Couples Therapy

Two things can be true at once. This was something my therapist told me on Thursday while I was telling her about my couple’s therapist. (Yes, I have become that person.)

The couple’s counselor, who we will call Penny, seemed great the first two times I spoke with her. She got it, I thought. I chose her because I knew my husband would respond to her. She seemed like a straight-shooter. No bullshit. And I was right. He did like her. They got on. If anything, I started to think after the second session…too well.

In couple’s therapy, you start by sharing your history. Your family background. The theory is the way we were raised, the events of our life, and the way our parents were raised, inform our attachment styles.