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Your relationship was so easy...before kids. You knew things would change, but you didn't expect it would change this much.
You're trying to stay connected to your partner, but since you've had your little one, things are different. You've both been waiting and wanting to start this next chapter as parents, but you also want to maintain your relationship.
You're both feeling exhausted, irritable, and bickering and fighting more than you ever have.
You know you love each other, and you love being parents, but the transitions to parenthood has been hard.
You know that it would be helpful to talk to someone, and it's hard to admit that you're at a point that you need a couples therapist for new parents to help with you with communication problems and relationship distress.
You’re tired of:
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Struggling and having difficulty communicating with each other while the need to be on the same page is greater than ever.
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Feeling like it's harder connect and you both are feeling distant from one another.
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Feeling more like roommates, than romantic partners and you're not sure how to navigate intimacy since the baby was born.
If you're looking for a couples counseling for parents in San Jose, CA or San Juan, PR, you're in the right place.
In today's fast-paced world, maintaining a healthy relationship can be challenging. Couples often find themselves drifting apart due to various stressors and misunderstandings. Modern couples therapy for parents aims to address these issues by providing tools and techniques to help partners reconnect and strengthen their bond.
Couples counseling for parents in the San Francisco Bay Area and Puerto Rico
SOME OF THE MOST COMMON ISSUES WE HELP MANY COUPLES WHO ARE NEW PARENTS WITH ARE:
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Communication challenges
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Conflict resolution
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Relationship issues
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Division of household responsibilities and caring for children
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Coping skills
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Navigating boundaries with family members
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Prioritizing your relationship
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Clarifying your values as a couple
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Intimacy issues
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Self esteem or mental health issues that are impacting the relationship
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Navigating an interracial or intercultural differences as partners and parents
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Postpartum depression or anxiety impacting the relationship
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Past issues that's affecting the relationship
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Prenatal / pre-baby couples counseling
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Financial therapy for couples
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Mutual respect
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Parenting differences
A strong therapeutic relationship is essential for effective couples counseling, as it fosters an environment where clients feel safe and understood, facilitating their healing process and personal growth.
HOW CAN NEW PARENT COUNSELING IN SAN JOSE, CA & SAN JUAN, PR HELP
✓ Help you understand each other better and improve communication to foster growth and emotional connection
Together we'll help you gain a greater self awareness of your communication styles, expressing feelings, while uncovering conflict patterns to develop strategies and skills to help you develop healthy communication during this new chapter in your relationship.
✓ Clarify the core values as a couple to help you create a solid foundation for your family
Our couples therapy sessions will focus on how to help you show up as your authentic selves and identify what really matters in your relationship, so you can strengthen and deepen your connection in a healthy way to best support one another and your family
✓ Rekindle the connection and intimacy so you can feel a sense of comfort and joy in your relationship
You'll have support and a safe space to start to practice skills both in session and at home. Your therapist will help you reconnect and remember why this relationship matters to you and rekindle the joy while also feeling seen and heard.
✓ Understand and accept each other's differences to foster growth
You might not always agree especially related to parenting issues, however our couples counseling for new parents will help you gain practical and solution focused strategies to move you forward to feel safe and connected. We'll help you and your partner shed light on patterns so don't stay stuck in the same situations, so you can feel closer to one another and build trust.
“When you have a safe connection in your relationship, you can pass the quality on, not just to your kid but to your kid’s future partners. (...) When we love our partner well, we offer a blueprint for a loving relationship to our children and their partners.”
-SUE JOHNSON
Embrace this new chapter in your relationship
No relationship is perfect, but we'll walk along side you and your partner in this journey to help you both discover the core values of your relationship so you both can show up more fully in the relationship and as parents.
Together we'll start to help you and your partner connect to your values and integrate them into our work, so they can guide your relationship to a life that is meaningful so you both can thrive. Our compassionate couples therapists for parents in San Jose, CA and San Juan, PR will help you deepen and grow in your relationship to help you show up as the partners and parents you want to be.
Couples counseling for new parents in San Jose, CA and San Juan, PR will help you both connect to what's most important to your relationship so you both can feel more grounded, whole, and show up as the best parents for your children.
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How does Therapy in Puerto Rico work?We offer both in-person and online therapy for adults and teens who are residents of Puerto Rico. All online therapy sessions are held virtually on the HIPAA compliant platform SimplePractice. For those clients interested in Walk and Talk therapy, we will have our initial session virtually and then we will schedule our follow up sessions and meet either at the Lagoon of Condado or at Escambron beach.
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Do you provide therapy services in English?Yes! Both Kristin and Maegan provide services in English. Check our bio pages to learn more about each of us.
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Do you offer in-person therapy?Yes! We also offer a limited number of Walk-and-Talk slots for clients who are interested in meeting in person but also want to embrace nature.
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What is Walk and Talk therapy?Walk and Talk therapy is like traditional psychotherapy, but it's held outdoors while incorporating movement. We'll be embracing nature and walking while we're talking about your concerns. Walk and Talk therapy allows us to be able to incorporate a mind-body approach while processing your thoughts and feelings. There are many benefits of Walk and Talk therapy both for our physical and mental health. Walk and Talk sessions start from Escambron Beach in San Juan. Feel free to contact us to learn more about Walk and Talk therapy.
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What are you fees for therapy in Puerto Rico?Kristin's session fee is $225 for a 50 minute individual session, $250 for couples therapy. Maegan's session fee is $165 for a 50 minute individual session, $175 for couples therapy. We are out of network providers and can provide you a superbill at the end of the month upon request. Please contact your insurance provider to inquire about your out-of-network mental health benefits. **Please note that superbills require a mental health diagnosis. Please read more about the benefits of private pay services on our general FAQ page.
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How will I know if you're the right therapist in Puerto Rico for me?Let's talk about it! You can book your free phone consultation online so we can talk about what kind of support you're looking for and how we could work together.
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If I'm off the island, can we still have our therapy sessions?"It depends. Each state has its own licensing board for therapist. If you' re going to be traveling off-island, please let us know so we can determine if we can continue to see you.
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I'm ready to start therapy, what should I do next?Congratulations on making the decision to begin therapy! Next step is to book online or complete our contact form to schedule a free 15 minute phone consultation to make sure we're a good fit to work together. Looking forward to talking to you!
