Marriage & Couples Counseling

Dr. Roger Libby, with offices in Seattle, Poulsbo and Kitsap County WA, offers couples counseling and marriage counseling for those who are married. He strives to enhance communication and relationship skills, as well as ways to solve conflicts. Dr. Libby could not solve some sexual problems without addressing the relationship/marital issues that contribute to these concerns. His approach is to see each person separately first, and then together. This provides him the information he needs to develop a sound treatment plan and to solve relationship problems fairly quickly.

Among other complementary treatment modalities, Dr. Libby uses uses Dr. John Gottman's books to assign homework and to fully address relationship problems. Unlike many pop psychology approaches (such as John Gray, Men are from Mars, Women Are from Venus), Gottman's approach is based on good research, and is not a theory without empirical support. Dr. Libby assigns exercises, intimate conversations at home, dating and discovering new interests together.

Dr. Libby sees couples regardless of whether there are sexual problems. His treatment plan usually includes cognitive/behavioral therapy along with John Gottman's works.

Marriage counselors are trained to deal with marital issues such as communication breakdowns, money differences, and how to deal with arguments and avoid divorce. Dr. Libby does all of this, and he helps some through the divorce process, helping them adjust to being single again.

Dr. Libby is a Sex and Relationship Couples Therapist

Dr. Libby is a one-stop couples therapist with a specialty of sexual issues and problems. There is no need to see two couples or marriage therapists. His many years of experience dealing with conflict, communication and sexual issues with both unmarried and married couples make it likely that the therapy will be short-term and effective. Unlike most marriage counselors, Dr. Libby has a strong expertise in dealing with sexual problems. Most marriage counselors have very little actual training in sexual expression, but Dr. Libby offers a full array of treatment plans for those in conflict, and those having communication breakdowns about sex, and about other aspects of the relationship.

They may look under “Couples Counseling” and fail to find a suitable couples counselor who also is a board certified sex therapist such as Dr. Libby. Dr. Libby deals with differences about sex as well as differences about money, children and other hot button areas.

Dr. Libby also does premarital counseling. He sees each person alone, and then the couple together. He believes it is wise to assess the relationship and any problems prior to getting married.

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Marriage & Couples Counseling

Dr. Libby is a Sex and Relationship Couples Therapist