Whether it’s you who usually cries, or your partner, this can be frustrating, confusing, annoying, or even maddening. Especially if you’re having a relationship conversation that’s going perfectly fine and no argument has broken out. But there are reasonable explanations for this phenomenon. Here are just some. HSP-ness For one, if you tend to end...
Separation is a heavy decision, often riddled with raw emotions and a strong urge to move forward quickly. But before that final step of divorce, consider couples therapy. Yes, therapy even after you’ve separated. It might surprise you, but many couples seek therapy even after they’ve separated. On rare occasion, I’ve seen couples come to...
What’s a Post-Session Ritual? Certain behaviors that you do together as a couple which can become habit after each of your therapy sessions. Why Do It? Because it can help you and your partner transition out of your therapy session and into the rest of your day. It’s especially useful because it can help let...
Now that you’ve read Part I on being burned by therapy… Here are the common reasons I’ve heard from clients over the years about being burned by therapy. Obviously, this list can’t possibly cover EVERY reason someone may have been burned by therapy (and therefore may not represent your own experiences). This is simply based...
I hear it all the time. Story after story from folks who contact me because they need therapy help but are super hesitant to move forward and schedule a first session – let alone several sessions after that (assuming we “gel”) because they’ve been burned by a past therapist. With many years of experience helping...
As much as we may all wish that it didn’t happen, on any given day someone in a romantic relationship or marriage is cheating on their partner. We know that this is a common phenomenon for both unmarried and married couples. But is there any merit to the old saying “once a cheater, always a...
As you well know, couples divorce for all sorts of reasons. Specific reasons for divorce tend to be as unique and individual as the couple themselves. However, we know from recent self-report research of divorced couples that there are common ones that typically lead to divorce in the U.S. Some of the top marital researchers came...
As you know, communication in couple relationships can be very hard at times! Many couples who end up in couples therapy report this to be their biggest challenge. For every couple, there is a difference between what one partner says and what the other partner hears. This “gap” in communication may be big or small,...
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