Couples Counseling

“The secret to permanently breaking any bad habit is to love something greater than the habit.” -Bryant McGill, author and motivational speaker The habits and routine behavior of your relationship matter. Bad habits have no good place in your good relationship. You love your partner. You want to love better. You want to be closer, happier,…

Our society is all about choices, options, preferences. Online dating sites make it ever easier to swipe and click only the potential dating partners you believe to be “your type.” But how important is it to narrow the dating field that way? Does focusing on one type of guy or girl mean that you’ll be…

Ask any husband, and he’ll tell you this truth: “Happy wife… happy life.” You don’t believe? Think about the established couples you know. Spend a little time considering the wife’s disposition and then the husband’s. Chances are, the more contented men you know might be a little more invested in pleasing their beloved and seem…

Jill didn’t want to be this way. She really liked Bryan. And she was tired of getting in her own way. Bryan’s description of her still rang in her ears. Clingy. Jealous. Negative. Inappropriate. She really wanted her relationship to work out this time. But how can she ease the worries, fears, and insecurity that…

Stress in life is inevitable. You’ve probably developed a pattern of dealing with the lows in life. Maybe you have a few comfort foods, turn to your friends, or work through a downturn by going for a run. Research suggests that there’s one particularly effective stress-reliever, and it’s in your bedroom. Sex can make a…

One of the most wonderful things about being in a serious, committed relationship is having someone who knows more about you than anyone and who cares for you deeply. When infidelity enters into a marriage, all the things you value about your relationship come into question. Learning that you’ve been cheated on is usually accompanied…

Think back to when you first connected with your spouse. In the beginning of your relationship, you likely spent a lot of time focusing on how you felt about your partner, how your partner felt about you, and how much you enjoyed spending time together. When you get married, it is a testament to the…

Perhaps it sounds strange to compare pre-marital counseling to something you buy to protect your assets, but by talking to a therapist with the person you’re about to spend the rest of your life with, you ensure that something incredibly important is protected – your happiness within your marriage. Planning a wedding today is no…

An Introduction to The Relationship Newsletter Thirty-seven percent of U.S. families are now single-parent families. The number of unmarried couples living together is up 800 percent.Women today have more extramarital affairs than their husbands. Reports of sensational findings like these usually omit the most important point of all: eighty-five percent of Americans still get married…

Scenario: You have completed the needs and wants exercise in Vol. 1, No. 2 and you realize that a person you’re already interested in or involved with falls short of the man or woman you described. What now? Hopefully, they don’t fall too short, and candid, on-going communication about the situation will suffice. But what…