Couples Counseling In Massachusetts
Helping you love your partner, your marriage, and your relationship again
Meghan C. Foucher, LICSW Individual and Couples Therapist in Central, MA
Couples Counseling in Massachusetts
You love your partner and use to enjoy spending time together, but now you find yourselves falling into the same arguments over and over again. You don’t understand what is going on.
You feel like you can't do anything right and you try so hard to be a good partner.
You come home after work and contribute to your family, but your partner is always saying you don’t do enough. You feel like your partner doesn’t see all the things you do. You used to try to connect by having sex, but now you are reluctant because you never know if your attempts at intimacy will be rejected. This leaves you feeling frustrated and angry, so you don’t even try anymore. You really feel stuck and don’t know what else to do.
You feel like you are speaking different languages.
You try to talk to your partner about what you need and what is important to you, but it somehow always ends up in conflict. You are tired of arguing and feeling like a nag. You try not to bring things up but then you explode latter. You end up with these hurtful little comments between the two of you and you wind up spending time in different spaces in the house to avoid further conflict. Even when you both are the same space, it feels like you are miles apart. This leaves you both feeling lonely, frustrated, and really missing each other.
It feels like you are going in circles
No matter how hard you try, it seems like you both can’t shift the conflict into a discussion that is useful. Other times you attempt to avoid conflict by walking on eggshells, isolating, or not talking about what needs to be addressed until another “blow-up” happens. Resentment and defensiveness grow, and you both end up feeling more and more alone.
You know you can’t go on like this.
You’ve tried talking it out yourselves. You’ve tried to get advice from well-meaning friends, but more often you feel like you can’t talk to anyone else outside of your relationship because you’re afraid that they’ll judge you or your partner. You may have even tried reading self-help books and podcasts to fix the problems on your own. Nothing is working. You’re ready for help.
Hi, My Name is Meghan, I help couples reconnect through marriage counseling in Massachusetts
I am a couples and marriage counselor in Massachusetts. Every day, I help couples like you increase connection, and intimacy, and directly communicate with each other about what truly matters while finding their way back to each other.
As a couples counselor, I am not looking to assign blame or figure out who’s at fault. I notice that sometimes one member of the couple comes to therapy hoping to “change their partner,” while the other partner is afraid that I am going to take sides or that they will be blamed. That is not what I do. I work to help both of you get to the solution.
In our sessions, I will help you and your partner understand the helpful and unhelpful patterns you both bring to the relationship and how these patterns interact together. You’ll learn how to shift these patterns into healthy connections. You will gain a greater understanding of yourself and each other, so you can work on your problems more easily. I will get you on your way to building and strengthening a healthy relationship.
We will meet for weekly 50-minute sessions, so you get the very best results. I am real and down to earth. During our sessions, I use a mix of humor while exploring the real challenges that occur in your relationship. In between sessions, I may give you activities to practice that we have discussed and learned about in session.
Contact me for a free consultation for couples counseling in Massachusetts
I don’t want you and your partner to spend another day struggling and feeling alone. I want to help you shift conflict into connection. If you both are ready to change unhelpful patterns and want to build a healthier and more satisfying relationship, please call me at 508.203.7728 to schedule a free 15-minute consultation.
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Rates:
Individual Therapy - $150 per session
Couples Therapy - $200 per session
FAQs
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Marriage counseling and couples counseling are terms often used interchangeably, yet all relationships are unique. In couples or marriage counseling, therapy tends to focus on understanding the patterns that are working within the relationship, whether you and your partner are married or not, and identifying patterns that hinder communication, connection, and engagement. Some individuals seek couples counseling to discuss their marriage or to determine if they want to remain married. Others are looking to explore whether marriage is the right choice for them, while some aim to enhance their relational patterns before deciding to marry. Additionally, some couples attend counseling to address parenting challenges and learn how to communicate about their differences in this area of their lives. Regardless of the topic, if at least two people in a relationship desire to discuss how it is functioning and wish to improve it, the label applied becomes insignificant.
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Every couple is different, and their needs vary. I have found that meeting with couples weekly for 50-minute sessions has been helpful in focusing on the goals the couple has established. I have also found that when couples truly understand their patterns with each other, recognize those patterns in real-time, and can independently utilize the skills taught in sessions at home, we can discuss shifting from weekly sessions to decreasing the number of sessions. Some clients feel relieved to be in therapy, and when the "crisis" is over, they feel it makes sense to decrease sessions. In my clinical experience, transitioning from crisis to more stability allows clients to truly begin addressing the work that needs to be done in couples counseling. Maintaining open communication about what is working in therapy, what is not working, and discussing the course of therapy is important for its success.