Are Millennials Changing the Conversation Around Couples Therapy?

Couples therapy isn’t a new concept, but this idea that it is something that can be done to strengthen a relationship instead of simply to save it, does seem counter to many of the narratives that have persisted around relationships and mental health.

Whereas previous generations may have prioritized not airing their “dirty laundry,” millennials seem to care more about redefining the roles and expectations that organize our lives. It makes sense then, that we would turn to couples therapy, especially considering that old models may not provide much guidance.

A marriage and family therapist can work with couples to determine what kind of relationships we want to have, no matter how different that may be from our parents’ or peers’ relationships.

For a generation that is defined by disruption of past norms, dismantling the stigma surrounding couples therapy seems like a perfectly millennial act.

Couples therapy isn’t a new concept, but this idea that it is something that can be done to strengthen a relationship instead of simply to save it, does seem counter to many of the narratives that have persisted around relationships and mental health.

Whereas previous generations may have prioritized not airing their “dirty laundry,” millennials seem to care more about redefining the roles and expectations that organize our lives. It makes sense then, that we would turn to couples therapy, especially considering that old models may not provide much guidance.

A marriage and family therapist can work with couples to determine what kind of relationships we want to have, no matter how different that may be from our parents’ or peers’ relationships.

For a generation that is defined by disruption of past norms, dismantling the stigma surrounding couples therapy seems like a perfectly millennial act.