When couples experience cycles of hard times and good times throughout their marriage, couple therapy can be extremely beneficial. It is important for couples to identify the cycle before it get out of their control. Within each cycle there are often some major hotspots that need to be dealt with. Some of the most common hotspots couples tend to attribute to ending their marriage include: money problems, intimacy issues, and communication problems. While these are the most typical reasons for divorce/separation, many other problems are hiding below the surface of these three hotspots. For instance communication problems can lead the individual partners to ‘drift apart’ and feel like they are ‘falling out of love’ with each other. Intimacy issues are often connected to emotional disconnection, physical or mental health concerns, problematic pornography use, emotional or physical affairs, and/or addiction problems. And financial concerns often lead to many other issues including: addiction, abuse, depression, anxiety, problems with in-laws, etc.

Our couple therapists are familiar with identifying these cycles and addressing these common hotspots in marriage. Many times, if the cycle is stopped early, therapy is quick and short term. If you have let the cycle get out of hand, therapy can often be long term. With the exception of the presence of abuse, our main goal in couple therapy is to enhance relationship satisfaction.

Sometimes insurance can pay for couple therapy. To find out if your concerns match those criteria, check out this article on if couple therapy is covered by insurance.

The Aspen Grove Difference

The couple therapists at Aspen Grove are among the most qualified couple therapists in the Magic Valley. We all adhere closely to the AAMFT code of ethics, and training guidelines for couple therapists. To learn more about the extensive training required to provide high quality couple therapy, see below: