Couples Counseling

You love your partner, and you know that they love you too. Both of you have been together for a while now. Despite your love, things may feel a little…routine. It isn’t anyone’s fault. In fact, it’s a sign that you two enjoy each other’s company, and have fallen into an everyday routine. Yet, in…

You and your partner decided to close your open marriage. But where is your relationship headed now? Open marriages can seem exciting initially. However, they can cause tension and ongoing relationship damage over time. By choosing to return to a monogamous connection, you are making an effort to eliminate a huge source of stress. Yet,…

You’re experiencing arguments, resentment, and hurt feelings. The relationship is struggling, and you both know it. Yet, you don’t feel it’s over. You both want to make amends and find a way to move forward. But how? A big part of the answer is to employ the idea of relationship repair. What Does Relationship Repair…

Can couples work together? Maybe. For some couples, work is more than each partner simply going to their everyday 9-5. Many couples, in fact, own and operate businesses together. This means that they are not only spending a lot of time together. They are often together 24-7. Thus, they must strike a balance between their…

As Valentine’s Day appears on the holiday horizon, romance may be increasingly on the brain. However, be careful. You may be tempted to idealize a relationship that isn’t working. It’s important to be honest with yourself regarding relationship red flags. Even if it means forgoing cuddles and chocolates this year. Have you noticed issues in…

Congratulations! You’re a new parent. And along with that new “bundle of joy,” you’ve probably also been getting a lot of new parent advice. Maybe some of it’s useful, and maybe some advice seems as though it isn’t quite right for you. How can you really tell the difference? Especially when it comes to staying…

It sounds counterintuitive, but there are pitfalls to being in a committed relationship. How can that be? Isn’t being in a relationship considered to be the ideal situation in our society? Yes, that’s true to an extent. However, what’s at issue are the relationship challenges that we just don’t talk about. Most people only consider…

Of all the ways that a narcissist commits emotional abuse, invalidation is one that is particularly harmful. It is a vicious form of manipulation in which you are told that your emotions are not worth the time, energy, or space for consideration. This at the heart of what narcissism is all about. To the narcissist, they…

The last several months have left us all feeling more stressed-out and frazzled. We now must juggle working from home full-time while also navigating a pandemic. With all that going on, it makes sense then that the sexual connection that you have with your partner might not be what it was pre-pandemic. After all, stress is…