At Thrive Counseling Services Albuquerque and Rio Rancho, we have counselors that are highly trained in family, couples, and marriage counseling and therapy.
We use a variety of approaches, which include Functional Family Therapy (FFT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, mindfulness-based techniques and more.
When working with two or more people that are involved in a relationship, there are some common steps that couples counseling or family therapy at Thrive includes:
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Getting each person involved ready to work on the issues and asking themselves "what can I do to make this relationship better?"
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Strengthening the connection and making it less painful
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Learning to communicate effectively, even when you don't agree as well as expressing hurt in a useful way.
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Learning to manage intense emotions in the moment, so that you don't say or do something that harms the relationship
