Improve Communication in Marriage

Improving communication is vital for reducing misunderstandings, fostering empathy, and ensuring both partners feel heard and respected.

How Couples Can Diffuse Power Struggles

How Couples Can Diffuse Power Struggles

A couple that I counseled recently, Tonia and Jack, both in their late forties, remarried for ten years and raising …
Terry Gaspard, LICSW Middletown, RI

By Terry Gaspard

LICSW| 5  min read

4 Salient Benefits of Communication Counseling for Couples

4 Salient Benefits of Communication Counseling for Couples

While many would perish at the thought of having to indulge in some couples counseling, it’s not such a bad …
Rachael Pace

By Rachael Pace

Mental health, Parenting| 4  min read

Blueprint to Ending the Argument Cycle  with Your Spouse

Blueprint to Ending the Argument Cycle  with Your Spouse

Many couples come into therapy ready to argue in front of the therapist.  They are each hurt and hoping someone …
Shirley Katz, Registered Psychotherapist Toronto, ON

By Shirley Katz

Registered Psychotherapist| 4  min read

A Key Ingredient for a Marriage to Work: Own Your Own Mistakes

A Key Ingredient for a Marriage to Work: Own Your Own Mistakes

I’ve worked with couples for 30-plus years and have been married for nearly as long. In that time, I’ve come …
Sam Alibrando, Clinical Psychologist Pasadena, CA

By Sam Alibrando

Clinical Psychologist| 4  min read

How Much Resentment do You Have Towards Your Partner?

How Much Resentment do You Have Towards Your Partner?

How can it be that for the majority of people, there was more trust, caring, and self-disclosure in their relationship …
Dean Dorman, Psychologist Grand Rapids, MI

By Dean Dorman

Psychologist| 6  min read

10 Couples Therapy Techniques for Better Communication

10 Couples Therapy Techniques for Better Communication

Communication isn’t always something we give a lot of thought to. You get up, you say good morning to your …
Marriage.com Editorial Team

By Marriage.com Editorial Team

Relationship & Marriage Advice| 9  min read

Where to Find Communication Help for Your Marriage

Where to Find Communication Help for Your Marriage

Do you ever feel like your partner just doesn’t understand you? Or maybe they seem to be speaking an entirely …
Rachael Pace

By Rachael Pace

Mental health, Parenting| 5  min read

Why Blaming Your Partner Won’t Help

Why Blaming Your Partner Won’t Help

In couples therapy, I ask clients to move back and forth between wanting to change their partner, and wanting to …
Vicki Botnick, Marriage & Family Therapist Tarzana, CA

By Vicki Botnick

Marriage & Family Therapist| 4  min read

Couple Counseling Exercises to Improve Communication

Couple Counseling Exercises to Improve Communication

Communication exercises for couples is an essential tool in vitalizing the partnership when the union begins to go sideways. Requiring …
Sylvia Smith

Approved By Jeannie Sytsma

Marriage & Family Therapist Associate| 4  min read

6 Couples Therapy Exercises for Better Communication

6 Couples Therapy Exercises for Better Communication

When a marriage is struggling it is always important to engage in relationship counseling exercises that help the couple work …
Sylvia Smith

Approved By Angela Welch

Marriage & Family Therapist| 5  min read