Sleep or Lack of it & Your Relationship Satisfaction! Lack of sleep and relationship satisfaction. Is your’s plummeting?! Many couples, especially if you’re adding to your family and have a new born baby, or maybe you don’t have a child but can’t sleep because reoccurring thoughts are keeping you awake. Whatever the reason is for […]
Marriage Strengths: Know Yours!
Marriage Strengths are Important Many couples when first starting couples therapy or marriage counseling have many marriage strengths that can get missed. It can be hard to remember what strengths you have together when times are rough. When you’re not communicating well and can’t see eye to eye. But, there likely are strengths that have pulled […]
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 […]
Fun Communication in Marriage Ritual
Communication in Marriage Ritual Communication in marriage can sometimes be a struggle. One partner might be trying hard to express themselves. While the other partner might be trying hard to avoid getting into an argument. Leaving both partners frustrated. And nobody’s needs are getting met! This is a common dance many couples get in. Good […]
Marriage Counseling Questions to Discuss Before Therapy
Marriage Counseling Questions to Ask Your Spouse Before Scheduling an Appointment Before calling a marriage counselor, here are some marriage counseling questions to discuss with your spouse to see if marriage counseling is right for you. This is an important subject. There’s research that found many couples wait at least six years before getting the […]
Communication for Couples: One Important Ingredient
Communication for Couples – Tip for Connection Seeking first to understand can be hard to do but this one communication for couples tip is really important. While it’s important for us to be understood by our spouse or partner, it’s also important that we understand where they are coming from also. This is especially true after […]
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 […]
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 […]
Blame and Your Relationship
Blame – How it’s Impacting Your Relationship Blame is assigning responsibility for a fault or wrong. While it’s common to want to assign responsibility to someone or something when we feel we’ve been wronged. Problem is, when we begin blaming each other for circumstances and feelings, we begin harming our relationship and creating toxic interactions. […]
Marriage Counseling and Infidelity
Marriage Counseling & Infidelity – How To Stop The Hurt Marriage counseling is a powerful resource to help with the disruption infidelity has on a marriage. Learning that your spouse has been cheating can be one of the most traumatic experiences. It can feel as if your world has just been turned upside-down. Like you […]