and processes, along with regular homework assignments. Couples’ sessions where the therapists merely referee arguments tends to not produce any long-lasting changes in relationship patterns. So when you’re choosing a couples’ therapist, be sure to ask them how active and directive they are in their sessions. You should also ask your therapist how many couples’ or marriage counseling sessions they do every week. If it’s less than 5-10, they are doing couples’ therapy as a minor sidelight, not as a main thrust of their practice and they may not be as experienced in working with this modality. Finally, find out how much training they have had in systems theory and if they are members of the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists. (AAMFT) We are both members of the AAMFT. Each of us has gone through graduate programs that required 78 credit hours of school focused on working with Family Systems and Couples to graduate. That’s 3,510 hours of time spent in the classroom learning about family systems and what affects them.
Does Insurance Cover Couple’s Therapy? Insurance is a two-edged sword. In order to get coverage we must give you a mental health diagnosis. This diagnosis will be recorded in the Medical Information Bureau computer systems that can be accessed by many people. The diagnosis will follow you for the rest of your life. It could impact your ability to get life, health, long-term care, and other types of insurance. On top of that, most plans don’t cover helping you with your relationship or marriage. Therefore we are not on any insurance panels. However, If you are interested we will help you find out what your insurance will cover if we give you a mental health diagnosis. Please do not email or ask “What insurance do you take?” – it’s MUCH more efficient if you can bring in your insurance card to the first appointment, we will copy it and call the company for you to find out what they cover. Once we understand what your coverage is, we will tell you how to file for it. Thank you.
Since 2001, We Have Helped over a Hundred Couples Solve Their Problems and Create Healthy, Fulfilling, Loving Relationships.
Conscious Choices
131 4th Ave W, Suite 204
Hendersonville, NC 28792
828-329-0431
Conscious Choices serves the online community, as well as communities in Western North Carolina including: Asheville Alexander Almond Arden Oak Park Royal Pines West Haven Bakersville Balsam Balsam Grove Barnardsville Bat Cave Black Mountain Brevard Alarka Bryson City Ela Needmore Burnsville Candler Canton Cashiers Cedar Mountain Cherokee Ocono Lufty Chimney Rock Clyde Columbus Cullowhee East Laport Erastus Norton Speedwell Dana Dillsboro East Flat Rock Edneyville Enka Enka Village Etowah Fairview Flat Rock Carolina Hills Fletcher Fontana Dam Burningtown Cartoogechaye Cowee Cullasaja East Franklin Ellijay Franklin Hickory Knoll Higdonville Iotla Prentiss Riverside Union Watauga Gerton Glenville Glenwood Marion Hazelwood Waynesville Hendersonville Laurel Park Double Island Green Mountain Lower Pig Pen Pleasant Gap Relief Upper Pig Pen Highlands Horse Shoe Bluff Hot Springs Joe Luck Paint Rock Spring Creek Trust Franklin Assembly Lake Junaluska Lake Lure Lake Toxaway Leicester Little Switzerland Lynn Maggie Valley Marion Marshall Mars Hill Micaville Mill Spring Montreat Mountain Home Naples Nebo Old Fort Otto Penland Penrose Pisgah Forest Ridgecrest Robbinsville Tapoco Rosman Saluda Sapphire Scaly Mountain Skyland Spruce Pine Swannanoa Sylva Aquone Topton Tryon Tuckasegee Tuxedo Waynesville Hazelwood Weaverville Webster Whittier Zirconia Hendersonville Asheville Biltmore Forest West Ashville Biltmor West Asheville 28701 28702 28704 28704 28704 28704 28705 28707 28708 28709 28710 28711 28712 28713 28713 28713 28713 28714 28715 28716 28717 28718 28719 28719 28720 28721 28722 28723 28723 28723 28723 28723 28724 28725 28726 28727 28728 28728 28729 28730 28731 28732 28732 28733 28734 28734 28734 28734 28734 28734 28734 28734 28734 28734 28734 28734 28734 28734 28735 28736 28737 28737 28738 28738 28739 28739 28740 28740 28740 28740 28740 28740 28741 28742 28743 28743 28743 28743 28743 28743 28743 28744 28745 28745 28746 28747 28748 28749 28750 28751 28752 28753 28754 28755 28756 28757 28758 28760 28761 28762 28763 28765 28766 28768 28770 28771 28771 28772 28773 28774 28775 28776 28777 28778 28779 28781 28781 28782 28783 28784 28785 28786 28786 28787 28788 28789 28790 28791 28792 28793 28801 28802 28803 28803 28804 28805 28806 28806 28810 28813 28813 28814 28815 28816
In the Upstate of South Carolina we serve: Abbeville Anderson Arcadia Batesville Belton Boiling Springs Buffalo Calhoun Falls Campobello Cateechee Central Chesnee Clemson Cleveland Clifton Clinton Conestee Converse Cowpens Cross Anchor Cross Hill Donalds Drayton Due West Duncan Easley Enoree Fair Play Fairforest Fingerville Fountain Inn Gaffney Glendale Glenn Springs Gramling Gray Court Greenville Greer Hodges Honea Path Inman Iva Joanna Jonesville Kelton La France Landrum Laurens Liberty Lockhart Long Creek Lowndesville Lyman Madison Marietta Mauldin Mayo Moore Mountain Rest Mountville Newry Ninety Six Norris Pacolet Pacolet Mills Park Place Pauline Pelzer Pendleton Pickens Piedmont Reidville Richland Roebuck Salem Sandy Springs Seneca Shoals Junction Simpsonville Six Mile Slater Spartanburg Starr Startex Sunset Tamassee Taylors Tigerville Townville Travelers Rest Una Union Walhalla Ware Shoals Waterloo Wellford West Union Westminster Westside White Stone Williamston Woodruff
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We provide marriage counseling, relationship therapy, couples counseling, premarital counseling, singles and couples workshops, help with divorce, relationship advice, as well as help with dating, love and communication.