Benefit of the Doubt is One of the Most Powerful Tools
So you have been with your spouse for quite a while, it’s normal to assume you know how they will act, think, or even feel in a specific situation. But how well do you really know your partner? Take the Gottman quiz to find out. More often than not, acting like...
9 Ways to Strengthen Your Connection with Your Partner
Wouldn’t it be great if relationships came with an “easy button” like so many other things in our tech-heavy world? So many things run on autopilot these days: planes, phones, and even cars that can drive themselves! In this world where many things work well with...
How Mindfulness Exercises Can Strengthen Your Relationship
Staying mindful and present while living in quarantine has proven extremely difficult for most of us. With so much uncertainty in the air and vague estimations of when life can begin to resemble normalcy, it’s hard to stop ourselves from overthinking and giving in to...
Making Self-Care a Priority
Self-care has become a popular buzzword amongst media outlets and therapists for a good reason. We must all focus and prioritize our emotional, physical, and spiritual needs to help support others and create the world we want to live in. We cannot help others and...
How to Maintain Friendships in a Time of Social Distancing
Whether your strongest friendships are local or long distance, the Covid-19 pandemic is changing how we connect with our friends. Sure, there are endless Zoom happy hours and socially distant porch hellos, but is that enough to maintain our friendships thriving long...
How much is too much to share with family and friends about problems in your marriage?
How much is too much to share with family and friends about problems in your marriage? When you first meet someone you run to your friends and family and tell them about this great human that just entered your life. You look forward to introducing them and then hold a...
Bringing Passion Back to a Sexless Marriage
Sitcoms lead us to believe that women pretend to have headaches to avoid sex. But more and more often I encounter couples where the man is either not interested or is unable to perform sexually. Whether it’s you or your spouse who doesn’t want to initiate sex,...
What I Am Telling My Clients Who Are Anxious About Coronavirus
What I Am Telling My Clients Who Are Anxious About Coronavirus The word ‘unprecedented’ has been used and maybe over used but the Coronavirus is undeniably affecting all of us in significant ways. Social distancing has drastically affected our daily lives. This...
How Can Families Hurt or Help a Newlywed Couple?
Being a newlywed can be a time of uninterrupted bliss, or it can be a nightmare. The combining of families can be a very trying time and can hurt a very new relationship between two newlyweds. It’s easier for men to mix with a bride’s family because he is not...Book Appointment
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