All relationships come with a variety of excitements and obstacles. Maintaining a healthy relationship with your partner isn’t always easy. For military couples, you face a unique set of challenges and life experiences that can be difficult to address. Arguments and conflict are inevitable, but if you’ve reached a point in your relationship where you’re struggling to coexist, it may be time to consider military couples counseling. Dr. Devers of Philly Family Life Counseling LLC offers couples counseling for active military personnel and veterans that can help you and your partner better communicate. If you and your partner are thinking about starting couples counseling, Dr. Devers is an experienced and knowledgeable resource for military personnel who can help you start living your healthiest and happiest lives.
What You Can Expect with Dr. Devers
Active service members, veterans, and their families often have difficulty finding trained behavioral health providers who know military culture and the specific issues affecting the military community. Making the first step to start counseling can be difficult. If you’re nervous or not sure about what couples counseling entails, here’s what you can expect in counseling with Dr. Devers:
- An open, safe environment to freely communicate with your partner
- Build a foundation of trust and support between you and your partner
- Address larger external conflicts, such as grief, PTSD, depression, or anxiety
- Discuss problems and set goals for the future
- Begin to build healthy communication habits
- Learn tools that will help you communicate outside of counseling sessions
Call Dr. Devers for Military Couples Counseling Help Today
Finding a therapist who understands what you’ve seen and experienced can feel difficult when you return from active duty. Dr. Gene Devers has served as a civilian volunteer TDY with a GS-15E rating, traveling internationally under military orders as an American Red Cross Debriefing Specialist during Desert Shield/Storm. He can help you and your partner start to heal and move forward into a brighter future together. If you can benefit from tactical support, Dr. Devers stands ready and able to respond when you call (215) 677-3810. Fill out our online form for an appointment. Still not sure? Check out our open letter to couples for more information!
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