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August 2024

August 25, 2024

6 Ways to Promote a Happy Relationship

Karen, 42, and Kevin, 41, have been married for ten years and have fallen into...

August 11, 2024

Infidelity: Does It Have to End My Marriage?

During a couples counseling session, Rebecca, 26, sat on the couch across from Brian, 27,...

August 04, 2024

Should Couples Stay Together for the Sake of Their Kids?

By far, this is one of the most commonly asked questions my clients ask me....

July 2024

July 28, 2024

6 Warning Signs That Your Marriage is in Serious Trouble

A healthy, intimate relationship is built on trust and vulnerability which involves sharing your innermost...

June 2024

June 30, 2024

How Do I Save My Marriage?

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

June 23, 2024

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 02, 2024

Are Arguments Inevitable in Relationships?

During their first counseling session, Rebecca, 37, and Kevin, 36, discuss how they tend to...

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...

May 05, 2024

How Can Couples Deal with Financial Stress?

When Maria, thirty-eight, and Ethan, forty, sat on the couch in my counseling office, they...

April 2024

April 28, 2024

4 Ways to Have Meaningful Conversations with Your Partner

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

April 21, 2024

How to Learn from Your Past and Make Healthy Choices in Love

Dear Terry, I’m in a relationship with a man who doesn’t respect me and treats...

April 14, 2024

6 Ways to Promote a Happy Relationship

Karen, 42, and Kevin, 41, have been married for ten years and have fallen into...

April 06, 2024

3 Action Steps to Active Listening With Your Partner

During a couples counseling session, Becca, 40, and David, 41, discuss their ongoing problem with...

March 2024

March 17, 2024

How Dealing with Conflict Can Help Couples Thrive

Dear Terry, After fourteen-year of marriage, I’m at the end of my rope. My husband,...

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...

January 2024

January 28, 2024

5 Ways to Be Vulnerable and Get What Need from Your Partner

Being vulnerable means being authentic and being able to risk expressing your thoughts, feelings, and...

December 2023

December 31, 2023

Is Fighting Inevitable In Your Relationship?

We’ve all been there: the day-to-day routine with our partner falls into a pattern of...

November 2023

November 19, 2023

How Your Attachment Style Influences Your Adult Relationships

When Sondra, age 40, arrived for her counseling appointment, she wanted to focus on her...

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...

October 2023

October 22, 2023

How Managing Conflicts Can Strengthen Your Marriage

For most of my life, I’ve bought into the commonly held belief that good marriages...

October 15, 2023

How Full Disclosure Can Help You Deal With Marital Finances

During a recent counseling session, Karen and Joshua, in their late thirties, spoke about their...

October 08, 2023

When Screen Time Stands Between You and Your Partner

When Maria, 37, and Jeff, 38, came to our first session for counseling they both...

August 2023

August 27, 2023

The Art of Avoiding Arguments

We’ve all been there: embroiled in an argument with our partner, caught up in emotion,...

August 20, 2023

6 Tips to Overcoming Fear of Commitment

A national survey found that 84% of women and 82% of men in the US...

July 2023

July 22, 2023

5 Ways to Make Small Gestures Count in Your Marriage

Elena, 48, and Jason, 52, have been married fifteen years and came to counseling to...

July 15, 2023

Intimacy in Marriage Unpacked

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

July 02, 2023

How Stress Impacts Sex in Marriage and How to Rekindle Passion

It’s common for married couples to complain of leading busy lives and not feeling energized...

May 2023

May 25, 2023

How Can Couples Communicate Better During Conflict?

On of the most common complaints that I hear from couples in my office, especially...

April 2023

April 09, 2023

How Do You Know If Your Relationship is Healthy?

Dear Terry, I’m engaged and considering getting married in a few months to a man...

March 2023

March 12, 2023

How Do I Manage Ongoing Arguments with My Spouse?

During a couples counseling session, Jenny, 42, and Sam, 43, sit on the couch in...