Are you looking for a gay-friendly counselor who understands issues facing gay men and lesbians, same-sex couples and families and is welcoming, caring, and compassionate and affordable in central Flordida?
At The Mending Group your counselor is accepting and supportive of you and your sexuality. Just as important, our therapy is affordable and uses techniques proven by years of research.
We specialize in helping the LGBTQI community (both individuals and couples) close the gap between how life is, and how you would like it to be, in important areas of your life, such as your:
At The Mending Group your counselor is accepting and supportive of you and your sexuality. Just as important, our therapy is affordable and uses techniques proven by years of research.
We specialize in helping the LGBTQI community (both individuals and couples) close the gap between how life is, and how you would like it to be, in important areas of your life, such as your:
• Emotions
• Behaviors
• Depression
• Anxiety
• Loneliness
• Body image issues
• Career issues
• Difficulty in forming or sustaining intimate relationships
• Couples who are going through a difficult period
• People living with HIV/AIDS, or other life threatening illnesses
• Partners of those living with HIV/AIDS, or other life threatening illnesses
• Widows or widowers dealing with the death of their partner
• Families of LGBTQI members.
Couples counseling
Is your relationship in danger? Research has found that couples wait an average of six years after their relationships have began experiencing problems before seeking the help of a therapist.
Are there warning signs that a break-up
or divorce may be in your future?
• A high level or conflict or tension in the relationship
• Not feeling loved, respected or appreciated
• Feeling like your drifting apart
• Keeping a tally or “tit for tat” attitude
• Having the same argument over and over
• Feeling lonely or leading parallel lives
• A lack of sexual intimacy
If any of these signs seem familiar,
seek help before its too late!
seek help before its too late!
Whether your relationship is in trouble, or you just want to make sure it stays strong, our experienced therapists use the latest advances in scientifically proven technique for gay or lesbian couples coping with the complexities of their relationships with tools to help make a positive difference.
How will couples counseling help my relationship?
• You will receive results from a therapist who can predict with 94% accuracy if your relationship is headed for separation.
• You can expect the highest probability of improving your relationship of any couples therapy.
How will my relationship improve?
• Communicate and manage conflict more effectively.
• Build and maintain connection, love, and respect.
• Improve the quality of sex, romance, and passion.
• Engage in constructive, rather than destructive, conflicts.
• Identify what matters most to each other. Support each other’s hopes and aspirations and build a sense of purpose in each other’s lives together.
• Reduce the risk of relapsing into the same old patterns.
A relationship with your partner can be one of the most personal and fulfilling relationships you have, we will help you and your partner create a new level of joy, satisfaction and fulfillment in your relationship.
HIV
Those living with HIV face many issues such as, managing their health, their medical care and any medications they may be taking. However managing their mental health is equally as important!
The Mending Group works with those living with HIV, their friends, their families and their support systems.
Living with HIV has many stages from newly diagnosed to those who have lived with the diagnosis for many years. We work with showing those newly diagnosed with HIV to realize that life does go on, their dreams are still possible and important, and that they can be healthy and confident again.