couples therapy

How to Know if You Are Holding Back In Couples Therapy It’s hard enough to decide to make the call to schedule couples therapy. But making your appointment is just the beginning! The work begins when you and your partner arrive at your first appointment.  A successful experience in couples therapy will depend on your…

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couples therapy

How Couples Therapy Can Help Solve Negative Sentiment Override Did you know that most couples wait an average of six years to seek couples therapy? You might not be surprised by that statistic. If you are reading this, you might be seeking couples therapy for the first time. Or maybe you’ve been before and you…

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relationships

Self Care & Relationships Whoever said relationships were 50/50 was lying! Who wants to ride a bike where each tire is only filled up halfway? What about flying on a plane with two half-wings? And don’t forget about the winter gloves that only cover half of your hand. The reality is, relationships are much more…

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couples therapy

How Building Self-Awareness in Couples Therapy Can Improve Your Relationship In couples therapy, you will learn many different ways to improve your connection with your partner. But, it might surprise you to learn that one of the most important things you can do to help your marriage is to work on your own self-awareness.  Today,…

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relationship counseling

Counseling: How to Spot “Green Flags” In Your Relationship If you have been following this counseling blog for a while, you might notice that there is a lot I could write about when it comes to “red flags” (signs that there may be a problem) in a relationship. And that makes sense. Relationships are hard!…

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marriage counseling

Debunking Marriage Counseling Myths: “Couples Therapy is Only For Straight Couples” By now, you might have noticed that most marriage therapy content online refers to straight couples by default. And when you picture couples who pursue counseling together, you might not picture an LGBTQ couple. Do LGBTQ couples have the same struggles as straight couples? Can…

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couples therapy

The Five Couples You Meet in Therapy, Part 5: Hostile-Detached Couples Today you will learn about   the final common type of couple that seeks therapy. So far, we have discussed the conflict avoiders, volatile couples, validating couples, and hostile couples. And today we will discuss hostile-detached couples.  You will learn about what makes hostile-detached couples…

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couples therapy

The Five Couples You Meet in Therapy, Part 4: Hostile Couples So far, you have learned about three common “types” of couples that seek therapy: conflict avoiders, volatile couples, and validating couples. These types are not all-encompassing. But learning about these common types of couples can help you understand why you and your spouse can…

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