Podcast: Couples therapy - what's the point?

Episode 9: Podcast host Olli Schmidt talks to family therapist Matthias Könning about the setting and benefits of couples therapy.

Episode 9: What's the point of couples counseling? Many couples only go to couples counseling when the fronts have hardened, communication is frozen and conflicts are smouldering. But it's worth going to couples therapy much earlier.

In every relationship, there are moments when at least one person has the feeling: "It's just not right anymore". Long-term relationships in particular are prone to crises: the butterflies are gone, everyday life is here, and the partner and his or her characteristics can be quite annoying.

Or the opposite happens: We hardly notice each other anymore, live past each other, and eating a bag of potato chips together on the sofa on a Sunday while the crime series is on is the weekly highlight of intimate togetherness.

With the help of couples counseling, couples can learn to rebuild closeness and resolve conflicts. Couples therapy can also help couples to say goodbye to each other.

In the 9th episode "Heiter bis stürmisch" podcast host Olli Schmidt talks to couples therapist and life coach Matthias Könning about the setting and the benefits of couples counseling:

Couples therapy setting: does that suit us?
Why do couples come to couples counseling?
When is it too late for couples therapy?
Couples therapy as a room of love: a space of possibilities to meet as a couple in a different way than in everyday relationships and to create closeness again
What makes a good relationship?
Can I also go to couples counseling to separate?

In addition, family therapist Matthias Könning has many tips from his many years of practical experience:

How can I avoid ever having to attend couples therapy?
What can we do as a couple to find each other or not lose each other?
How can I recognize, see and perceive my partner's needs?

Cheerful to stormy - the everyday podcast with Olli Schmidt

Welcome to "Heiter bis stürmisch" - the everyday podcast with Olli Schmidt. Cheerful or saddened to death: life has ups and downs.

That's what we're all about: everyday crises such as arguments with your partner, parenting issues, stress at work, insecurities and anxiety. We talk to experts and give you practical tips to help you deal better with crises and challenges.

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