LOVE IS A HOUSE. MAKE IT YOUR HOME.
Trusted Couples Counseling in the SW Suburbs of Portland, Oregon
Couples Counseling in Tigard, Oregon for partners who want to feel at home with each other.
Accessible across the SW Suburbs including:
Hillsboro, Aloha, Beaverton, Cedar Mill, West Slope, Garden Home, Raleigh Hills, Tigard, Tualatin, Sherwood, Lake Oswego.
You crave connection, but feel stuck…
It’s 6:30pm and Mike is still at work, missing his third family dinner this week. Mike tries to ignore the knot in his stomach by swiping past the unanswered texts from his wife to check to the Blazers score. He then scrolls his emails while thinking about what to do:
“If I call to apologize, she’ll only be upset just like this morning. Rachel wants me home more, but it seems like I can’t do anything right. I have to work so we can make ends meet. Whatever. It’s probably a ‘stage of life thing’ and all blow over. I’ll get the promotion and she’ll cool down, we’ll have plenty of good times. “
Meanwhile, Rachel* is fuming about all the unanswered texts to Michael. She slides a plate of food in the fridge then takes three more plates to the table where her kids are waiting.
“This is the third time this week he chose work over his family! He left this morning without even listening to me. I know I was harsh. I want him to see his kids need him. I need him. Mike can be so selfish. I keep telling him I’m lonely and exhausted but he tunes me out.”
Rachel sits down to eat with a forced smile at her kids. Amid chatter about screen time and homework, Rachel taps out more texts to Michael:
“Mike, you're not home yet. Dinner’s in the fridge. Your children are going to bed soon…”
“…don’t wake them when you come in… we need to talk… “
*Names and details are composites and do not represent actual clients.
We can all get stuck despite our best intentions.
Similar to Rachel, you might reach out repeatedly in hopes of bringing your partner closer because the relationship means so much to you! Or, like Mike, you keep your feelings inside, hoping the struggle works itself out because you just want the conflict to get better! Each of you may be putting in a lot of effort to manage that feeling of disconnection without a clear sense that the other person truly understands you. When these strategies don’t work, it can feel like you’re alone in the relationship, not realizing you both want the same thing.
Couples counseling can help you find new patterns of deeper intimacy and stronger communication.
Meet Will
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Committed to providing couples counseling rooted in trusted methods, delivered with plaid and jeans sincerity.
No blaming. No labels. No taking sides.