Mina Dadvar is a Counselor based in the USA. My areas of speciality include Anger Management, Coping Skills, Divorce, Family Conflict, Parenting, Relationship Issues, Self Esteem, and Stress. This profile is currently unclaimed; please validate the details are current when communicating with the mental health professional.
Therapist Overview
Couples work is challenging and emotionally provocative. Feelings of frustration, pain, anger and discouragement alternating with relief, hopefulness, and excitement are common among couples who are trying to resolve their marital discord. Although each couple is unique the following principles hold true in treatment of the majority of partners. 1) A good marriage requires both spouses to psychologically separate from their family of origin and shift their primary love, loyalty to each other. An individual cannot fully participate in an interdepended relationship without being first an independent and autonomous person. 2) Being aware of one’s issues and their impact on the relationship is crucial. Couples learn that, they have the power to change their relationship by changing themselves!! 3) Effective communication is necessary for intimacy and connectedness. Silent treatment, pouting, criticizing, contempt and defensiveness are destructive. 4) Inability to resolve problems-not the problems themselves lead to separation and divorce. 5) Creating a balance between fulfilment of “my needs” versus “our needs” is crucial. A spouse who is self-absorbed and lacks consideration causes the other spouse to feel neglected and unimportant. 6) Learning to tackle the problems as a team is an essential skill.