Psychological Wellness for Couples & Parents in Dubai
COUPLE WELLNESS
Choose The Right Approach For the Couple
We offer consultations for couples based on knowledge and research of the Gottman’s Institute. The services include guidance related to transitioning to parenthood, bringing a baby home, embracing the journey of motherhood, and supporting single parents. Couple therapy is available for those who would like to reconnect, deal with infidelity, meet parenting challenges, and build respectful communication. In addition, we support partners who intend to separate, and would like to ‘uncouple’ consciously in the gentlest way. We also help parents navigate divorce and adjust to the change, including supporting children and stepfamilies. We offer courses and individual classes for couples, who would like to have a
What are the most common approaches to therapy?
- Couple Therapy
- Couple therapy after infidelity
- Bringing baby home
- 7 principles of making marriage work
- Couple therapy with a focus on parenting
Couple Therapy
Couple therapy is a form of psychotherapy that supports couples to communicate and improve their relationship. There are many techniques that help couples communicate openly, understand each other and come to a certain agreement. While every technique has its benefits, we mainly follow the Gottman method that is focused on open communication, deep understanding, and enhanced intimacy in the relationship. Gottman method draws on the extensive research to learn from the couples who stayed happily married over a long period of time. These couples express themselves to each other in a certain way, that all of us can learn and benefit from. By learning and practising these skills, couples can gain more understanding in each other’s experiences and find a respectful way to disagree. Couple therapy can be beneficial for any couple, dating, married, or separated. It can be helpful for couples who are going through a tough patch or connecting happily with each other.
Couple Therapy After Infidelity
Infidelity is painful. The betrayed partner can experience a lot of emotional pain and the betraying partner may experience much guilt. Sometimes it feels that there is no way out of this situation and that the relationship has come to an end. If the couple, however, wishes to process the trauma and commits to work on their relationship, it is possible to re-connect, re-unite and transform the relationship to bring back trust and intimacy. It may be a long and tough walk, but with strong intention, willingness and the right guidance from a professional, it is definitely possible. If you feel that you are unable to forgive, but at the same time do not wish to end your relationship, if you are committed to work things out and earn the trust of your betrayed partner again, couple therapy could help. What was is no longer working, what will be is entirely in your hands.
Bringing Baby Home
When we become parents, our life changes. There are new responsibilities, demands, and challenges. While parenting is a rewarding experience, it comes with questions, tiredness, extra pressure and a change in a couple’s relationship. It is not only ‘us’, the couple, anymore. Now, we need to relate as partners who parent. We need to agree on a parenting style and child care. Now, we operate with the lack of sleep, exhaustion and often confusion. Disagreements may become more frequent. Families have opinions and advice. To top all of this up, there is a job, financial and social pressure, and a little bundle of joy to take care of. How to navigate this? How to be able to transition to parenthood while supporting and loving each other? How to provide the child with the best care based on their developmental needs rather than our assumptions? Our psychologists can help you with embracing and transitioning to parenthood while enjoying the experience. We offer one to one support as well as courses and training to ensure that you and your family are ready for a parenting journey.
7 Principles of Making Marriage Work
This workshop is offered to couples who are in a committed relationship and who would like to deepen understanding and increase intimacy. We will learn what makes marriage work and what contributes to its deterioration. Couples will have an opportunity to engage in practical activities with each other to practise respectful communication, expression of feelings and needs. This workshop is to be seen as an emotional investment into your relationship. Being with another human is a skill, and it can be learnt to have a satisfying and happy relationship.
Couple Therapy with Focus on Parenting
When a child is having some challenges, sometimes it may be related to the parent’s married life and how they relate to each other. While supporting the child to work through their challenge, our psychologists offer support to the parents, too. Our professionals can help with disagreements about who is parenting ‘right’ and how things ‘should’ be done. Since the psychologist is an objective, unbiased participant, they will share their professional opinion about what is right for the child, thus making recommendations for the best child development and growth.