How can Couples Therapy help you in the face of illness
Sometimes with Couples a different kind of challenge enters the scene. When major illness appears it is almost as if another entity starts sharing the relationship space with you. Adaptations must be made and priorities reconsidered. The difficulties cannot be predicted in advance. At a time like this is can be extremely helpful to include the multi-dimensional benefits of Couples Therapy in your plans.
How can I help you?
I'm experienced in counseling Couples who are facing cancer, diabetes, heart anomalies, organ transplant, kidney disease, chronic fatigue syndrome and fertility issues. I will give you the compassionate advice and emotional support that you need as a Couple to keep a positive attitude and meet the challenge.
We'll stabilize your relationship so that you can bring your personal best to the challenge. I can also help with the inevitable stress and fatigue that results, both for the care giver and for the person with the illness.
Two different emotional realities
* The person with the illness
* The partner of the person with the illness
Emotional Phases in the process of Sudden Onset Disease
* Appearance of symptoms, uneasiness and
confusion ensues
* Emotional fluctuations in the face of “what if”
* Decision to seek medical help
* Anxiety before initial doctors appointment
* Seeing the doctor
* Medical tests
* Waiting for test results
* Managing emotions from test results
* Concerns about insurance and treatment costs
* Scheduling medical procedures
* Re organizing priorities to handle what else is to come
Care giver stress
This is a specific subset of Couples Therapy but one that I am happy to help with.
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Warm regards,
Laressa Desmond PhD
CPC CA LMFT
Couples & Major Illness