
BLOOMING MINDS COUNSELING, PLLC
Alison Bellows, M.Ed, LCMHCA, NCC
Therapy for Relationship Issues
Relationships provide support, love, fun, companionship, security, safety, and comfort. But at times, relationships can also be a source of challenges, heartache, and pain. We have many types of relationships in our lives. Intimate partners, friends, family, and acquaintances. Whether your relationship is in a place of peace or distress, therapy for relationship issues can help provide you with tools to strengthen your relationship for the better, help you discern whether you want to continue a relationship, help you process the grief associated with ending a relationship, and begin the journey of rebuilding your life after a relationship ends.

"When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves."
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Viktor Frankl

Types of
Relationship Therapy
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Individual Therapy for Intimate Partner Relationships & Couples Counseling
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When your partner isn't ready for therapy, but you want to process what's going on in your relationship
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​Explore how you feel about the relationship​
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Build a stronger relationship with your partner
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Process an issue you aren't sure how to address with your partner
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Understand the type of partner you need
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Gain clarity to stay or leave a relationship
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Unpack personal patterns that may be effecting the relationship
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Build skills of communication & conflict management
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Re-connect with your own identity & build self-esteem
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Process a break-up or divorce
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Evaluate whether a relationship is healthy
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Heal from betrayal or broken trust
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Understand how upbringing effects relationships
Relationship Issues with Family​, Friendships, & Coworkers
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Learn effective communication
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Make sense of confusing or painful relationships
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Build deeper relationships
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Explore your role in the relationship
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Need a safe, neutral space to explore feelings
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To grieve and process the potential loss of the relationship
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Conflict management & resolution
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Learning to listen & validate
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Setting boundaries
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Process family of origin and how they impacts relationships
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Manage stress around work
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Explore parenting duties, roles in relationships, change in relationship dynamics​​​​​​