Cary Terra, LMFT

Bainbridge Island/Seattle Therapist Cary Terra

Whether you are recently dating or involved in a long-term relationship, engaging in therapy will provide you with the support and insight needed to better understand and work through your relationship difficulties. Counseling for preparing for marriage is a wonderful way to start your life as a couple. You will gain the ability to better manage conflicts, to identify and avoid repeating patterns of distress, and will learn effective communication skills. Acquiring these tools will enhance or re-ignite the connection that brought you together so that you may enjoy a successful, happy, and fulfilling relationship for years to come.

Premarital Counseling

Entering into marriage can bring feelings of joy AND anxiety. If you’re feeling confused, doubtful or anxious, don’t let others convince you of “cold feet”. You can identify and cope with these feelings NOW – and this can free you to enjoy this time more fully.

Our culture seems obsesses with weddings – and this can be overwhelming as new couples face the unrealistic changing their lives, throwing a killer party, rising to their own and others’ expectations, and having a loving, intimate occasion – ALL ON THE SAME DAY!

You don’t have to be a victim of unrealistic expectations. Premarital counseling provides couples with a safe space to freely discuss desires, needs, and concerns within the relationship. Couples are given an opportunity to discuss topics that often get ignored amid wedding plans, such as marriage expectations, cheating, money, children, role expectations, and core values. Therapy fosters healthy and more open communication between couples and paves the path for both a smooth transition into marriage and a fulfilling, long-term relationship.

How many healthy, happy marriages do you know of? Don’t settle for less than what you truly desire for your partnership. Cary Terra can help you build this relationship.

Couples Therapy/Marriage Counseling

Marriage can become the stage for playing out a lifetime of traumas, hurts, and disappointments that, unknowingly, may get projected onto our partner.

The goal of couples therapy/marriage counseling is to help you better understand the dynamics of your relationship so that conflicts get resolved and the connection you once shared becomes revitalized. Cary Terra’s approach incorporates solution-focused, family systems and cognitive techniques. Yu will be provided with tools to identify how past hurts may be affecting your relationship, and new skills for communicating and listening. With increased insight and better communication skills, your partnership will improve, and you will be better equipped to face the joys and challenges of life as a team.

Cary provides counseling and therapy to individuals, adults, teens, couples and families. Her services include counseling for depression, anxiety, grief, loss, healing trauma, stress management, life transitions, personal growth, self-esteem, relationships, premarital counseling, family of origin issues and adult Asperger’s. Nicole serves the greater Seattle area, including Seattle, Bellevue, Kirkland, Queen Anne, Ballard, and King County.

Cary Terra, LMFT