Nowadays, and depending on the psychological current of each therapist, there are numerous modalities of couple therapy.
Personally, as a Psychiatrist and Psychologist, I try to maintain an eclectic approach and adapt the therapy to the circumstances of each couple.
In my opinion, and among other things, one of the first things to evaluate is whether the couple has affection for each other, if there is abuse, if any of the partners have previous pathologies that influence the conflict, and if they are willing to move forward.
Exercises in couple therapy
A main circumstance that must be taken into account is that the couple must be asked if what they really want is a couple therapy that can help them to solve the conflicts they suffer or if, on the contrary, they are facing a mediation before a possible separation process.
The therapist must discern the situation in which the couple finds themselves in order to initiate the corresponding procedure.
What are the main problems to be treated in couple therapy?
Unfortunately in our current society, one of the main problems that are treated is violence in the couple. And it is that the abuse as such, can be psychological and even physical.
The lack of communication and the difficulty in dialogue are other of the main problems that lead couples to go to therapy.
It should also be taken into account that the couple that has the courage to recognize that they need to go to therapy, already has an important percentage of success in improving their relationship.
Can infidelity be overcome?
An infidelity is one of the most destructive events in a couple’s relationship. In this way, facing and confronting the fact that this infidelity has existed and confronting it with love is fundamental to overcome it.
In this way, a couple that loves each other does not have to let themselves be destroyed by a punctual infidelity.
In any case, the partner who has committed the infidelity must resolve not to do it again.
What is the success rate of a couple’s therapy?
In both psychiatry and psychology there are no percentages. Each couple is a world. Each person is a world. Each relationship is a constellation of past, present and future expectations.
I only urge that every couple that has a conflict that seems unsolvable, go to therapy because it is possible to save a healthy relationship that may be hindered by trivial problems that are magnified.