Helping you transform your relationships
(serving Plymouth, Brooklyn Park, Champlin/Dayton, Rogers, St. Michael, Elk River and Buffalo)
One of the most challenging aspects of maintaining a long-term relationship is keeping love alive. Family, careers, outside interests can all take their toll on a marriage. While we live in a culture that demands “more, fast, and easy,” relationships take time, patience and energy. Couples counseling can help you strategize how to be intentional about making changes so that your relationship is satisfying and fulfilling once again.
“I’m so hurt by my wife’s/husband’s infidelity.
Can our marriage survive this?”
Infidelity is one of the most painful, shocking life experiences.
Though it’s difficult work, many couples choose to repair their marriages.
Some have even said, “This was a horrible thing to go through, but it
actually made our marriage a lot better than it ever was.” Together, you
and I will identify what made your relationship vulnerable to infidelity
in the first place, how to repair the hurt, and how to build a stronger
bond.
“Our only way of communicating with each other
is fighting. It’s getting so old.”
Sometimes we’re so frustrated with our situation that we
bicker constantly with one another. How do you turn that around when it
has become so familiar? Through counseling, you’ll learn how to identify
what it is that you want and need from each other and to communicate it
in a way so that you both feel heard and understood.
“We’re engaged to be married and are worried
about the statistics of divorce. How do we ensure our relationship stays
strong?”
It is unnerving to see how many relationships go awry.
And you know most couples started out deeply in love and with good intentions.
Premarital counseling is an excellent way to learn some tools of negotiating
and navigating through the intricacies of being an intimate couple.
If these are some of the thoughts going around in your mind, I’d like to help. My name is Joan Pechauer and I am a licensed marriage counselor with over 15 years experience in the field and over 20 years in my own marriage. Together you and I will identify what needs to change and set realistic goals for making that happen. You’ll learn to use tools and strategies that will help you meet those goals and, just like the butterfly above, transform those problems you’re struggling with.
Here are some comments from clients:
"We were relieved to learn that marriage counseling wasn't about taking sides, but rather about discovering what we could both do to make things better."
"Joan could see things I couldn't and really helped me to have a plan."
"You've helped us move to the next level of our relationship and given us a platform to go back to and have discussions. Our disagreements are much more productive and calm."
