Psychologists for Couples Therapy in Málaga
Couples are more than the sum of two independent individuals—they are the time they share together, each person’s individual journey, their family histories, their experiences and life events, as well as their external spheres (work, social life, health, family, etc.).
For this reason, couple relationships are complex bonds that can sometimes become misaligned, leading to problems, conflicts, or dissatisfaction for one or both partners in the relationship.
When your relationship is marked by hopelessness, emotional distance, or lack of motivation toward your partner, it’s time to seek the guidance and support of a professional.
Our team of psychologists specialising in couples therapy in Málaga is at your disposal to help you reconnect, understand each other, and resolve the difficulties you may be facing.
How can we tell if we have relationship problems?
Communication Problems
Conflict Resolution Issues
Other problems
Who will accompany us in this process?
Our colleague, Cassy Perrin, is a health psychologist and an expert in couples therapy, the professional responsible for supporting you through this process. How will she do this? By providing a safe, empathetic, and non-judgmental space where each member of the couple can express themselves authentically and feel understood.
Together with her, you will work to:
- Improve communication and mutual understanding
- Strengthen your emotional and affective connection
- Rebuild trust and resolve conflicts constructively
- Find solutions tailored to your unique history as a couple
What is it like to see our couples therapist in Malaga?
Couples therapy has many similarities with individual therapy, the main difference being the need for both parties to be committed in order to carry out the therapeutic work in an open, honest, and committed manner.
Our couples psychologist in Málaga, Cassy, will conduct an assessment, both jointly and individually, to understand how you are functioning as a couple , the needs and issues that exist, as well as the motivations, expectations, and future vision you have as a couple.
After this, the intervention with your couples psychologist will begin. This will take place jointly and, if necessary, also individually. The agreed-upon goals will be worked on in therapy, both inside and outside the consultation room.
What is it like to go to a couples psychologist and couples therapy?
What is couples therapy?
During joint sessions, respect is the cornerstone upon which we work. Without respect, nothing can be accomplished. This respect is both verbal and any other necessary boundaries that people may communicate during appointments.
Couples therapy aims to set common goals as a couple, so you have to work together cooperatively to achieve them.
On an individual level, the people in the couple must engage in internal analysis of who they are and how they act in the relationship. They must exercise responsibility and become aware of this in order to manage any behaviors and/or attitudes that may be affecting the relationship in a different way.
Therapy and sessions are an opportunity to connect with our partner and ourselves through understanding, sincerity, and affection.
What is couples therapy not?
Therapy sessions are not battlefields where we can bombard our partner with all the discomfort we carry on our shoulders.
Couples therapy does not seek to assign blame, but rather to find solutions. It seeks to understand why my partner behaves the way they do, but without judging or blaming them.
The people in the relationship are responsible for the difficulties and problems they are experiencing. In therapy, we don’t leave all the work to one party; instead, both parties work on becoming aware of their emotional responsibility and everything they need to adapt to both their own needs and those of their partner.
In couples therapy, not everything goes. There are a number of basic principles, such as respect and politeness, that must always be present. Any type of violent behavior, whether physical or verbal, has no place in a space that aims to promote unity and affection.
FAQ's
Effective problem solving within a couple requires both parties to play an active role in resolving issues. It is important not to force the other person to attend therapy if they do not want to, because even if they attend out of a sense of obligation or under pressure, it will be very difficult for them to truly engage in the work that needs to be done.
Therefore, if your partner does not want to go to therapy, some problems may not be solved. However, it can help you manage conflicts that arise in the relationship, as you will be able to acquire tools to deal with these problematic situations.
The goal is for your relationship to improve and become stronger. Now, it is important to remember that this is not always the result.
Sometimes life plans or changes that may have occurred in you as individuals create an insurmountable distance. It is essential to remember that people, our affections, and feelings are not puzzle pieces that must be forced to fit together.
Couples therapy does not seek to force a bond; we do not want to “glue” together a relationship that may already be broken. The goal of couples therapy is to improve your relationship by working on the basic “pillars” of any bond, so that you can reconnect and continue on a path together with more tools, peace of mind, and happiness.
As we have always said, it is difficult to estimate the duration of an intervention, given that each person—and each case—is different.
What is important is the commitment, openness, and involvement of the couple in achieving the therapeutic goals that have been agreed upon by both parties.
Our psychologist Cassy, who specialises in couples therapy, has experience and training in gender issues, so her interventions always take this approach into account.
What does this mean? It means that she does not ignore the problems and violence that non-heteronormative couples experience because of who they are: in their families, communities, among their friends, at work… Sometimes, the ‘coming out’ or the conflicts and difficulties that sometimes accompany one of the partners due to their ‘own baggage’—in a society that is still learning to accept and live with homosexuality and LGTBIQA+ people—are also causes of frustration, stress, crisis, or conditioning within the couple.
Whatever your needs as a couple, Integria Psychologia is a respectful and LGTBIQA+ friendly space, with a team of professionals who will listen to you without prejudice or discriminatory attitudes.
