Most marriages and partnerships aren't perfect. All couples have conflicts or disagreements at times because everyone brings his or her own ideas, values, opinions and personal history into a relationship, and they don't always match the partner's.

Couples counseling can help you improve your communication patterns and help you resolve conflicts in ways that meet the needs of both you and your partner. Therapy will give you the tools to communicate better, negotiate differences, solve problem and even argue in a healthier way.

Typically you and your partner come together for joint therapy sessions. If your partner refuses to attend marriage counseling sessions, you can come on your own. It may be more challenging to patch up relationships when only one partner is willing to go to therapy. But you can still benefit by learning more about your reactions and behavior in the relationship.

Some of the issues that we can work on are:

• Communication difficulties,
• Infidelity problems,
• Domestic conflict/frequent fighting,
• Blending family/step-family problems,
• Parenting issues,
• Anger issues,
• Power/control problems,
• Lack of mutual respect,
• Career/work conflicts,
• Decreased satisfaction within the relationship.