Couples seek therapy for a number of different reasons, among them power struggles, communication difficulties, emotional disengagement, sexual dissatisfaction, and value conflicts. The aim of couple therapy is to not only solve a specific problem or conflict but ideally to give the partners a greater understanding of their relationship, the kind of understanding that will help them make better decisions in the future.
in couple therapy, what's censored is brought to light as the relationship feels less like it has a mind of its own and more like an experience to which the partners contribute
In couple therapy, each of the partners gets to speak his or her mind without interrruption. With the opportunity to speak comes the responsibility to, first, speak honestly and, second, listen to what the other has to say. Gradually, much of what has been overlooked or censored is brought to light and the relationship feels less like it has a mind of its own and more like an experience to which the partners contribute.
Once the focus of the work has been set, some of the questions that help the couple move forward in the therapy include: