Communication

Arguably one of the biggest conflicts within relationships is communication.  Learning skills to enhance one’s effectiveness within personal and interpersonal relationships can be the difference between a successful encounter and/or strife within the same encounter.  Communication challenges include such things as:

• failure to communicate
• worrying things will get worse if you delve deeper
• expecting others to mind-read
• needing to always be right
• becoming defensive and not really listening during important exchanges
• shutting down and refusing to talk

With the right therapist, one can learn new skills while identifying cognitive distortions that hinder resolutions during difficult interactions with family, friends, co-workers, and others.  Therapy can help one learn about a variety of tools to enhance the quality of your most meaningful relationships.