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October 2026

October 04, 2026

Vulnerability and Intimacy Go Hand in Hand

Intimacy is an important source of comfort and provides predictability in an uncertain world. It’s...

September 2026

September 12, 2026

5 Ways to Keep Sexual Intimacy Alive in Marriage

Dear Terry, My husband Jonathan and I are going through a dry patch in terms...

June 2026

June 28, 2026

Vulnerability and Intimacy Are Closely Connected

Intimacy is an important source of comfort and provides predictability in an uncertain world. It’s...

March 2026

March 08, 2026

4 Ways to Curb Defensiveness in Marriage

In many ways, relationships are ruled by the routines partners establish for themselves. These patterns...

September 2025

September 14, 2025

How to Unpack Intimacy in Your Marriage

When Kevin, 42, and Melissa, 43, attended their first counseling session, they spoke about the...

July 2025

July 27, 2025

6 Ways to Boost Intimacy in Your Marriage

Dear Terry, I’ve been married to John for ten years and I’m worried because we’ve...

May 2024

May 19, 2024

6 Smart Ways to Repair Broken Trust

Karen, in her late-forties, is an architect whose first marriage ended due to infidelity. She...

February 2024

February 25, 2024

5 Ways to Encourage Shared Meaning in Your Marriage

A successful marriage is about more than raising kids and paying bills. It is about...

February 11, 2024

What Can I Do to Save My Marriage?

Dear Terry, I’ve been married to John for ten years and I’m worried because we’ve...

November 2023

November 05, 2023

Vulnerability and Intimacy Go Hand and Hand

Intimacy is an important source of comfort and provides predictability in an uncertain world. It’s...

September 2023

September 17, 2023

8 Ways To Prevent Resentment from Destroying Your Marriage

Karen, age 48, had been married to Kyle for five years when she found several...

July 2023

July 30, 2023

6 Signs of a Healthy Relationship

Caitlin, an outgoing, 35, came to my office for counseling recently and discussed her tendency...

July 15, 2023

Intimacy in Marriage Unpacked

When Kevin, 42, and Melissa, 43, attended their first counseling session, they spoke about the...

March 2023

March 05, 2023

6 Tips to Rekindle Sexual Intimacy with Your Partner

The most common complaint of couples that I work with today is that they have...

February 2023

February 18, 2023

4 Ways to Have Meaningful Conversations with Your Partner

Sydney, 39, and Tim, 40, have been attending counseling sessions for over three months and...

June 2022

June 17, 2022

Restoring Emotional and Sexual Intimacy in Marriage

In my practice, I’ve worked with many couples who complain that the spark has gone...

May 2022

May 21, 2022

7 Ways to Connect with Your Partner and Break the Pursuer-Distancer Pattern

During a recent couples counseling session, Karen, 37, and Rob, 40, discuss their destructive pursuer-distancer...

April 2022

April 16, 2022

4 Reasons Why Being Vulnerable Leads to Intimacy

Sitting on the couch in my office, Jessica, 32, shares her struggle with opening up...

March 2022

March 20, 2022

5 Ways to Improve Communication, Love, and Intimacy in Your Marriage

Teresa and Carl, both in their late-forties, met at work a year after Teresa's divorce....

January 2022

January 08, 2022

What are the Secrets to a Happy Second Marriage?

While many couples see remarriage as an opportunity to start fresh start and a new...

October 2021

October 10, 2021

The Keys to Being an Emotionally Available Partner

During a recent couples counseling session, Kylie, 36, spoke about her frustration with her husband,...

September 2021

September 11, 2021

8 Skills to Promote Emotional Connection with Your Partner

While all couples need some sense of autonomy and closeness, many couples are chronically disconnected...

March 2021

March 07, 2021

7 Reasons Why Remarriage Can Be Better Than You Imagined

The key ingredients to a successful remarriage are selecting a partner who is realistic about...

February 2021

February 27, 2021

How Do I Get My Husband to Stop Ignoring Me?

Dear Terry, My husband Kyle and I are drifting apart. We’ve been married sixteen years...

January 2021

January 25, 2021

6 Ways to Enhance Sexual Intimacy and Love in Your Relationship

During my time as a couples therapist, the most common complaint I've heard is about...

September 2020

September 26, 2020

How Do I Achieve More Intimacy with My Husband?

Hello Terry, I've been married 31 years and feel sad about the fact that my...

July 2020

July 11, 2020

Vulnerability and Intimacy Can Lead to Lasting Love

Intimacy is an important source of comfort and provides predictability in an uncertain world. It’s...

December 2019

December 18, 2019

How to Nurture Emotional and Sexual Intimacy and Fall in Love Again

Many couples like Marcia, 42, and Joshua, 43, are feeling stuck in a loveless marriage...

June 2019

June 26, 2019

How to Make Your Marriage a Priority

Alexis, 38, and her husband David, 39, have been struggling to find time together for...

May 2019

May 21, 2019

6 Ways to Find Happiness with an Emotionally Unavailable Partner

Dear Terry, I’ve been unhappy for a long time because my husband and I are...