Couples and Individual Therapy

Talking is an art between two people trying to be intimate.

Misunderstandings become huge sources of pain and conflict instead of opportunities for conflict resolution and clarification.

Needs and desires become difficulty to express calmly and confidently and thus two people who would rather care for each other become strangers or enemies.

Solution: Communication techniques that remedy these and many other confusions and hurts in a relationship are rather easy to teach. Even the first awkward practice session of these communication techniques results in calmer feelings, growth in mutual respect and some problems are solved.

Dr. Carol Francis provides couples and marital counseling with 40 years+ using success-based therapies that are comprehensive, solution oriented, and as time-effective as possible.  310-543-1824   within the Los Angeles Beach Cities area such as Torrance, Manhattan Beach, Palos Verdes Estates

Some common topics for couples work include:

• Male/Female Styles and Language Decodings 
• “Sound-Bite Complaining” with the Goal of Solutions 
• Problem-Solution Techniques 
• Airing the Dirty Laundry and other Stinky Endeavors, 
• In-Laws – Learning to Tread Where Only the Brave Dare Travel

• Sex, Intimacy, Romance, Turn-ons, Turn-offs, Infidelity, Lust and Love
• Money, Savings, Career and Family, Vacations, Risks, Security 
• Empathic Listening, Logical & Emotional Respect, Trust 
• Reflective Responding, Compassion, Love, Commitment

• Relief from Depression & Anxiety – Breaking the cycle of panic attacks, calming and resolving anxiety, lifting and recovering from depressions, loss, sadness & hopelessness
• Careers –  Coping with bosses and co-workers, Finding satisfaction, Developing career skills for success (speaking, leading, managing, de-fogging)
• Relationships – Finding compatible partners, developing love, trust & romance, reducing conflict & misunderstandings, love, infidelity, jealousy, abuse, divorce and recovery.
• Body-Image – Over-eating, health, motivating improved eating, nutrition & exercise, recovery from rape or abuse or berating, embodying beauty and strength.
• Self-Image – Self-esteem, excellence training, self-talk, proof of successful self-skills, competence, self-improvement, relationship and career self-images
• Release of Fear / Trauma – Trauma recovery, abuse recovery, rape recovery, post-military service emotional recovery, post accident or disaster emotional recovery
• Freedom from Anger – Temper management, anger management, issue resolution, self-esteem and anger, self-respect and anger, relationships and anger
• Phobia Relief – Fear of medical procedures, fear of flying, fear of intimacy, fear of spiders, fear of death

• Genuine Happiness & Satisfaction – Building the biology, neurology and psychology of happiness in life
• Manifesting Your Dreams – Integrating all the Laws of Effort, Attraction, Attention, Manifesting, Networking, Courageous Actions, Organization, Planning, Executing
• Living with Enthusiasm – Stimulating and sustaining feelings and actions related to high energy, motivation, verve, and steadiness
• Weight Management – Overcoming over-eating, bulimia, malnutritional eating, or demotivated exercise
• Emotional & Physical Fitness –Integrating fitness to enhance neurotransmitters in the brain and energy based chemicals in the body to help with anxiety, depression, stress, career success, self-esteem, romance and sexuality