Couples Therapy & Marriage Counseling
Do you and your partner need support?
Get Help For Your Most Important Relationship
We’re glad you’re here! The fact that you’ve made it to our website is a sign that you’re ready to move past the struggles you’re having in your relationship. Maybe you’re tired of conflict, feelings of betrayal, or a sense of loneliness and isolation. Whatever the issue in your relationship, the therapists at Clarity Counseling Center in Wilmington are here to help! We offer caring and competent support for you and your partner with the goal of helping you get through this tough time and rekindle the joy and romance that brought you together in the first place. Learn more about our couples counseling and marriage counseling services, and if you’re ready to take the next step, contact us today. We offer both in-person and online therapy, and we have flexible scheduling to accommodate your needs!
Common Marriage Counseling & Couples Therapy Issues
- Affairs & Betrayals
- Loss of Connection & Intimacy
- Communication Problems
- Sex
- Money
- Premarital Counseling
- Anxious Attachment
- Infertility / Fertility Issues
- Blended Family
- Divorce
- Separation
- Co-Parenting Issues
- High Conflict Couples
- “Toxic But Trying” Relationships
- Difficulty Managing Shared Crisis
You don’t have to try to take care of your relationship issues on your own! We have dealt with hundreds of couples working through affairs and betrayals, money problems, conflict, and more. We all have the basic human need to feel close and connected, especially to our partner. We can help you forge a path towards healing.
What Can Couples Counseling Do For You?
“How was your day?…”
“Fine…”
*Spends the next five hours on Facebook avoiding conversation*
Sound familiar? Our Gottman Relational Therapy Training and Practical Application of Intimate Relationship Skills (PAIRS) trained couples therapists offer customized evidence-based couples therapy. Our marriage therapists specialize in working with all couples, especially disconnected couples. Maybe the disconnect is that communication has become negative, or maybe the couple seems to be just occupying the same space, like roommates. Whether it’s a new baby or a mid-marriage bump, we help couples when the romance is gone.
We help couples go from “I can’t spend the rest of my life like this” to feeling hopeful about the future. In couples counseling, you “get out what you put in” and our hope is to give disconnected couples a second chance. Many couples think they should be able to do it themselves. But the reality is that few of us learned how to have a happy and productive relationship.
WHAT OUR CLIENTS SAY ABOUT US
I just wanted to thank Jessica DeLeon. We (as a couple) are really doing great having a united front with the kids. We’re both really trying to improve our relationships. Thank you so much, as we could not have gotten here without you!
-Clarity Client
Hands down the chillest therapists and most charming office space in Wilmington. I feel so welcome in Clarity and each time I leave, it's like I'm walking on air. Highly highly highly recommend.
-Clarity Client
Just our first visit but my granddaughter, who didn't want to go, didn't have one complaint after her session. I'm impressed already. Thank you!
-Clarity Client
“Loved my experience! First time seeing a therapist and it went very well. She was so nice and made me feel comfortable opening up about what has been going on.”
- Clarity Client
"My daughter really liked her counselor!”
- Clarity Client
“Excellent all around!”
- Clarity Client
“Karin is excellent. We are so relieved and encouraged to have her help our family.”
- Clarity Client
"I really appreciate Karin's help and guidance. After some major life changes, I was struggling. I wouldn't have connected those dots wither her."
- Clarity Client
“Kristen is very helpful. I look forward to our second session.”
- Clarity Client
“Terrific place! Highly recommended if you are looking to make real progress and get to work on your life. Absolutely five stars for Karin and the team at Clarity!”
- Clarity Client
“Excellent!!”
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“Few of us learned how to have a happy and productive relationship.”
- Clarity Client
The Gottman Relational Therapy Method
The Gottman Method is a unique, research-based approach to couples therapy. It involves a thorough assessment of the relationship, which then informs the therapeutic techniques that are used in the couples counseling sessions. The goals of Gottman Method Couples Therapy are to improve communication, remove barriers that create stagnancy in the relationship, and increase intimacy between the partners. There are the general steps in the process:
- Assessment - couples counseling begins with a joint session which is then followed by individual sessions with each of the partners. Each partner also fills out a questionnaire about their relationship and the challenges they’re facing.
- Therapeutic Framework - the couples counselor discusses the frequency and duration of the sessions, as well as goals for the therapy.
- Therapeutic Interventions - the primary goal of couples therapy is to improve and strengthen the relationship, and the Gottman Method focuses on three primary areas: friendship, conflict management, and creation of shared meaning. Through couples therapy, the partners learn to replace negative patterns with more positive interactions, while at the same time healing past hurt.
The Gottman Method has helped all types of couples, including couples in same-sex relationships. Even couples who believe that they have a “normal” amount of conflict in their relationship may benefit from Gottman Couples therapy.
The couples counseling therapists here at Clarity Counseling Center in Wilmington are trained in Gottman Relational Therapy and Practical Application of Intimate Relationship Skills. If you’d like to learn more about our couples therapy methods or would like to schedule an appointment, contact our Wilmington counseling center today!
Why Do Couples Delay Couples Therapy?
Unfortunately, many couples come to couples therapy after they have been struggling for years to resolve their relationship issues. In fact, research indicates that the average couple is unhappy for six years prior to seeking couples therapy. You deserve to be happy, and couples therapy can help you get there!
The longer you put off therapy, the more challenging and time-consuming resolving your issues will be. Couples therapy requires a great deal of effort and communication from both partners. And while some may think that couples therapy is only meant for serious issues like infidelity or as a last-ditch effort before ending the relationship, it’s more helpful to think of couples therapy as a way of improving overall relationship satisfaction, at any stage in the relationship. Couples and marriage therapy is a way of investing in your relationship and helping everyone involved improve their mental health.
If you’ve been considering couples therapy but aren’t sure whether the time is right, don’t hesitate, get started today! Take the time you need to really invest in your relationship and find a space that allows you to be more open, honest, and intimate with your partner.
Clarity Counseling Center Wilmington
If you’re suffering from anxiety and ready to make a change, our Wilmington counseling center is here to help. We provide anxiety therapy both in person and through online therapy, and we’d love to talk with you about your options.
Our counseling services are delivered in a participatory and collaborative manner, and our goal is to help you help yourself. We’re fresh, modern, and passionate about serving our clients. We strive to uplift every person who walks through our door (or signs up for online therapy!). Contact us today to schedule counseling services.
