I was talking with a colleague with whom I share a case (she sees the wife individually) and she talked about her approach to couples...
27.112019September 5, 2019
20.112019September 5, 2019
Being Present
By Dr. Richard ReinIn Couples Therapy, Marriage Counseling, Relationship CounselingTags Being Present, Equality, Fairness, Life Balance, Priorities
Karl has a demanding job. Even when he’s on vacation, work slips into the vacation. With two young children, his wife Ashley gets irritated when...
13.112019September 9, 2019
Healing Past Wrongs
By Dr. Richard ReinIn Couples Therapy, Marriage Counseling, Relationship CounselingTags Apologies, Forgiveness, Past Wrongs
In our last couples counseling session, Kim shared an incident from many years ago when she told her husband David that she had made him...
06.112019September 5, 2019
Why Are You Rhetorical?
By Dr. Richard ReinIn Couples Therapy, Marriage Counseling, Relationship CounselingTags Communication, Language
Jan just got back from a week-long conference and found Jeff in the garage. Jeff seemed aggravated and Jan said, “What’s the matter with you?”...
30.102019September 5, 2019
Thank You
The following was posted on the Gottman Institute’s blog Marriage Minute. Because the advice is subtle but profound, I wanted to share. Sorry for venting....
23.102019September 4, 2019
Possibility
By Dr. Richard ReinIn Couples Therapy, Marriage Counseling, Relationship CounselingTags Communication, Language, Subtleties
I was talking with a couple about the importance of paying attention to the subtlety of language and the husband said, “I’m not skilled at...
16.102019September 4, 2019
Face Value
By Dr. Richard ReinIn Couples Therapy, Marriage Counseling, Relationship CounselingTags Lies, Mistrust, Trust
When someone is saying what they think or feel is true for them, I encourage couples to assume their partner is being truthful. If a...
09.102019October 20, 2019
The Right Frequency
By Dr. Richard ReinIn Couples Therapy, Marriage Counseling, Relationship CounselingTags Counseling Process, Counseling Sessions
When I work with most couples, meeting every other week seems to be the right frequency. It’s enough time to allow issues to emerge in...
02.102019September 4, 2019
Be There
Donna was thrilled by her accomplishment. She was developing a new company policy that her colleagues doubted would ever be implemented. Donna was asked to...
25.092019January 14, 2026
I Want To Be Like You
When I first started couples counseling with Bruce and Lauren, their 14-year-old daughter asked her mother, “Do you still love dad?” This was not an...