Mar 10, 2024 | Feeling good about yourself, General, Relationships, Marriage, Couple Counselling
Over the past weekend most of the snow has melted, temperatures are warming up, and flowers are peeking out. It looks like spring is finally here. In spring we often get our vehicles checked and our houses and yards in order. Did you know that spring is also an...
Oct 10, 2016 | Relationships, Marriage, Couple Counselling
Many families celebrate holidays like Thanksgiving with family gatherings, special foods (and turkey leftovers), vacations, or visiting a special place. Reliable, healthy patterns add structure and comfort to life. Such customs provide touchstones for...
Jul 17, 2016 | Relationships, Marriage, Couple Counselling
Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not. –Mark Twain I’m often asked what the key to a happy marriage is. There are many factors that make a relationship great, but the common denominator in all long-lasting and happy relationships is...
Dec 8, 2015 | Relationships, Marriage, Couple Counselling
Have you ever walked into your home and immediately noticed that your partner didn’t take out the trash, back the car up the right way, or do some other thing you feel they should have done? If so, it is likely you have been rehearsing negative scripts—inner...
Jun 7, 2015 | Relationships, Marriage, Couple Counselling
“Assumptions are the termites of relationships.” –Henry Winkler Adding on Facebook, texting members of the opposite sex (in a heterosexual relationship), openly flirting at a party, sending explicit sexual emails and photos, having an emotional or...
May 17, 2015 | Relationships, Marriage, Couple Counselling
“Empathy dissolves alienation.” –Carl Rogers Have you ever talked to your partner, friend, or even therapist about something that was bothering you and heard suggestions like “You should do this; it will help,” or been given reassurance that things were not so bad:...