Couples Counseling

You’ve both decided that it’s time to go see a couples therapist. The bickering and fighting have reached the boiling point. Yet, neither of you is ready to throw in the towel. You genuinely love each other and want to make the relationship work. That’s a courageous step! Asking for help isn’t easy. However, when you go…

It’s that time again for another trip to your therapist’s office for a session of relationship therapy. How many times have you and your partner been here? Ten, twenty, thirty or more? Despite all your efforts, though, it seems as if you are just going around in circles and hitting dead ends. You feel really frustrated…

So, you’re married with children and very happy. Your children are a joy and you can’t imagine life without them. However, now both of you are also twice as busy as before! Balancing out work and taking care of children and other life needs doesn’t leave a lot of time left over for romance. In fact,…

The last fifty years have seen tremendous advancement with the roles of women in the workforce. This includes how much a married woman earns in comparison to their male partner. Now, it is much more common for a married woman in a heterosexual relationship to be the primary breadwinner or earn just as much income…

Maybe it’s been forever since you both have been intimate with one another. Or you are both going through a major life transition right now. Whatever the case, you know that you and your partner are in trouble. And if you find yourself asking, “Do we need couples counseling?”, the answer may actually be, “yes.” How…

The holidays can be a difficult time for making your relationship a priority. That’s ironic, considering we hear so much about how the holidays are about family and spending time with others. However, the holidays can also be the breaking point for couples needing to seek couples counseling. Perhaps it’s because so much is at stake…

You’ve heard about the benefits of couples therapy and you know that it can help. Perhaps, the relationship between yourself and your partner isn’t where you would like it to be. Things feel off, and it’s been hard to really communicate with each other. In fact, there may have been times when discussions have quickly turned…

It’s been a long day at work and you’re exhausted. You just want to relax after a stressful day in a job that you don’t really like. In fact, you’re jealous of your partner who gets to stay home with the kids and does not have to deal with work. On the flip side, your partner…

Imagine that you and your partner are in the woods. But instead of walking side-by-side down the same trail together you are both separated. You are trying to find each other as a thick fog rolls in. You step blindly ahead, grasping at what you hope is your partner. Not surprisingly, you may both be frustrated,…

If you were asked to define your relationship, what would you say? Keep in mind that your answer is for your ears only. So be as honest as possible. Would you toss out a few generic comments saying everything was fine and dandy? Or would you actually be able to define your relationship accurately by…