Conflicts surface in every relationship, even in a romantic relationship once the honeymoon period is over, conflicts start to happen now and then. Even in the best of times, a couple may get into small to big arguments due to some disagreements or differences in thoughts. For some couples pandemic situations can be an opportunity to spend time together while for others when conflicts happen very often, the situation can worsen.
An unhappy couple may feel stuck when staying together in the same space, thus it's essential to adopt healthy coping ways to overcome your conflicts. In such times of crisis, other rising issues in your relationship can make you two feel more stressed. To deal with the rising conflict while maintaining social distancing for their own safety, many couples are preferring to seek help through online relationship counselling services.
Signs you should go to relationship counselling:
Poor communication patterns with your partner.
Feelings lonely, isolated, bored or numb in your relationship.
Wanting to learn healthy ways to handle conflict.
Having the same arguments over and over again without reaching a conclusion.
A passion to improve your relationship.
Feeling emotionally disconnected from your partner.
Feeling a lack of attention or affection from your partner.
Feeling difficulty to make any decision about moving to a new place or a new job due to disagreement with your partner.
Difficulty in handling the responsibilities as a new parent.
Handling the transition from parenting to empty nesting
Presence of infidelity or an affair.
Considering a divorce or separation.
Need premarital counselling
Too much codependency
Conflicts due to past traumas in your relationship
Since the pandemic, there has been significant growth in the need for telehealth services where patients can interact with a therapist via different video calling platforms like Skype and Zoom. Telehealth also known as online therapy and online counselling is just like the conventional therapies only the mode of connecting changes.
Fortunately, many online mental health counselling platforms are already offering online marital counselling and couples counselling at comparatively lower rates than traditional, in-person counselling.