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Connected Threads Counseling offers online relationship therapy for couples and ethnically non-monogamous partners throughout Wisconsin, along with Illinois, Indiana, and Michigan.

Our practice is LGBTQIA+ affirming, welcoming to relationships of all kinds, and draws from multiple therapeutic approaches, including the Gottman Method.

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Whether you are partnered with one person or multiple people, romantic partnerships can present similar tangles, including:

Conflict or a lack of conflict resolution

Lack of communication

Feeling like roommates instead of partners

A lack of physical and emotional intimacy

Indecision about the future of the relationship

Infidelity or betrayal

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Maybe you or your partner(s) feel unheard or unappreciated in your relationship.

Maybe you find yourselves going days without speaking to each other – or like no matter how many times you talk about an issue, you can never find a solution.

Maybe you just generally feel ill-equipped to handle difficult conversations or to resolve challenges and conflict.

Relationship therapy can help you and your partners unravel your unhealthy or unhelpful patterns, as you learn how to:

Resolve conflicts in a healthy, productive way

Feel heard, understood, and connected both emotionally and physically

Be vulnerable and share your thoughts and feelings with your partner(s)

Feel secure in your relationships

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Connected Threads Counseling also offers online premarital therapy, informed by multiple therapeutic modalities based on your relationship’s unique needs, including the PREPARE/ENRICH approach.

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Marriage is a big step in a relationship, and premarital therapy can offer a safe space for all parties to be heard, understood, and connected as you:

  • Navigate wedding stress, related to planning, family dynamics, and cost

  • Discuss how things might change once you get married

  • Identify specific patterns that currently – or could – lead to conflict, along with finding interventions

  • Exploring emotions underneath anger and sadness to get to the root of any disconnection

  • Coming to the awareness – and even acceptance – of compatibility differences

  • Learn to resolve conflicts in a healthy and productive way

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Maybe you and your partner are looking to create a solid foundation of healthy communication skills before your marriage — or you need support in the wedding-planning process.

Premarital therapy can provide a safe space to have important conversations about family dynamics, finances, and children, along with developing specific and concrete communication tools for better connection and decreased conflict.

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Relationship therapy isn’t just about the tough stuff, though! At Connected Threads Counseling, our approach includes unique activities inside and outside of session to foster growth, connection, and fun.

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The goal of any relationship therapy is to build connection and create space for you and your partner(s) to be loved — and continue to grow together — as your most authentic selves in a relationship that works for you.