Couples Therapy Before Marriage: Is it Worth Your Time?
Your boyfriend proposed, and you are about to get married. Everyone is happy for you, but you are not so …
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Marriage Therapy
Marriage therapy, also known as couples therapy, is a way to help couples recognize and resolve their marital conflicts and disputes. Using simple techniques, couples can significantly improve their relationship and make thoughtful decisions about rebuilding it or going their separate ways. Several issues such as lack of communication, unmet expectations, financial troubles and infidelity can be tackled with therapy.
What Really Happens In Couples Therapy
Have you ever heard the phrase “two’s company, three’s a crowd?” this may be true in monogamous relationships, but sometimes …
The Sirens’ Call: Ending the Cycle of Emotional Abuse (Part 4 of 4)
There are stages to the process of leaving an abusive relationship. If there are children and co-parenting will be required, …
The Sirens’ Call: Breaking The Cycle Of Emotional Abuse (Part 3 of 4)
Empaths, or those who tend to be sensitive, thoughtful, considerate and warm spirited, are often the ones sought out and …
How Attachment Styles Affect Relationships
We all know the cat and mouse game in relationships. It is that familiar dynamic of the chaser and the …
10 Signs That Your Marriage Is In Trouble
Sometimes we question as to how much trouble are we really in. Denial is great and acts in contrast to …
The Sirens’ Call: Why Male Partners Are Emotionally Abusive (Part 2 of 4)
Intimate partner emotional (and physical) abuse is usually portrayed as the man mistreating his partner; however, as we all know, …
A Mindful and Compassionate Approach Towards Ideal Relationships
Most of my clients come to me wanting me to point out some great glaring wisdom or frankly just agree …
The Sirens’ Call: Emotional Abuse in Marriage (Part 1 of 4)
NOTE: Both women and men experience emotional and physical abuse. In this article series, the male is presented as the …
Is Yours a ‘Good’ Marriage?
A “good” marriage is what everyone in the institution longs to have. Unfortunately, the term “good” has various meanings and …
The Thirty Day Challenge for Couples
Is your marriage in the doldrums, friend? Perhaps you don’t need a program so much as you need a process. …
7 Reasons Couples Should Try Therapy Together
Too many couples “go through the motions,” allowing anxiety and ill will to sully the relationship. Because of pride, indifference, …
5 Ways to Stop the Expectations Trap
His parents had a relationship like this, and her parents had a relationship like that. Put man and wife together …
Healing the Cycles that Tear Couples Apart
If you’re in it, you may not even be aware of it—it is what is known as a vicious relationship …
Does Your Spouse Display Signs of Autism Spectrum Disorder?
It is well known that 1 in 68 children are diagnosed on the Autism Spectrum. What this means is that …
Keeping Your Individuality Alive to Support your Marriage
Marriage kills what you love to do…well that might a bit dramatic. However, hang around younger couples and you’re likely …
Do You Know What you Feel?
It sounds like an easy and obvious question. However, I learned over the years that the answer to this question was …
Masquerading as a Real Partner: Signs that you Married a Sociopath
Mark was the most amazing man KellyAnne had ever met—charming, articulate, seemed to sense her needs before she did, romantic …
Negative Experiences of the Past can Affect Your Relationship
Being alone sucks. Waking up next to someone who you once fell in love with, but for whom you barely …
Ross and Amy’s Story – How Couples Counseling Helped Them
Amy and Ross seated themselves as far apart as they could on my office sofa. They were polite and cordial …
