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Sherwood Couples Counseling

|Building Couple Skills... Providing Hope

Creating safety after what happened

Trauma and PTSD

Trauma can stay present in the body, in conflict, and in the ways partners reach for or protect themselves. Relationship counseling can help couples understand the impact and move toward safety.

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A steady, confidential place to begin

Safety is built in the present, through what partners do repeatedly and reliably.

What we can work through

A clearer way forward.

  • Recognizing triggers without making either partner the enemy
  • Creating grounding and pause agreements
  • Rebuilding trust after traumatic experiences
  • Talking about intimacy at a safe pace
  • Supporting trauma-focused individual treatment
  • Developing a shared language for repair

John's approach

Healing asks for patience and precision. A couple can learn to notice when the past has entered the room and choose a different response together.

John provides relationship-focused support while coordinating with trauma specialists when individual care is needed for recovery.

You do not have to figure this out alone.

Start with a confidential conversation about what is happening and what you hope can change.

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