GLBT Couples Counseling
Gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender-transsexual couples coming into therapy are looking for Seattle counselors who not only can help them with issues and skill sets like the ones listed below but also has a personal experience of long term, successful relationships. If they are a female couple, it is much more authentic to hear perspectives from lesbian therapists who can understand the nuances of a female relationship. If they are a male couple, it is a much more congruent experience to be coached by gay male therapists who have also had to deal with the conflicts and challenges of making a successful relationship.
GLBT Counseling Specialties
- Addictions in relationships
- Avoiding "bed death" in relationships
- Avoiding "too hot" and "too cold" relationships
- Avoiding "U-Haul" relationships
- Communication Skills
- Conflict Management Skills
- Dating versus relationship:
- Infatuation vs. Investment
- Love vs. Lust
- Negotiating viable boundaries in relationships.
- Open versus closed relationships
- The danger of "you are my world" syndrome; the need for friends.
- The 50/50 split of Power and Responsibility
- The Four Areas of Power: Time, Task, Sex and Money
- The "Seven Year Itch"; time to reinvent yourselves and your relationship.
- The Three Needs in Relationship: Inclusion, Intimacy and Control
- When Someone "tricks out" in the relationship
