Couples and Family Therapy

Mediation is a structured way to resolve disagreements with the goal of reaching a solution that works for both sides. It can be helpful for relatively straightforward but recurring issues that create tension and interfere with everyday harmony — for example, when a couple is living together and wants to address household responsibilities or leisure time, after the birth of a child while adjusting to new parenting roles, or when preferences differ around major decisions (such as buying an apartment or a house). The therapist serves as a neutral third party and helps both people communicate effectively in a setting designed to support clearer discussion and faster agreement. Mediation also helps clients build skills for reaching agreements in the future without a mediator. The number of sessions depends on the complexity of the conflict and each person’s motivation to find common ground.

Family psychotherapy explores relationship dynamics in greater depth. It focuses on patterns, underlying motives, and ways to change what is not working. Couples and families can strengthen their relationship while also growing individually. Sessions may include exploring relationship satisfaction, everyday functioning as a couple or family, and ways to improve communication. Using principles of systemic family therapy, couples and family members can gain a new perspective on themselves and their relationships, which can open up new possibilities and support healthier ways of relating. The length of therapy is discussed periodically with clients as the work progresses.