Relationships are often depicted as being these beautiful, effortless, romances where everything goes right, and if it doesn’t, it’s time to walk away. That’s simply not reality. Relationships, even the best ones, require effort. They require hard work and being willing to push through hardships that will happen.

Unfortunately, doing that is harder than it sounds, and for many, it doesn’t seem like something that can be done with just your partner. That’s where we come in.

At TLA Therapy, we specialize in getting couples together to genuinely work through their issues and get back to that magical romance everyone pictures. Whether it’s overcoming trust issues, bonding with your partner, or general marriage counseling, you can trust that you’ll receive a safe space to do so in, and a trained professional will help guide you through repairing the relationship.

Unlike family therapy, where you try to focus on resolving issues throughout the entire family, our couples therapy is 100% dedicated to you and your spouse.

Couples counseling isn’t like other forms of therapy and counseling. It’s not focused on helping one person improve themselves or overcome an issue. It’s completely focused on mending and strengthening the bond that you and your partner have so you can get back to the healthy, normal relationship you both want.

This is crucial, because many couples in modern society either regretfully split against their own desires simply because they don’t have the right emotional and communicative tools to resolve solvable issues.

At TLA Therapy in Redondo Beach, we can help you with a variety of relationship problems.

• Communication Barriers: Communication is crucial in a relationship, but it’s difficult when the two of you have barriers in the way. We help remove those barriers and foster healthy communication.

• Conflict Resolution Strategies: We can help you learn appropriate strategies to resolve conflicts rather than letting them erode your relationship.

• Infidelity Recovery: Infidelity doesn’t have to be the end, but it is something that has to be addressed if trust and bonding is ever going to be the same again, and we can give you the tools to overcome this.

• Emotional and Physical Intimacy Issues: Sometimes, marital issues aren’t as straightforward as infidelity or arguing. There can be emotional or physical intimacy issues driving a wedge between you, and since intimacy is so important, it has to be addressed.

• Premarital Counseling: Sometimes, you want to tie the knot, but there’s something that is making you have second thoughts that needs to be resolved first. We can help you through that process to avoid throwing the engagement away or going further than you should.

• Parenting Stress and Co-Parenting Challenges: Parenting is hard on a relationship, and sometimes, it can make the two of you drift apart a bit. We can help you develop proven strategies to both be great parents and nourish your relationship. However, even if you’re divorced or separated and struggling to co-parent in a way that is healthy for you and the children, we can help overcome that.

Couples therapy is often seen as something you go to after something extremely notable happens, and while those unfortunate events do warrant couples therapy, it has benefits that the vast majority of couples can appreciate.

First, communication is pivotal, but it’s a skill many people lack in general. When it comes to your relationship, learning how to communicate in an effective, productive manner that respects both of you will enhance your relationship dramatically.

Conflict resolution development is another key benefit you’ll gain. All of those little issues such as using the cold shoulder, approaching conflict ineffectively, and other problems create many of the issues couples face. By learning to have conflict in a healthy manner, you avoid that deterioration in your relationship.

Finally, you’ll spark your intimacy emotionally and physically. A big part of intimacy is the bond behind it, and with therapy helping you strengthen that bond, the rest falls into place.