How is helping couples therapy
Cities such as Bangalore with its IT crowd and ever-expanding cosmopolitan culture have watched a spate of couples wanting therapy. They seek guidance through relationship challenges. They are tested by relationships in ways they never used to be earlier. So, recently I had the good fortune of interacting with two couples who shared experiences of transformation while undergoing therapy. With their consent, I share their stories with names, and thus I give further insights on how couples therapy may be of assistance. Their stories help highlight the way professional assistance heals and strengthens relationships. This provides hope for other couples facing similar challenges.
Couple 1: Riya and Samkit
Riya and Samkit, in their early 30s, had gone for therapy after continuous fights. Fights were not only spoiling their mood but also taking a toll on their mental well-being. “We were fighting almost every day over the same issues: finance and time management,” Riya shared. “I felt that she did not understand my work stress, and she felt that I was not giving her adequate time.
The therapist helped them see a pattern. “We realized our fights were never really about money or time,” Samkit said. “They were about unspoken expectations and the pressure we both felt to ace everything.” Riya suggests being intentionally effective in communication, managing expectations, and being in conversations through exercises. She claims couples therapy saved their relationship and later taught her skills for growth together
Couple 2: Neha and Vikram
Neha and Vikram have been married 15 years. They sought therapy after they described their long-percolating “gradual emotional drift.” Neha shared: “We didn’t have big, bad fights. But we weren’t on the same page, anymore. It felt like we were coexisting.” Vikram agreed with her saying he feared they were losing the emotional connection that had once defined their union.
For all these years their feelings, desires, or needs were hidden and unexplored. Through therapy, Neha and Vikram worked upon these. They stated that small things, such as spending 15 minutes a day talking about meaningful things, have now been introduced, thanks to those couples therapy sessions. As Vikram remarked, “Such a simple habit has brought us closer again”. Therapy helped us return to our shared passions. These get buried under parental and professional roles often.
Riya and Samkit’s and Neha and Vikram’s experiences highlight why more couples in Bangalore are now looking for couples therapy as a possible solution to their relationship problems. Bangalore is a city with a lot of high-pressure work environments and cultural changes. Maintaining work-life balance often strains relationships. Couples therapy is the safe space where couples can:
Effective Communication
Misconceptions and assumptions can break up even the healthiest of relationships. Couples therapy prepares couples with effective modes for constructive communication.
Conflict Resolution
With a trained third person, deep-seated issues are resolved with no letup in emotions.
Intimacy Rediscovery
Most couples lose their original spark as time goes by. Therapy helps to get back the lost spark.
Navigate Life Transitions
Whether it is transitioning to parenthood, a change in career, or moving to a new city, couples therapy helps couples adapt and thrive.
It might be a total game-changer for couples struggling in their relationship. Many couples seek therapy proactively to avoid small issues turning into bigger problems. Bangalore has a growing number of trained therapists, so couples therapy help is available for every kind of relationship dynamic.
The couples I interviewed admitted that at first, they were hesitant about going to therapy. However, now they are advocating it wholeheartedly. They note how couples therapy not only strengthened their bond but made them better persons.
Whether it’s communication breakdowns, drifting apart, or simply wanting to know your partner better, couples therapy provides the chance to grow together. Let’s remember that seeking help is not a sign of weakness. It is the first step toward building a healthier, happier relationship. If therapy could change the lives of couples like Riya and Samkit or Neha and Vikram, it can do the same for you.
Let couples therapy be the bridge to understanding, love, and connection in your relationship. Take that first step today—your future together is worth it.
