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14.042016March 29, 2016

Getting Over The Past

By Dr. Richard ReinIn Couples Counseling, Marriage Counseling, Relationship CounselingTags Communication, Defensiveness, Listening

After months of marriage counseling, Jennifer now felt supported by her husband Sean when she talked about Will—her adult son from her first marriage—who struggles...

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07.042016March 29, 2016

Can’t You See

By Dr. Richard ReinIn Couples Counseling, Marriage Counseling, Relationship CounselingTags Communication, Criticism, Escalation

Elysia and Scott were sitting in the physician’s waiting room waiting for Elysia’s appointment. Elysia’s cell phone rang and she answered. Elysia kept the conversation...

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31.032016March 29, 2016

An Unpleasant Holiday

By Dr. Richard ReinIn Couples Counseling, Marriage Counseling, Relationship CounselingTags Conflict, Escalation

Jeannie works in the restaurant industry. When she was working Christmas Eve, her husband Rick planned to make the night special despite her not being...

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22.032016March 29, 2016

Zero to One Hundred

By Dr. Richard ReinIn Couples Counseling, Marriage Counseling, Relationship CounselingTags Conflict, Escalation

Escalation is a core problem in many relationships. If a person starts a conversation with a negative comment, the likelihood of a partner responding negatively...

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15.032016January 3, 2016

We Need to Talk

By Dr. Richard ReinIn Couples Counseling, Relationship CounselingTags Criticism, Escalation, Processing

Robert dreaded when Diane said, “We need to talk.” He knew the conversation was likely to escalate. She criticized him, he then defended himself, and...

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23.022016January 3, 2016

Mars and Venus

By Dr. Richard ReinIn Couples CounselingTags Listening, Sex Differences

The best selling hard-cover nonfiction book of all time is Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus by John Gray, Ph.D. This reflects people’s...

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16.022016January 3, 2016

Listen, Support, and Validate

By Dr. Richard ReinIn Couples Counseling, Relationship CounselingTags Emotional Support, Listening

Sue was emotional these days. Her father’s memory was beginning to fail him and she was feeling distressed. When she began to share her upset...

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09.022016January 3, 2016

Liberace Glasses

By Dr. Richard ReinIn Couples Counseling, Relationship CounselingTags Communication, Curious, Escalation, Self-Conscious

Bruce and Cindy were vacationing in Palm Springs and walked into an eyeglass store. Bruce saw a pair of Maybach glasses for $14,000. He called...

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08.122015December 22, 2016

Turn Here! Slow Down!

By Dr. Richard ReinIn Couples Counseling, Relationship CounselingTags Control, Driving, Fear, Power, Respect

Driving is a classic topic in couples therapy since it evokes power and control issues. Commands such as “Turn here,” “Park here,” “Go this way”...

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01.122015January 3, 2016

The Tarp

By Dr. Richard ReinIn Couples Counseling, Relationship CounselingTags Defensiveness, Escalation, Judgement

Cynthia was feeling stressed. Between work, kids and maintaining the home, there was never enough time. Her partner Ron sensed her strain and decided to...

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