Our top-rated SAN FRANCISCO EAST BAY SEX THERAPISTS, COUPLES COUNSELORS, coaches and relationship experts provide relationship skills, tips on how to have radically intimate sex, develop more effective communication skills, information about couples and marriage counseling, pre-marital counseling and relationship therapy.
Especially in intimate partnerships, in which each person's needs are always in flux, it is important to have an ongoing and effective flow of communication. This is particularly important in the context of intimate and satisfying sex.
A healthy and gratifying sex life is created from a combination of safety, intimacy, trust, openness, communication and even humor and playfulness. It also means you need to know what you enjoy and be able to communicate your needs and wants.
In order for couples therapy to be successful, both members of the couple must be engaged in the process and motivated by a desire to make things better. If one or both members of the couple is mostly interested in playing a blame game and looking for the therapist to “fix” their partner, then therapy will not work. Each member of the couple must become dedicated to working as a team in order to understand their ineffective patterns of relating, learn how to deepen trust and intimacy and to repair the relationship.
One key task of the couple therapist is to help each partner to understand his or her own patterns and specific contributions to the negative dynamics in the relationship. Once the individuals can identify their problematic thoughts, feelings, behaviors and beliefs about themselves, each other and the relationship, they can team up against the negative cycle. The therapist helps the couple to prevent and heal the distress caused by these unhealthy patterns so that healthy communication can be exchanged.
Wondering if couples therapy is right for you? Learn about how seeking professional marriage and couples counseling can benefit your relationship. At North Berkeley Couples Therapy Center we have highly trained marriage counselors in multiple locations in San Francisco, Oakland, Berkeley, and Marin. Call us today for a free phone consultation.
Beginning marriage counseling or couples therapy may feel a little overwhelming for some people, because, in addition to the issues that brought you to therapy, there are a lot of new concepts and skills to learn about. Couples often ask about helpful book suggestions to facilitate the counseling process. At North Berkeley Couples Therapy Center, we have found that there are certain books we consistently refer to people because they are the most helpful.
If you're ready to schedule an appointment with one of our highly specialized San Francisco Bay Area Couples & Sex Therapists at California Relationship Centers, LLC, we can get you started right now. Click here to book your initial free phone consultation session and then we'll get you matched up with the best therapist or coach for your needs. Your first session can be booked at the time of your consultation. We try to get back to you within 1-4 hours, but sometimes it may take up to 24 hours.
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North Berkeley Couples Therapy Center provides modern integrated approaches to couples counseling, partner therapy, relationship & sexual empowerment coaching, sex therapy and individual psychotherapy for folks across the San Francisco Bay Area.
Disclaimer: The information on this website is intended to be educational but is not a substitute for a relationship with a licensed mental health professional.
Legal Notice: With reference to California Penal Code section 647(b) and CALCRIM Nos. 1153 to 1155, the services discussed herein do not in any way include or relate to either (1) engagement in any lewd act for money or other consideration, or (2) solicitation, offer, or agreement to engage in any lewd act for money or other consideration.
