Do you feel uncomfortable, or uncertain at times? Maybe anger or shame get the better of you, or it is sometimes just really hard to trust others?
Life can throw us a lot of challenges as well as twists and turns, especially in our close relationships. When we can come to understand how we respond when we are anxious, angry, controlling or trying to run away, we can discover new paths to choose from. These moments can open up great opportunities of self awareness and empower you to make good decisions.
RelateStrong groups are a great way to learn all about how you respond in moments where you may feel uncomfortable and uncertain. RelateStrong groups are a small group of 6-8 people exploring and discovering answers to questions of who I am, and how I relate with others, and being empowered to take steps towards healing and change.
Developed out of Restoration Therapy, RelateStrong is an evidence based psychological approach to understanding how people can thrive in relationships and leadership.
RelateStrong groups offer a safe place to encounter and understand how others cope with and handle difficulty in life and relationships in a safe and encouraging group experience. The group will seek to challenge and empower you to seek new ways to navigate times of hurt and confusion, instead of falling back into old patterns.
What you'll receive from a
RelateStrong group
- Identify your conflict patterns, which we call the pain cycle, and how this pattern becomes destructive over time.
- Discover the truth about who you are and how to choose to live in this truth, which we call the peace cycle, instead of falling into the destructive patterns of the pain cycle.
- Learn how to establish healthy boundaries in relationships to guard against feelings that lead to anger, shame, control, and avoidance.
- Recognize unique personality differences that empower you to see the truth about yourself and develop as a leader.
- The opportunity to see how other people handle their own experiences of pain and receive support in choosing to seek growth.
Who should attend a RelateStrong group?
- Adult individuals struggling with understanding anger, shame, depression, anxiety, controlling, or escape behaviors.
- Individuals who are seeking to heal from past hurts of relationships or difficult life moments and want to learn more about themselves.
- Individuals who want to grow in their leadership roles at work, with friends and family, and in their communities.
Find out more about RelateStrong groups today!
Your relationship is important. When you fell in love you both brought a unique understanding of love and trust into the relationship to create an "us". That "us" is still deeply impacted by the individuals in the relationship, and most of the time this is probably in sync, but at times there may be things that challenge your understandings of love and trust in the relationship.
RelateStrong | Couples groups are a great way to learn all about how you respond in moments where you may feel challenged in your understanding of love and trust and how as a couple you respond. RelateStrong | Couples groups are a small group of four couples exploring and discovering answers to questions of love and trust, and finding constructive ways to relate expand and grow their "us".
Developed out of Restoration Therapy, RelateStrong | Couples is an evidence based psychological approach to understanding how people can thrive in relationships and leadership.
RelateStrong | Couples groups offer a safe place to encounter and understand how others couples cope and communicate with each other in a safe and encouraging group experience. The group will seek to challenge and empower each other to seek new ways to navigate times of hurt and confusion, instead of falling back into old patterns.
What you'll receive from a
RelateStrong | Couples group
- Identify your unique conflict patterns, which we call the pain cycle, and how this pattern becomes destructive over time.
- Discover the truth about who you are and how to choose to live in this truth, which we call the peace cycle, instead of falling into the destructive patterns of the pain cycle.
- Communicate with your partner utilizing the 4 Steps intervention to promote constructive decision making.
- Learn how to establish healthy boundaries with one another to guard against feelings that lead to anger, shame, control, and avoidance.
- Recognize unique personality differences and similarities in your "us" to appreciate how you both understand and make sense of the world.
- The opportunity to see how other couples handle their own experiences of pain and receive support in choosing to seek growth and connection.
Who should attend a MarriageStrong group?
- Couples seeking new understanding about their "us" and who want to grow in emotional awareness, closeness, and decision making.
- Couples who are finding themselves arguing often or having "communication issues".
- Couples who are seeking to heal from past hurts in their relationship and want to learn more about themselves.
- Couples who want to grow in how they interact with their communities and understand their leadership style.
- Couple who want to increase their intimacy and trust.
Find out more about RelateStrong | Couples groups today!
- Meet Mike O'Connell, LMFT
Michael O’Connell is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist from Indianapolis, Indiana. He runs a private practice, Joyful Counseling, in the Broad Ripple neighborhood of Indianapolis with his wife Kim. He is also a pastoral associate at Holy Spirit Parish at Geist in Fishers, Indiana where he coordinates the marriage preparation and enrichment ministries for engaged couples and has been in active parish ministry since 2006.
Michael specializes in working with premarital couples and couples struggling with communication, intimacy, life transition challenges and conflict resolution.
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