For many, marriage meetings are the answer to a more fulfilling relationship. Participants in marriage meeting workshops, held over the past 10 years, show that all who continue holding the meetings on their own, report a significant increase in marital happiness. Some continued to hold the meetings after completing the workshop. Some of the others expressed interest in couples counseling, having recognized their communication wasn’t healthy enough to hold marriage meetings independently.
People may dismiss the idea of holding these short, loosely structured conversations. But “love is all you need,” as the Beatles song goes, is a dangerous myth. People who believe it think that if their relationship is good, why tinker with it? Underlying this thought is often a fear that a formal meeting will unleash a laundry list of demands or criticisms from their spouse.
Why Hold Marriage Meetings?
Marriage meetings foster romance, intimacy, teamwork, and smoother resolution of issues. Kind, respectful conversations result from following step-by-step instructions given by the therapist. The meetings offer guidelines, a simple agenda, and positive communication techniques.
By holding marriage meetings, couples establish healthy communication patterns. Positive messages will vastly exceed negative ones. Partners will routinely respond to each other’s bids for connection.
At Compass Clinical Associates we are committed to the highest level of full-service mental health care to all our patients, which is unmatched in our industry.
Evidence based therapies have been proven effective in treating a wide range of mental health conditions. We believe that client centered individual care is at the core of successful recovery.
At Compass, we realize that in order to effectively treat mental health issues and illnesses, we must provide a safe, comfortable, and pleasant environment.
