Couples & Relationship Counseling
Allen Counseling Group, PLLC | Serving North Carolina & Ohio
Couples counseling provides a supportive space to improve communication, rebuild trust, address recurring conflict, and strengthen emotional connection. Allen Counseling Group, PLLC provides couples counseling via secure telehealth to eligible clients throughout North Carolina and Ohio, including Summerfield and surrounding communities.
Conflict Resolution: The University of Wisconsin-Madison Model
Understanding Behavioral Dynamics
Conflict is understood by analyzing various behaviors and the consequences each produces. Understanding your patterns establishes internal insight and preliminary tools for resolution.
Ignoring the Problem
Wishing to ignore the problem and allow it to dissipate. Unfortunately, the problem swells under the surface until it is no longer avoidable and must be addressed.
Directive Communication
Appearing controlling or aggressive in communication out of fear of not having needs met unless setting the rules and directing the conversation.
Placing Others First
Conceding to the needs of others and placing others' opinions above one's own because preserving the relationship is the ultimate goal.
Sequential Tradeoffs
Making a sequence of concessions where parties focus on what each wants rather than truly understanding the other's viewpoint.
Win-Win Solutions
Scouting common aspirations and needs where every party knows their opinions and feelings are heard, requiring cooperation, assertiveness, and communication.
Intimacy & Relationship Challenges
Rebuilding Connection
ntimacy problems occur widely behind closed doors, including a loss of harmony, lack of sexual desire, or communication failure. What makes a satisfactory relationship includes trust, mindfulness, mutual respect, and communication.
Signs Intimacy Issues Are Affecting Your Relationship
Recognizing the Warning Signs
Common signs include disappointment in oneself or the relationship, one or both partners feeling dissatisfied, couples lacking communication and disconnecting from one another, feeling neglected or unwanted, or a persistent feeling of sexual boredom or unhappiness.
Treatment Steps for Intimacy Concerns
Therapeutic Approaches
Steps include psychosexual therapy in a safe environment with a supportive professional, and relationship counseling to rebuild strong emotional connections and mutual trust together or individually.
Family Counseling & Relationship Systems
Healing the Family Ecosystem
amilies are a unique ecosystem where issues affecting one member reverberate across the whole unit. Family counseling helps open dialogue and understand each member's perspective to resolve disputes.
Situations Benefiting from Family Counseling
Restoring Communication
Situations that benefit from family counseling include when a family is experiencing a loss, when a family member is dealing with substance abuse, navigating marital or parenting issues between parents going through separation or divorce, and working through sibling conflict.
How Family Counseling Helps
De-escalating Arguments
Each member learns ways of communicating better, developing techniques to de-escalate arguments while ensuring everybody gets heard, healing emotional wounds and improving conflict resolution.
Telehealth Counseling Throughout North Carolina & Ohio
Serving North Carolina & Ohio
Allen Counseling Group, PLLC provides secure telehealth counseling services to clients throughout North Carolina and Ohio. We currently offer online services only and do not maintain a physical office location. Services are available to eligible clients across both states, including Charlotte, Raleigh, Greensboro, Summerfield, Columbus, Cleveland, and Cincinnati.
Allen Counseling Group, PLLC
Summerfield, NC, USA
(614) 565-1225
Monday - Thursday
8:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Friday
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday - Sunday
Closed