Couples Counseling

A common belief is that all romantic relationships require sacrifice. After all, when you are in a partnership, your priorities shift from being single to being a couple. Maybe you don’t always get to go out with your friends like you used to. Or you have to give up your Saturday leisure activities to take care of…

The words “all you need is love” were made famous by the Beatles. They conjure up an ideal that love really can bring all of us together. Yet, when it comes to making relationships work, the question is: Is love really all you need? The answer is more complex, especially when it comes to meeting the…

In the past, it used to be that marriages followed rather inflexible relationship rules. Yet, those expectations didn’t really work to create a strong and supportive relationship. More often, couples struggled to create a loving bond under these constraints. Today, relationship rules have completely changed. If you are having trouble in your relationship, it might…

Sometimes space is hard to come by. There are times when you want to be close to your partner and be held by them. At other times, though, you may wish they’d just step away and give you your space. Miscommunication of these needs can create confusion, resentment, and bitterness. But it doesn’t have to be…

There’s a lot of soul-searching that goes on after an affair for both partners. Many questions pop up. Where do we go from here? How can we prevent this from ever happening again? If you are sorting out issues with your partner, then it’s important for both of you to understand the lessons learned. An…

“Why on earth are they still seeing each other?” At some point, just about everyone has known a couple that made them wonder why they are still together. They constantly fight and bicker with each other, even in public. And personality-wise they are polar opposites of each other. Everything about them just screams that they are…

It’s all territory that has yet to be charted, this social media business. In terms of relationships and setting boundaries, the digital era we’re in has created a social media challenge. Online activities might seem like a juvenile and almost trivial thing to cause problems in relationships, but they definitely do. How so? The social…

What do you think of when falling in love? There’s the excitement of being with your partner and having new experiences together. It seems as if every day offers something fresh and exciting. This is typically called the “honeymoon” stage of a relationship. Make no mistake, it does feel great. However, this time period only goes…

Sooner or later every couple will experience a relationship conflict. Wouldn’t it be nice to be able to resolve any couples conflict amicably when it occurs, instead of letting things get out of hand? And you can learn to do exactly that! In fact, there are many ways of handling conflict in healthy ways. But…

Your partner says that you both need to go to couples therapy. The first thought that may run through your mind is to either do an “eye roll” or run as far away as possible. Yes, you know that your relationship has problems, but you are just not enthusiastic about couples therapy. In fact, you’d rather…