Irene Savarese, Marriage Counselor in Fort Lauderdale, 33304

Irene Hansen Savarese, Couples Therapist, Marriage & Family Therapist

Profession(s):
Marriage & Family Therapy, Mental Health Counseling, Coaching
License Status:
I'm a licensed professional.
Primary License:
Marriage and Family Therapy - MT 2351
Secondary License:
Mental Health Counseling - MT 4862

My Approach to Helping

Do you feel disillusioned, thinking that your differences are too great? Learn tools to communicate effectively, fight fair and stay emotionally connected. I am dedicated to helping you save your marriage / relationship. Struggles are not a sign of a failing relationship. How you perceive difficulties, manage feelings, act and communicate under stress will determine the quality of your relationship.

More Info About My Practice

Relationship issues, Couples and Family Therapy. Individual therapy also offered. For a detailed Therapy Menu go to Relationship Counseling Blog, click on About the blog and meet Irene. I offer reduced fee for first consultation. Mention this site. I look forward to working with you.

Important Factors for Choosing a Therapist

1. You want to find a couples therapist that is not afraid of stopping a fight in the office and have the director hat on when needed. The last thing you want to do is to waste your time and money on fighting and using your valuable time on resolving the latest issue you have been fighting about. It is more beneficial to learn about how to fight fair, do repair work after the fight and communicate effectively and not trigger each other’s defenses. 2. To find a couple’s therapist that is a good fit for you I will suggest you consider both individual and couples goals. In other words, what is it that you and your partner want and need help with. What you want has to do with how you would like to see your marriage/relationship progress. With these questions you are looking towards the future and how you would like your marriage to progress. What you need on the other hand is a different matter, which have more to do with the issues or problems you are currently struggling with in your marriage / relationship. You might need to work on how you are communicating and especially how you respond to your partner when discussing difficult issues and you are feeling distressed. These issues often (but not always) have to do with how your first family related to each other.

Why Going to Therapy Does Not Mean You are Weak or Flawed

Going to therapy isn’t a sign of weakness. On the contrary! To be able to connect authentically to other people, we have to be able to share our vulnerabilities, challenges and issues we are currently struggling with. Exploring your vulnerabilities will help you in all kinds of relationships. In couples therapy you can experience getting closer to your partner by sharing your vulnerabilities. Often couples complain that they don’t feel connected and that the spark has disappeared from their relationship. They hold back and wait for the other to change out of fear of being rejected. To be able to be the first one reaching out and sharing vulnerability is real strengths that can save your marriage or relationship. Going to therapy gives you the opportunity to explore your vulnerabilities with a professional and caring person. I openly discuss with my clients how I work and how I can help them get the most benefit from their therapy. Clients own goals and topics, whether they feel heard, understood and respected, whether they benefitted from my approach and methods used are all part of my routines in monitoring client overall satisfaction and progress. Give me a call if you have any questions or if you want to make an appointment. (954) 806-2974 (Fort Lauderdale area).