Category Archives for Couples Therapy
Creating Intimacy in Uncertain Times
Creating intimacy in uncertain times can be a huge challenge. In creating intimacy during uncertainty, compassion will be required more than ever. Without compassion, we will feel more distressed and less connected. For some partners, creating intimacy during this time of quarantine and social distancing will come naturally. It can be a welcomed time of […]
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Balance: An Essential Ingredient in Marriage
Practice #6: How to Reclaim Your Life and Strengthen Your Marriage. Balance. We hear a lot about this in today’s world, but with unending responsibilities and demands on our time, we often struggle to create it. When it comes to a marriage, the concept of balance takes on its own unique challenges. Balancing time together, […]
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Online Therapy: 3 Reasons Why It Is for You
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to have an online therapy session? If you have, this article will identify 3 reasons why you should consider online therapy. Everyone can use a little extra support in today’s busy and complicated world. Often, what is most needed, is the kind of support that only […]
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The Pain of Abandoning Ourselves in Marriage
Introduction to: How to Reclaim Your Life and Strengthen Your Marriage. This is the introductory post to a series of 10 posts I will be publishing on the topic of Reclaiming Your Life and Strengthening Your Marriage. Just about a year ago, I published a post, in which I talk about the pain of abandoning […]
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How to Transform Your Relationship—6 Core Practices for a Healthy Marriage
What are the essential components of a healthy, vibrant marriage? Many times, the kind of relationship that couples dream of, can feel just out of reach. However, you can learn how to transform your marriage so that it is stronger and more satisfying. So often, we strive and strain but end up with little or […]
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Transformation, Truth, and Authenticity
Poet Adrienne Rich defined love this way: “An honorable human relationship – that is, one in which two people have the right to use the word “love” – is a process… delicate… and often terrifying to both persons involved, a process of refining the truths they can tell each other. It is important to do […]
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How to Bring Up Couples Therapy with Your Partner (6 Dos and Don’ts)
Picture this: You and your partner are about to take off for a lovely romantic weekend away together. As you both are getting ready, a recurring issue surfaces between you. Before you know it, you both are arguing, angry, hurt, and feeling misunderstood. You find yourself having second thoughts about your “lovely romantic weekend”. Silence […]
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