Life is all about relationships. Everything that we do as human beings revolves around our relationships with each other. And we want our relationships to be harmonious, balanced and fulfilling.

We are not born knowing how to create healthy, balanced relationships. The relationship skills we first learn come from our parents or primary care-givers, either directly or by observation. And our models for those skills are likely to vary widely between healthy and unhealthy.

After some (or many) challenging relationship experiences, our natural inclination to protect ourselves builds up and we might find ourselves shrinking back into any safe place we can find. We create a shell that protects us from the pain, but also keeps us from experiencing the joy.

There are people who spend their entire lives in that small shell, without ever realizing it. They develop techniques and strategies to cope, but they never learn how to change or let go of relationships that are unhealthy. They never learn how to grow from the pain, and they never realize they can actually create the relationships they want. Many others know they want something different in their relationships, but don’t know what that is or how to find it. The good news is that healthy relationship skills can be learned, and toxic relationship patterns can be changed.

Relationship coaching can help with:

Let go of toxic relationships
Transform current relationships
Create healthy new relationships
Develop relationship skills
Establish relationship boundaries
Learn effective communication and assertiveness techniques
Make healthy, conscious relationship decisions
Avoid some of the pain and aggravation that often accompanies the relationship process
Find the balance between your own needs and the needs of others
Explore relationship patterns and expectations
Achieve satisfying and fulfilling relationships

If you would like to set up a complementary 15 min. phone consultation or schedule an appointment, call 404-386-6130 or email alison@kellycounselingandcoaching.com You can also fill out the form below. Please note that counseling and coaching services are for Georgia residents only. Thank you and let me know if I can be of any further assistance.