Couple therapy is a short, focused series of sessions always including homework to engage the couple directly in changing painful dynamics inside the relationship. Most couples could use a few sessions at some point in their journey to enhance communication, improve intimacy, and resolve conflict in a constructive manner. Your partner is the most intense mirror one can ever have- you constantly have to take a look at yourself and ask am I doing what I need to to love this person and myself the way I want to. All couples hit "quagmires" in their communication cycles- the dialogues that sound exactly the same and end up nowhere every time! Most couples have cycles of intimacy - ranging from feeling very close to very distant, the key being to know when too close is causing entropy and when too far is lost in space. So often I find that most couples don't even know basic things about each other such as their partners' love language or most tender identity crack. The good news is all of these things are easy to resolve assuming both are willing to invest some time and energy. The average length of couples' therapy is 10 sessions, with homework in between. A final note: in all couples there are 3 relationships- you with you, your partner with him/ her self and the couple-ship itself. Often you will here the phrase in a divorce "I just outgrew her/him" or "we no longer had the same values or vision for our lives". Not all couples are supposed to stay together forever, like strong friendships some are for a reason- couples who grow up together, some for many seasons- couples who complete an era of life and then part and some forever- couples who continue to grow, evolve and serve each other throughout life. NONE of these choices are wrong, they are just choices to be made with consciousness, love and respect! For further information and appointments, contact Jenny at (650) 595-3343 or email her at jennyengland77@gmail.com.