Couples Counseling

It’s happened to you before. You’re relaxing with friends one evening after work. The conversation inevitably turns to relationships. And without thinking, you start talking about how frustrated you are with your partner over a recent blow-up. Almost instantly after it happened, you regret saying anything at all. You love your partner deeply, but sometimes you speak before…

Many couples will face the awful reality of divorce. But that moment didn’t just suddenly spring on them, it was years in the making. Usually, there is a pattern of behavior stretching back for a long time. Eventually, it gets to a point where the situation is no longer tenable. But what exactly brings couples to divorce?…

After the rise of COVID-19 and during the lockdown, plenty of information has been written about how this has impacted relationships negatively. Often, the isolation and having to spend all day together in limits space for an extended time have been pointed out to cause detrimental effects. The fact is, though, many couples have struggled…

Even in the best of times couples struggle with interpersonal tension. Typically, the issues involved include those little quirks or habits of your partner or that they have trouble remembering things. With COVID-19, the tension for many couples has only increased. Now, you not only have other preexisting issues to deal with but also, on top of…

Perhaps you are really struggling with your partner right now, thinking: ‘Why can’t they just give me some space? And clearly, they haven’t heard the news about how important it is to wash your hands frequently!‘ Even in the best of times, relationship stress can be a problem for couples. However, now that you are…

A betrayal hurts so badly. The pain reaches to the very core of your being. Infidelity throws into doubt everything about your relationship. It even makes you wonder whether you’re in a broken marriage that can ever be repaired. If you have experienced a recent betrayal and want to save your marriage, then counseling is the…

Every day seems to be just the same. You both get up, get ready for work, make sure the kids are set for school. Then, it’s out the door for the day. And when you get home and ready for bed that night, you are both exhausted. Throughout the day, you’re not thinking about your relationship. In fact,…

Every night you get about eight hours of sleep. All the studies you’ve read recommend roughly that amount for adults, so that should be plenty for you. Yet, for some reason, you still feel exhausted all the time. Why is this? The fact is that there may be other issues at work. For instance, if you…

This new year you and your partner decided that making your relationship a priority ought to take center stage. And that’s a great decision which will be very beneficial to your relationship, not just this year, but in the long-run. However, you both lead busy lives. Thus, it can truly be a struggle staying connected…

When you have an older or younger partner with a significant age difference, you are in what’s called an age gap relationship. Perhaps neither of you were expecting to be with someone much older or younger than the other. However, one thing led to another. And now, here you are! Of course, you want the…