Are these happening in your relationship?:

• You or your spouse/partner was deployed or has an identified trauma history OR there is no identified trauma and
• You notice frequent emotional reactivity (such as sudden anger) in your communication
• You or your partner is not sleeping
• There are nightmares or flashbacks
• There seems to be a dullness or flatness to your or your partner's emotions
• You are noticing significant anxiety or depression, agitation, trouble concentrating or keeping focus

Couples and Trauma

Couples call for many reasons, often describing the behaviors listed above. Sometimes there is a clearly identified trauma history (deployment, auto accident, assault, childhood abuse, medical challenges) and other times not.

Feeling reactive, or flat and anxious or depressed does not mean, in and of itself, that you have PTS; however, many clients bring these issues into therapy due to effects on their marriage or other relationships. Often there is a connection to current relationship problems and unresolved trauma.

These challenges can be addressed and worked through in therapy: changes in beliefs and behaviors are typical outcomes in couples or family therapy with trauma survivors. Communication improves, tensions decrease.

Please don't hesitate to contact me.

We will talk about what's going on now in your relationship and your life, and changes you and your spouse or partner want to create for yourselves or your family.

Telephone: 843-271-4771

Email: jbsayreLMFT@gmail.com

I respond to your contact request by the next business day!