Couples Counseling

“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…

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…