Patricia Williams LCSW

These are the major stages of life that couples experience – and the issues they face in each.

Many couples come into therapy with one or more of these issues:

Early Married/Committed Couples

• We’re fighting more than we used to / I thought I knew my partner
• Should we have kids? And if we do, when?
• We’re having trouble with in-laws, family, friends
• Work/Friends/Activities take too much priority
• Having a Baby has Changed Everything

Middle/Marriage/Relationships

• We’re living more and more separate lives
• There’s no Time for Romance/Sex
• We Fight about the kids too often
• How Do We Survive Adolescence?
• We are OVERSCHEDULED
• Is This All There Is?

Long Term Marriages/Relationships

• I’ve grown and changed: He/She hasn’t
• Our Teenage/Adult Kids are Driving Us Crazy
• The Nest is or will be “empty” – Can we Re-Connect?
• Sex is a Problem
• One of us is ready to retire/I’m just getting started