Relationship Counseling At Star Point Counseling Center in Tampa FL, Brandon FL, Riverview FL, Valrico FL, Seffner FL, and Hyde Park FL.

Relationship Counseling

At Star Point Counseling Center in Tampa FL, Brandon FL, Riverview FL, Valrico FL, Seffner FL, and Hyde Park FL, we know the importance of having well-trained and highly skilled relationship therapists’ attend to the needs of struggling couples.  All couples deserve the best when it comes to saving or safeguarding their relationship; this includes working with a Licensed professional. Licensed Therapists in Tampa FL, and Brandon FL, specialize in the dynamics of relationships and are experts in strategies that are effective at producing long-term, systemic change. 

Often the first step in relationship therapy in Tampa FL, Brandon FL, Riverview FL, Valrico FL, Seffner FL, and Hyde Park FL, is to define what the real problem is. You may disagree on simple matters such as your husband folding a towel in the bathroom. In this example, it is not the stubbornness attributed to your partner for the way he continues to fold the bathroom towels after repeatedly being told to do it a different way.  For instance, the problem could be that the partner feels unheard, unacknowledged, or unappreciated and the partner feels controlled and that his partner is mothering more than coupling.  This is a small example of what we mean when the first step is to discover the real problem.

 Star Point Counseling Center in Tampa FL, Brandon FL, Riverview FL, Valrico FL, Seffner FL, and Hyde Park FL, approach conceptualizes the counseling as being for the relationship and focuses on issues above and beyond those that would be medically necessary.  

Star Point Counseling Center in Tampa FL, Brandon FL, Riverview FL, Valrico FL, Seffner FL, and Hyde Park FL, Relationship/Marriage Therapists are highly trained either as Licensed Relationship/Marriage Therapists, have received Gottman Method Couples Therapy training, Sue Johnson's Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) training, or other couples related therapy training. 

The John Gottman Method Couples Therapy Training provides therapists in Tampa FL, and Brandon FL, with research-based strategies and tools to help couples successfully manage conflict, gain skills to empower partners to uncover underlying dreams, history, and values. Therapists at Star Point Counseling Center in Tampa FL, Brandon FL, Riverview FL, Valrico FL, Seffner FL, and Hyde Park FL, are also trained to help couples process fights and heal hurts, deepen intimacy and minimize relapse. ​Emotionally Focused Therapy Training provides therapists in Tampa FL, Brandon FL, Riverview FL, Valrico FL, Seffner FL, and Hyde Park FL, with the skills to provide short-term therapy with couples that focuses on adult relationships and attachment/bonding. The therapist and clients look at patterns in the relationship and take steps to create a more secure bond and develop more trust to move the relationship in a healthier, more positive direction.