Here are some of the elements we will be exploring, depending on what is happening in the relationship:

• Our pasts to see how they affect our current relationships.
• The image we project onto the other, a projection which originates in our own unconscious. The image may be that of the parent, a complementary or disowned self we seek, or a spiritual wholeness. The goal is to be mindful of and understand this and begin to work with reality.
• Learning to express needs and desires.
• Becoming mindful of how we communicate and to learn effective communication. We will also look at communication about communication.
• Expectations and how this causes miscommunication.
• Your love language and how you express appreciation to see if that matches up with your partner’s language and needs.
• Our reactive communication strategies and to shift to an effective one.
• What behaviors destroy a relationship.
• Space in the relationship, as well as the commitment to spending time together.
• Identifying when a need or desire is appropriate or not. Identifying when individual therapy is required.