{"id":301,"date":"2023-10-04T14:53:32","date_gmt":"2023-10-04T21:53:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/live-usc-dornsife.pantheonsite.io\/usc-psc\/?page_id=301"},"modified":"2023-10-16T15:41:03","modified_gmt":"2023-10-16T22:41:03","slug":"couples-therapy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/usc-psc\/couples-therapy\/","title":{"rendered":"Couples Therapy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n\n      \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--accordions \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--accordions\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      <div class=\"header-container\">\n\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Therapy Services for Couples\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>We offer evidence-based treatments for a range of couple concerns drawing from Behavioral Couples Therapy, Integrative Behavioral Couples Therapy, Emotion Focused Therapy as well as Family Systems approaches. Conflict is a very common part of relationships, and our services strive to build fulfillment and satisfaction in relationships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n      \n    <\/div>\n  \n      <ul>\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-1-2VJ71xGwud\" aria-controls=\"section-1-1-2VJ71xGwud\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">What qualifies as a &#8220;couple&#8221;?<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-1-2VJ71xGwud\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-1-2VJ71xGwud\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p>We define a couple as individuals who are dating, married, or are domestic partners of any sexual orientation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-2-2VJ71xGwud\" aria-controls=\"section-1-2-2VJ71xGwud\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">Therapy Services for Couples<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-2-2VJ71xGwud\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-2-2VJ71xGwud\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p>We offer therapeutic services for couples to help:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Address disagreements over topics such as work-relationship balance, money, child-rearing, and household responsibilities<\/li>\n<li>Learn constructive ways to deal with conflict<\/li>\n<li>Cope with new life situations, e.g., birth of a child, and life cycle challenges, e.g., infertility, unemployment, illness of one member of the couple or another family member<\/li>\n<li>Communicate with one another about concerns that are difficult to bring up<\/li>\n<li>Deal with issues of trust and infidelity<\/li>\n<li>Consider whether to stay together as a couple<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-3-2VJ71xGwud\" aria-controls=\"section-1-3-2VJ71xGwud\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">What should we expect if we come to couples therapy at the PSC?<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-3-2VJ71xGwud\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-3-2VJ71xGwud\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p>Most of our couples are seen in a co-therapy team &#8211; that is, there are 2 therapists who work together to help you as a couple. \u00a0The first few sessions are typically spent getting to know both of you as individuals, and your history together as a couple. \u00a0We also spend a significant amount of time developing an understanding of the problems you are facing in your relationship. \u00a0We will often ask you do do things outside of session. \u00a0That is, it is impossible to improve a relationship by only devoting 1 hour a week to discussing it. 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