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Can Couples Therapy Make Things Worse?

Can Couples Therapy Make Things Worse?

Update: 2025-05-09
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Couples therapy is often seen as the fix for relationship problems, but what if it actually makes things worse? In this episode, we unpack why traditional couples therapy or marriage counseling might not work unless deeper emotional wounds are addressed first.

We explore how unresolved attachment trauma, unmet childhood needs, and inner child work play a major role in how we show up in romantic relationships. You’ll hear how unconscious expectations, coping patterns, and childhood experiences silently sabotage even the most well-intentioned communication tools.

If you’re considering couples counseling, or feel like it hasn’t helped, you’ll walk away with a clearer understanding of why healing must start individually, and what needs to happen before therapy can actually work.

– Resources: 

Lavinia’s Making Peace with Your Past signature holistic healing programme: https://www.laviniabrown.com/making-peace-with-your-past

Andrew’s 1-1 RESET Coaching Programme: https://www.andrewlynn.net

Book a Deep Dive Relationship Recovery Session: https://calendly.com/d/ck3y-gzt-kbc/3hr-deep-dive-relationship-recovery-session

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📱 Connect with Lavinia: 

https://www.laviniabrown.com 

https://www.instagram.com/the.innerchild.healing.expert 

https://www.facebook.com/the.innerchild.healing.expert 

https://www.youtube.com/@the.innerchild.healing.expert

📱 Connect with Andrew: 

https://www.andrewlynn.net

https://www.instagram.com/andrew.g.lynn

https://www.tiktok.com/@modern_day_healer 

https://www.youtube.com/@traumainformed

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Can Couples Therapy Make Things Worse?

Can Couples Therapy Make Things Worse?

Andrew Lynn and Lavinia Brown | Trauma-informed Psychodynamic Coaches