Building Trust in Marriage Building trust in marriage is a common marital issue that often propels couples into marriage counseling or couples therapy. It is about the dance of attunement, each partner attuning to each other. Attunement means: will you be there for me when I reach for you? Will you be there for me […]
Marital Counseling for Good to Great Marriages
Marital Counseling – Helps Good Relationships Become Great! Marital counseling can be very helpful for all couples. Even couples that report having a good relationship and want to take it from good to great. Here are a few ways couples therapy and marital counseling can help enhance your relationship. It can help: Reinforce current strengths in your […]
Defensiveness in Relationships
Heal Defensiveness in Relationships When arguments happen between couples, it can be hard to not become defensive, sparking cycles of defensiveness in relationships that run counter to what you’re really wanting…closeness. To be seen, heard and understood by your spouse. Many times, we get defensive because we feel we are being treated wrongly, attacked or misunderstood. […]
Marriage Rituals for Connection
Marriage Rituals – Do you have them? What marriage rituals are currently happening in your relationship? Having rituals in your relationship is important because it provides a type of structure around connecting with your spouse. It allows for a time that you both use to unite and connect, even if it’s in small gestures such […]
Couples Therapy Questions
Answers to 3 Couples Therapy Questions There are some common couples therapy questions many couples have. For some couples, finding a couples therapist is a new experience for them. They have never been to a marriage counselor or couples therapist before and don’t know exactly where to turn or what to ask. Other couples may […]
Improving Marital Sex with Desire
Marital Sex – Does it have to be boring? Sex after marriage – there are many messages out there that imply marital sex isn’t as fun or as often as it was during the dating period. But, is this true? Martial Sex and Desire Marital sex can be wonderful between two spouses. The bond created through […]
Couples Therapist: Who Sees the Elephant?
Seeing a Couples Therapist I truly view seeing a couples therapist for couples therapy as a gift couples give not only themselves but to those around them – including children. When couples aren’t happy, children can often feel this energy. Similar to when you can feel your spouse’s energy when they are in a bad mood […]
How To Make My Marriage Work
Tip: How To Make My Marriage Work As a marriage counselor and couples therapist, I’m often asked by couples what the secrets are to making marriages work. People are eager to know and want help with: “How to make my marriage work?” Where to start… When asking the important question of “how to make my marriage […]
Communication in Marriages – Build A Better Marriage Today!
Communication in Marriages – Why is it so hard? Communication in marriages is one of the most common issues I see in my practice. When two uniquely individual and different people join together and form a relationship, there are going to be disagreements. There are going to be arguments that pop up. There are likely […]
