Healthy Relationships or Marriages are primitive in societies where conflicts in a relationship lead to mental health concerns like stress, Depression, anxiety, addiction, Etc. Thus, we need the professional help of a relationship or marriage counsellor to deal with the same. Research has shown a vast improvement in relationship satisfaction and commitment from pre-to post-treatment of Marriage counselling. The study says that due to relationship conflicts, at least one partner gets into the lap of Depression and reducing Depression indicates the success of Relationship Counselling. 

A couple can visit a marriage counsellor or Relationship expert for numerous reasons, like communication gaps, frequent fights, family issues, parenting styles, work-life balance, and physical and emotional intimacy. Relationship Counselling/Marriage counselling is often considered the last option or resort for the couple. However, seeking professional help as soon as possible is recommended to avoid the negative consequences. You should approach a marriage counsellor if you are:

In the early stages, when the first trouble happens or occurs in a relationship and is unable to handle gracefully, it is best to take the help of a professional marriage counsellor.

If you feel unhappy and helpless in the relationship or marriage, unaware of what to do next, or confused about the relationship, visiting an experienced Relationship counsellor is the best choice. 

If you lack understanding or trust in your partner and feel lonely and suffocated in the relationship or keep doubting your decision to be with them, approaching a trained relationship counsellor is required.

If you are on the edge of a breakup, neither be happy with the partner nor able to live without them. There is a constant tug between head and heart, and the best is to take the help of the best marriage counsellor.

Contact a marriage counsellor if you cannot handle distress, demand a better coping strategy, and need guidance.

Being scared of being too honest, starting a fight, or hurting a loved one highlights the issues that need discussion with a marriage and relationship expert. 

Considering that there is no way out of your troubled relationship, feeling stuck and unable to move on indicates the right time to visit a marriage and relationship counsellor.

If you are affected by infidelity, alcohol abuse, drug abuse, physical abuse, emotional abuse, sexual abuse or mental health problems, then contact a marriage counsellor or Psychologist. If you are not efficiently communicating your needs and desires and cannot regulate your emotions, you must reach a professional, experienced marriage counsellor or Psychologist.

If you are having issues with your partner in creating a mutual plan to manage the relationship and focusing on children, finances, and household chores, visit the best marriage and family counsellor.

Facing difficult times, such as severe health problems, experiencing anxiety, stress or Depression, call a mental health professional like a psychologist or relationship counsellor.

Being afraid of rudeness while being honest about your feelings, causing a barrier to discussing them freely with your partner, indicates speaking to a qualified professional marriage counsellor for healthy and meaningful conversions.

Being unable to adjust to everyday life transitions like the birth or death of a family member, feeling ignored and left out. Emptiness points out its drawbacks and requires a visit to a marriage counsellor.

If a couple is constantly arguing, not agreeing over family finances, not spending quality time, and prioritizing work too much, get aid from a marriage counsellor or Psychologist.

If you are not getting respect in the relationship and feeling disrespected on and off, then ask yourself why you are in this relationship and for what with the help of a professional psychologist or relationship counsellor.

Quietly suffering and hoping the relationship will survive with destructive behavioural patterns reminds them to have marriage counselling or Psychologist Therapy sessions.

If you constantly beg your partner to change, you sign low self-worth and are required to contact a relationship counsellor or Psychologist to deal with the same.

Promising your spouse that you will change (although you don’t want to) indicates calling for online and offline marriage counsellors.

Be afraid of your partner’s temper to avoid making them angry and adjust or bear their toxic behaviour, then call for professional help from a marriage counsellor or Psychologist.

Avoiding or not expressing your personal feelings honestly, thus putting yourself at a greater risk of becoming emotionally distant and unable to navigate your emotions, denotes visiting a qualified relationship counsellor or Psychologist.

Suppose you are having dysfunctional behaviour towards each other, such as dependency, codependency, or enmeshment. In that case, it leads to discussing this with a psychologist or marriage counsellor to understand healthy relationship patterns.

Being jealous of spouses’ friends, especially exes shows a person’s possessiveness and insecurities and indicates visiting a psychologist or marriage counsellor. It is generally advisable to seek professional help from a marriage or relationship counsellor. 

Suppose you are going through a bad relationship or marriage. It mainly requires that you attend the sessions with your partner. You can buy it yourself if they refuse to follow the Counselling sessions. It may be challenging to make the required changes when only one partner is willing to go for therapy or counselling. But you can still understand your behavioural patterns, especially the ones that lead to conflicts and benefit from the counselling sessions. As a relationship/marriage counsellor, Dr Nisha Khanna provides online, telephone, and face-to-face counselling services. If you live in Delhi, India or any other part of the World, you can approach us through any of these mediums. For further details, visit Bye Tense or call us at +91-9818211474