Together Through Trials: Infertility Support and Marriage Counseling in Temecula, CA
In my previous blog, I talked about how struggling with infertility can be so difficult in many ways. You can read that here!
Not only is it biologically or physiologically difficult to get pregnant or carry to full term, it can also be emotionally difficult processing all the feelings that come from struggling to have kids, processing your treatment options (or lack thereof), and relationally difficult to stay close to your partner while you’re both grieving or stressed.
Couples Therapy Temecula CA: A Vital Resource for Infertility
In that same blog I also mentioned the idea of couples therapy to help you and your partner get through this journey of infertility together - so in today’s blog, I want to talk to you more in depth as to how couples therapy could help you and your partner stay connected during this painful and difficult time.
If you’re ready to get help, please reach out today! We can help you with in-person marriage counseling in Temecula, CA and Riverside, CA. We also offer virtual counseling to any resident in California.
Strengthening Bonds in the Face of Infertility with Marriage Counseling in Temecula Ca
So let me start with this idea: you and your partner likely know how to have fun together. Most people gravitate towards others with similar interests or hobbies and our connection with them grows as we experience those things together. I say all this because it is unlikely that what drew you to your partner (and vice versa) was how each of you do the hard part of life together. So though you and your partner know how to laugh together and have fun, you may not know how to cry, express anger, or manage stress together.
And so for couples dealing with infertility, where emotions may be running high with possibly big decisions on your plate, it can be really hard to do this journey together. For example, some people when in grief or distress desire to process their feelings with others while some like to process alone. Neither way of processing is right or wrong - and so what do you do if one of you needs to talk with your partner while the other needs space?
Couples Therapy in Temecula CA with a therapist who understands Infertility
In couples therapy, we would help you and your partner figure out how how to do the hard parts of life together. In couples therapy we would help you gain understanding of each person’s emotions and needs (as they are likely different at times), develop empathy for each other, and how to remain connected when those emotions or needs look different from each other. For example, we would help you and your partner process healthy ways of giving and receiving emotional support so that one is not all alone in their emotions and the other is not constantly flooded needing breathing room.
If you and or your partner would like to come to couples therapy, let us know -we’d love to support you as you try to navigate this very difficult journey of infertility. We want to help you and your partner get through this together.
At Inland Empire Couples Counseling we offer the best marriage counseling we can! Our couples therapists are trained in helping couples heal from infidelity, substance use in relationships, childhood trauma, communication skills, as well as providing the LGBTQIA+ community with pride counseling. We have online couples counseling in California. We have couples therapy in Riverside, CA. We also have marriage counseling in Murrieta CA or the Temecula Valley. Please reach out for help by clicking the button below to schedule a free 15 minute consultation with our Intake Coordinator.
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