Family, Couple, Premartial, Individual Counseling - Anchorage AK - Mercy Dennis, LMFT

Through research, trainings and being in a marital relationship I have been learning a lot about marriages over the past 36 years . I have a pretty good idea about what works best for a satisfying, enjoyable, intimate marriage. The couples that I see who are most successful in their relationship are those couples where both

  • are dedicated and committed to learning about their relationship,

  • are willing to take personal responsibility and be accountable,

  • are able to repair and connect,

  • communicate and share language in a mutually healthy manner,

  • have passion for the relationship,

  • can have a successful conversation about what is going on between the couple

  • are partners in growth

  • trust each other

  • mutually regulate themselves, have good boundaries and self-esteem

  • are able to express appreciations and acknowledgments

  • are able to be interdependent, you not only know what your needs and wants are but you are able to make those needs and wants known in a healthy way

All of these take skills....and practice...practice....practice...and more practice until they become a habit. Many of these skills we did not learn in our family. As adults in our own marital relationship we have the capability to learn relational skills that create a mutually loving environment where both partners will feel cherished..... as we all deserve.

In my work with couples I use Terry Real’s “Relational Life Therapy” model, John and Julie Gottman’s “ Marital Therapy: A Research Based Approach”, and Brent Atkiinson’s “Developing Habits for Relationship Success”. I have had extensive training in these approaches. I also borrow from many other approaches I have studied over the years.

For more info on the primary approaches I use go to:

www.terryreal.com

www.gottman.com

Developing Habits for Relationship success
http://www.thecouplesclinic.com/our_approach.htm

 

 

 

 

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Mercy Dennis, L.M.F.T.
Licensed Marital & Family Therapist

Office Location:
880 H Street, Suite 202
Anchorage, Alaska 99501

Mailing address:
1010 West 10th Avenue
Anchorage, Alaska (AK) 99501

907-278-5522
Office Hours set by appointment only

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