Written By: Leah J Singer, M. Ed., LPC, RYT-200
As featured on Mental Health Match
There’s a Tool for That: Love Languages
The Five Love Languages is a powerful tool that I use often in my therapeutic practice. This tool isn’t just for couples, either. I have used this tool to help parents better understand and relate to their child. I have used it with adults which helped them experience and up-level their communication and intimacy. It has also even helped single individuals deepen their understanding of themselves. Gary Chapman, author of The Five Love languages, describes the five as being:
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Receiving gifts
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Quality time
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Words of affirmation
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Acts of service
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Physical touch
Curious about what yours is yet? Take the free, 10-15 minute quiz here: https://www.5lovelanguages.
Whether you’re in a relationship or single, an adult, young adult, teenager, or child, this is GREAT knowledge and self-understanding to have. Getting to know yourself and the type of love that you receive allows you to share that with your loved ones so they may share the type of love you receive in return. How awesome is that?! This type of awareness comes with responsibility though, and not to others, but to yourself. Expressing how you receive and give love to someone may be a daunting experience because of the vulnerability, openness, and courage it takes. Fortunately, you don’t have to go through this type of experience alone. Any of the gals here at Ajana Therapy and Clinical Services can walk alongside you as you navigate your world with this new tool and this newfound insight.
– Leah
Learn more about The Five Love Languages here: https://www.5lovelanguages.
Author Gary Chapman has a variety of The Five Love Languages editions ranging from children’s love languages to teenagers to military.
Chapman, G. D. (1997). The five love languages. Chicago: Moody Press.
