University of Dayton Counseling Center, Gosiger Hall, 300 College Park, Dayton, OH 45469-0910 Hours: 8:30 -4:30 Phone: 937-229-3141

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Couples Counseling

The University of Dayton offers couples counseling for UD students.

It is only necessary for one person in the relationship to be a UD student.

Couples counseling is a way for a couple to address problems in their relationship that they have not been able to address themselves.

  • Your counselor will begin by listening to what each of you view as the problem(s)in the relationship.
  • Then the three of you (you, your partner, and your counselor) will agree upon goals for counseling.
  • The counseling process includes working through various problems (financial, values, roles) as well as working on ways in which you communicate.
  • Your counselor will not make assumptions concerning whether you should continue the relationship or terminate the relationship. Those decisions are yours to determine.
  • In relationships where physical violence is present, couples counseling is not usually appropriate. The counselor will discuss with you the importance of ceasing ALL physical violence in order for the relationship to improve. If the violence is not stopped, the counselor will recommend appropriate treatment for the violence before couples counseling can be resumed.