Most couples recognize that they are relating to one another in a subconscious habitual way that keeps them feeling stuck. Somatic therapy can offer strategies to help couples become unstuck and reconnect with each other.
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If both individuals in a couple lean toward an avoidant attachment style, a therapist may be helpful in helping to draw out the feelings gently over time from each partner one at a time.
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Generally speaking, “Yes”, says therapist Stefan Allen-Hickey of Downtown Somatic Therapy in New York City: “the success of a relationship with this attachment style configuration relies on the couple coming to understand the emotions that underlie their partner’s response to stress”.
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When we feel shame we may withdraw from others, avoid intimacy, or become defensive or angry.
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Due to its mindful, body-centered approach, somatic therapy can be an effective way to address and resolve a host of issues related to sex.
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Self-protective responses to shame can be a source of misunderstanding and lead to ruptures in relationships. We explore shame in relationships in this article.
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Couples therapy is a wonderful way to resolve conflicts, and develop deeper intimacy and connection, as well as a way to heal individual pain.
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Many couples avoid talking about infidelity, or are only able to access anger, and as a result never get around to processing the grief, sadness and loss of trust that the infidelity caused.
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