Individual & Couples Therapy
Longleaf Counseling Services
Individual Relationship Therapy
Our innate need for connection drives us to seek deep bonds with life partners, craving love, desire, appreciation, and support. Yet, the path to a fulfilling relationship is often riddled with challenges. Whether seeking a partner, grieving a loss, or struggling in a current relationship we can help.
Here at Longleaf Counseling...
We often help our clients with:
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Feelings of worthlessness, sadness, or shame
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Emotional neglect
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Attachment wounds
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Religious Trauma & Spiritual Abuse
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Betrayal Trauma
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Identifying Needs & Wants
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Problematic/Compulsive Sexual Behaviors
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PTSD & C-PTSD
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Navigating Career Changes
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Perfectionism and Boundary Concerns
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Rebuilding and Reframing Self-Worth
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Relationship Challenges
(conflict management, infidelity, codependency, affairs, intimacy)
The weight of everyday life has taken a toll, and you are doing everything possible to stay afloat. Let’s be honest….it’s like you’ve gone with the flow for so long you aren’t really sure if you can swim anymore. Perhaps you’ve tried therapy before, or maybe this is your first time searching for someone who might understand what you are going through. At Longleaf Counseling, we focus on offering a safe place for you to both confront and befriend your biggest fears. Together, we'll tap into and enhance your natural strengths to develop new approaches to longstanding issues or habits. You'll gain practical skills that you can immediately use to enhance your life and well-being. We will help you embrace transformation, rediscover resilience, and navigate the complexities of unforeseen life transitions confidently and purposefully.
There is a reason you chose your partner. They were a safe place to turn to when life was too much. You knew they would be there for you and that you mattered to them. But now, it feels different. When we are disconnected or distant from our partner it can feel lonely and confusing, maybe even angry! Whether you’re dealing with the aftermath of an affair, stuck in conflict loops you can’t find a way out of, or have grown apart, our focus will be to recreate/create a secure and stable relationship centered on friendship and love.
Utilizing The Gottman Method, therapy will focus on the specific needs of your unique relationship. As a research-based approach, The Gottman Method aims to disarm conflicts, enhance intimacy, respect, and affection, eliminate barriers to growth, and foster empathy and understanding in relationships. Our desire is for partners to start to perceive each other more deeply, leading to increased authenticity and compassion in their interactions. This enhanced connection empowers both partners, unlocking the benefits associated with secure attachment, as supported by research. There is hope for your relationship.
Are you stuck in repetitive, ineffective relationship patterns? Are you grieving a lost relationship? Or perhaps you’ve just discovered your partner's secret life and need help making sense of it all. You are NOT broken, despite how it might feel. Relationships can be very challenging and at the same time our longing to be with someone who not only loves us but truly knows us is such a good desire.
In individual therapy for relationships, we'll explore your challenges, personal and relationship history, and patterns of attachment. By deepening your connection with yourself, you can embrace transformation, rediscover resilience, and confidently navigate your path with purpose. Developing skills for creating close, respectful, and engaged relationships, where both your needs and your partner's are honored, will ultimately cultivate meaningful, mutual, and sacred connections.