Culturally sensitive couples counseling helps an interethnic couple understand their relational difficulties within a broader cultural perspective, clarifies ethnic values and facilitates successful negotiation of cultural differences between partners. Interracial Relationships Interracial couples not only have to blend the differences of racial experiences and cultural attitudes within their relationship. They also have to overcome racism, common prejudice and possible rejection by their own racial group for living with a racially different partner. Couples therapy can help the couple work through ambivalence and value conflicts, clarify racial identity confusion and validate the strengths of the couple s relationship. Interfaith Relationships Partners from different religious traditions have to reconcile their religious practices and decide on religious rituals and celebrations.
Couples counseling can facilitate openly communicate about religious beliefs and spiritual meanings.
This dialogue often results in a deeper level of relational connection and in a more solid foundation for a shared spiritual journey as a couple. Couples in Life Cycle Transitions Over the years, couples need to adjust to many changes in their lives. These transitions can be stressful at times, particularly when they involve children. Their relationship needs to make room for the child, and their roles expand from being partners to being parents. During and after the early years of parenthood, the sexual relationship may change and need re-tuning.