The following sweet dialogue was sent to me by one of my clients. Source unknown. Wife: “I love you!” Husband: “I love you too!” Wife:...
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19.062019April 3, 2019
Share, Don’t Tell
By Dr. Richard ReinIn Couples Counseling, Marriage Counseling, Relationship CounselingTags Advice, Self-Disclosure
Mike was struggling to stay asleep. His wife Mary recently purchased a FitBit to monitor her health, including sleep patterns. She told Mike to buy...
12.062019April 3, 2019
Why
By Dr. Richard ReinIn Couples Counseling, Marriage Counseling, Relationship CounselingTags Communication, Criticism, Lead-In Phrases
I was recently at a presentation by the Samaritans on suicide prevention. They said their volunteers are taught not to ask “why” questions, saying that...
05.062019April 3, 2019
No More Fighting
By Dr. Richard ReinIn Couples Counseling, Marriage Counseling, Relationship CounselingTags Counseling Process, Fear
I met Christina and Brad for their first session and gathered information about their relationship. In our second meeting, we were planning to work on...
29.052019April 3, 2019
Railroaded
Todd and Casey were building an addition to their house. Todd was content with the house as it was, but Casey insisted they needed an...
22.052019April 3, 2019
Parenting Dilemma
By Dr. Richard ReinIn Couples Counseling, Marriage Counseling, Relationship CounselingTags Expression, Guilt
Tim attended a couples counseling session by himself because his wife Debbie was staying home with their sick 9 year old son Bobby. The parents...
15.052019April 3, 2019
Overcoming Toxicity
By Dr. Richard ReinIn Couples Counseling, Marriage Counseling, Relationship CounselingTags Disconnected, Toxicity
Colin and Lauren had an awful relationship. Lauren initially described her relationship as toxic. She said it was unhealthy, dysfunctional, and included screaming and swearing....
08.052019April 3, 2019
Intimate Conversations
Ron and Betsy were struggling. Now in their sixties, sex was a central issue in their relationship. Betsy wanted to restore their sex life. She...
01.052019April 3, 2019
Conflict Averted
By Dr. Richard ReinIn Couples Counseling, Relationship CounselingTags Feedback, Reactivity, Responsiveness, Skilled Comments
Kelly was sharing something personal and Thomas rolled his eyes. Typically Kelly would say something incendiary, Thomas would bark back, then they wouldn’t talk for...
24.042019April 3, 2019
I Love You!
By Dr. Richard ReinIn Couples Counseling, Marriage Counseling, Relationship CounselingTags Responses
Bob complained about Judy’s talking to him from another room. Since his hearing was declining as he aged, he needed Judy to talk to him...