Caring Days: The first step to saving your relationship
There comes a time in every relationship when exchanges between partners become increasingly negative. Conflict and avoidance both increase, and this can lead to feeling trapped, unhappy and more like roommates than romantic partners. Each …
Getting to Know the Passengers on Our Bus
In getting to know the passengers on our bus, imagine yourself as a bus driver en route to a specific destination, gradually picking up a variety of passengers along the way. There are those who …
I Want Flowers, But I Don’t Want To Tell You I Want Flowers
You’ve had a tough week, and all you want is a sweet and simple gesture from your partner- flowers, perhaps. But you don’t want to ask for them…so instead of asking for the flowers, you …
Parental Conflict: But What About the Kids?
Too much conflict in any relationship is not good. But conflicts, or rather disagreements, are a natural by-product of any relationship, and effects on the parties involved are also natural. However, parental conflict can not …
Client Share: The Therapy Journey
In this series called ‘Client Share’, we make room for our clients who want to use their experiences with relationships, mental health, and their therapy journey to help others who might benefit from this client’s …
Is it Time for Couples Therapy? It’s not as scary as it sounds.
If you cringe at the mere sound of “time for couples therapy,” know that you are not alone. For many of us, the idea of couples therapy implies crisis, breakdown, and doom. Often seen as …
