Margaret Dodson, Ph.D.
Adult and Couples
Adolescent and Child Psychologist

SERVICES OFFERED:

» Individual Psychotherapy with Adults «
Relationship & Marital Therapy
» Individual, Dyadic, and Family Therapy with Adolescents and Children «
» Immigration/Legal Evaluations «

RELATIONSHIP & MARITAL THERAPY

Are you and your partner wondering what happened to the relationship you thought you once had? Or who is this person I thought I knew and loved without question or doubt? Are you and your partner feeling like strangers and struggling to understand and get along with each other? Are the arguments becoming more hurtful or the silences more icy and prolonged? Are you asking yourselves if this is a normal part of being in a relationship? The answer is yes. Most relationships eventually lose the "honeymoon glow" amd become challenging and often painfully difficult. This normal stage can become an opportunity for growth and deepening of intimacy. Often working with an experienced psychologist can dramatically improve what feels like a hopelessly frustrating situation.
In couples therapy I provide a safe environment where you and your partner can explore frustrating patterns of interaction, understand and work with your specific conflicts, and deepen trust in each other.
If I determine it would be helpful, I use practical exercises and techniques to help you improve relationship/communication skills and decrease patterns of relating that cause frustration and emotional upset.
I will teach you and your partner how to express feelings constructively and how to listen compassionately in order to increase mutual understanding.
I will help you and your partner establish a healthy balance between togetherness and independence and work out a wide range of conflicts such as: sexual difficulties, monetary problems, and family/parenting conflicts.
Call or email me today.

I provide the following services for couples:

Relationship & Marital Therapy
Pre-Marital Counseling
Separation & Divorce Counseling

I work in Couples Therapy with the following treatment goals:

Improving Communication & Assertiveness
Learning Conflict Resolution Skills
Deepening Trust
Decreasing Power Imbalances
Enhancing Emotional & Sexual Intimacy
Resolving Individual Barriers to Intimacy

Margaret Dodson, Ph.D.
902 Carmel Ave. Suite 8
Albany, California 94706
(510) 526-0474
margaret@drmargaretdodson.com