What couples counselling is
In couples counselling the relationship is the client.
Titles you will see include Clinical Psychologist, Psychotherapist and Psychiatrist. The health authority where a practitioner works issues their licence, so ask them which authority that is. Check that the name and title match and that the entry is current. If they do not, ask the practitioner why.
It is not arbitration and nobody rules at the end. Couples counselling is for people married and unmarried, together and separating.
Is couples counselling the right first step?
The usual reasons not to start jointly are moderate to severe aggression between partners, active alcohol or other substance misuse, a continuing affair, and psychotic symptoms 1. Individual or specialist treatment comes first.
Couples sessions require safety. If one of you is afraid of the other, that is a safety question first.
Sharjah has 6 therapists listed on TherapyRoute who work with couples.
If the problem is safety rather than the relationship
Where there is violence, control or fear at home, the first call is not to a counsellor.
The NO MORE Global Directory lists domestic and sexual violence helplines country by country, and covers almost every country the United Nations recognises 2. The NO MORE Foundation built it with the United Nations and the World Bank.
A number from another country will not help you. Look up the one where you are.
Most of the couples counsellors listed in Sharjah see couples both online and in person. Couples counsellors in Sharjah most often name CBT and ACT as approaches.
Of the 6 who say how they work, 6 offer online sessions (100%).
Couples sessions here are offered in English, Arabic, Hindi/Urdu and Malayalam.
Nearby places and related listings
- Sharjah: all 12 therapists listed
- Couples therapy, Dubai
- Couples therapists by city, the couples therapists page, not tied to a place
- Couples therapy across the United Arab Emirates
References
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Vincenzo (Enzo) Sinisi, Clinical Psychologist (HPCSA), Psychoanalyst (IPA/SAPA), Group Analyst (IGA)
