Learn How to Appreciate Your Anger in Individual Counseling

If you are looking to start individual counseling, you might not feel happy, grateful feelings in regards to your emotions. You might feel like your emotions are too big or you have too many of them. Or you might think that you don’t feel things enough. Emotions can seem confusing, overwhelming, and foreign, and it…

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Get “Un-Stuck” in Couples Therapy

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How Couples Therapy Can Help You Get “Un-Stuck” If you are in search of couples therapy, odds are you might feel stuck. Maybe you’re stuck in frustrating communication patterns. Or maybe you’re feeling stuck due to unresolved past hurt.  There are many things that can happen in your relationship that can make you feel stuck.…

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What to Expect in Marriage Counseling

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Your First Appointment: What to Expect in Marriage Counseling Whether you’ve scheduled that first appointment or you’re still on the fence about getting started, you are probably curious what actually happens in marriage counseling. What will you do in the appointments? Do you need to bring anything? What will you talk about?  Today, you will…

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Is it Okay to Argue in Marriage Counseling?

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 Arguments in Marriage Counseling If you are considering marriage counseling, you might be unsure of how a marriage therapy appointment works. Maybe you and your spouse are experiencing more conflict than usual. You might wonder if you can (or should) argue in front of your therapist in marriage counseling. Is it better to be on…

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When it Comes to Couples Therapy, It’s Okay To Need Your Partner

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In Couples Therapy, It’s Okay to Need Your Partner Success in couples therapy requires vulnerability. And that can be easier said than done! Especially when it comes to your closest relationship; your partner. Add in the fact that you might feel pressure to be independent and avoid relying on others for support, and you have…

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Debunking Myths in Counseling: “Marriage Should Be Easy”

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Debunking Marriage Myths: “Marriage Should Be Easy” “When you’re with the right person, marriage will be easy.” “It’ll all come together when you find the one!” “If everything isn’t falling into place, then something must be wrong”. You may have heard similar comments about marriage and relationships throughout your life. And these sentiments are brought…

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Do Mature Couples (55+) Need Marriage Therapy?

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Can Mature Couples Benefit from Marriage Therapy? Are you and your partner in a “mature” relationship? Maybe you’re both over 55, retired, and this is your second marriage. Maybe you have already been with your spouse for decades and your children have moved out to form families of their own. You might be wondering; as…

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Marriage Counseling: How to Make Arguments More Productive

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Marriage Counseling: How to make arguments more productive Communication is key. You might have heard that phrase before. Communication plays an important role in all our relationships, including marriage. It is important in healthy romantic relationships to work together with your partner, to try and be on the same page. Communication is one of our…

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Am I Holding Back in Couples Therapy?

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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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Resentment and Negative Sentiment Override in Couples Therapy

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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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