Dallas Whole Life Counseling is owned and operated by happily married couple of over 30 years, Dr. Heather Robbins and James Robbins. Based on the ongoing success of their own relationship and their shared decades of experience as couples counselors, the Robbins have designed a unique approach to couples counseling that equally emphasizes both male and female points of view. Rather than simply allowing couples to argue in session, the Robbins challenge couples to achieve clear, measurable goals from session to session.
Couples seek therapy for a variety of reasons. Intimate relationships and/or marriage present a lot of unique issues that can affect one or both parties. Issues might be related to broad topics, such as communication, extended family dynamics and careers. Or they can be related to specific occurrences such as an affair. Regardless, couples therapy allows both parties to be open and honest with each other and work toward common goals in a safe, non-judgmental environment.
Couples therapy is often done in conjunction with individual therapy for one or both partners.
The Typical Relationship
The typical romantic relationship follows a fairly predictable course. For the first 1-2 years, things tend to work smoothly. Passion and energy run high, kindness and compassion come easily. During this honeymoon phase, your brain even produces a rush of “in love” chemicals that make you feel high and at ease.
As the newness of the relationship wears away, unexpected challenges begin to arise. Couples find themselves in stagnant arguments that quickly go from “0 to 60.” Aspects of your partner you once found charming or attractive may now be the very things that repeatedly frustrate you. You may feel that your partner has somehow “changed.” Couples often try to address this slump by moving to a new home or city, changing jobs or even having a baby. Sadly, these external changes rarely pump new life into the relationship for long. This is where professional couples coaching comes in.
Expert couple therapy helps couples refocus on the internal. Longstanding challenges become opportunities for profound growth and self-realization. The therapist helps couples talk through sensitive issues. The therapist guides couples in recognizing power struggles and releasing old self-defeating patterns.
The First Session
For the first session, our therapists generally prefer to meet with both parties. This is not required if you feel it would be best for one member of the couple to meet individually at first. During the initial meeting, the therapist will gather information about the couple’s history and background. Recent and longstanding issues within the relationship will be explored. Persistent arguments will be examined in detail, and individual communication styles will be assessed. Based on this information, the therapist will suggest a specific treatment plan for moving forward. Homework is often assigned, and concrete goals are set. For best results, couples are expected to work on their relationship between marriage counseling sessions.
At times, the therapist may meet with the members of the couple individually. Any information shared within individual sessions remains entirely confidential from the other partner. Couples counseling is available days, evenings and weekends to fit with the patients’ schedules.
Results
The couples counselors at Dallas Whole Life Counseling are licensed therapists who are trained and experienced working with couples. The results of treatment will depend on the goals of those involved. If the goal is to salvage a relationship, a therapist will work with both partners to identify and confront the issues that are causing friction, conflict and dissatisfaction in the relationship.
If a relationship isn’t salvageable, a therapist can help the individuals in the intimate relationship separate as peacefully as possible. This is particularly important if the individuals must maintain a personal relationship for children or shared business interests. A trained couples counselor can also help each party learn from past mistakes and move forward into new, stronger and healthier future relationships.
Getting started takes just a few minutes and we can often accommodate same-day / next-day appointments
Making an appointment is quick and easy. After you submit your request, our office staff will send you information on how to fill out new patient paperwork, gather necessary documentation, and confirm your appointment. If it’s currently normal business hours, we’re usually in touch within one to two hours. You can request to be seen ASAP for a same-day or next-day appointment. Appointment availability may be influenced and limited by factors like your insurance plan and if you’d like to see a specific counselor.
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Our counselors and therapists see patients in the Dallas Fort Worth Area, including Dallas, Fort Worth, Arlington, Plano, Irving, Denton, Richardson, and Grapevine. We also see patients statewide through telehealth visits.
