Couples Counseling

It’s safe to say that most individuals are on the lookout for the perfect partner. By perfect partner, I mean perfect for them to marry rather than simply perfect for marriage. There is a trending idea of choosing a partner based on how much they support your self-expression that has revamped marriage full force. It…

Most people start thinking about couples therapy after they’ve discovered a few relationship problems. After all, it’s only natural to want to find the solution to a problem, right? The only flaw with this approach is that “the problem” usually isn’t the actual problem. By the time most couples attend couples therapy, the real problem…

Has your relationship taken an unexpected turn for the worse? Maybe feelings of love and hope have been replaced with confusion and fear. In the midst of these complex emotions, one stands out from the rest — doubt. If you’re like most people who find themselves in a relationship with a possible narcissist then you…

So you see it all the time. Emblazoned on magazines for men and women. Promised on talk shows. Peddled in commercials for blue pills or special creams. The secrets to a better sex life can be yours! All you need to do is to spice it up, shake it up, or stir it up with…

Aren’t you happy that your relationship is filled with so much loving conversation, insightful discussions, and supportive periods of verbal connection? No? Well, isn’t it great then, that the long talks between you and your loved one are so often the bright spots of your hectic week? Not really? Okay… well at least you must…

A marriage involves two people – two individuals. When problems arise in a marriage, those two individuals all too often jump at quickly assigning blame. Most likely, though, both of them contributed to their relationship problems. Of course, they are both responsible for solving their marriage problems. But blaming and taking responsibility are two entirely…

“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…