Sharon isn’t feeling very intimate these days. Initially, in couples counseling, her relationship with Dan wasn’t great, so she wasn’t feeling much emotional intimacy. As...
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01.112022October 25, 2022
What’s Possible!
By Dr. Richard ReinIn Couples Counseling, Marriage Counseling, Relationship CounselingTags Affairs, Counseling Sessions
When I started marriage counseling with Brad and Kim, I didn’t know if they would make it. They were separated for a little over half...
25.102022October 25, 2022
A Blown Opportunity
By Dr. Richard ReinIn Couples Counseling, Marriage Counseling, Relationship CounselingTags Emotional intimacy, Intimacy, Responses, Vulnerability
Derek and Olivia were making enough progress in couples counseling for Derek to bring uprestoring their physical intimacy. However, Olivia said she still wasn’t interested....
12.102022October 12, 2022
A Good Student
By Dr. Richard ReinIn Couples Counseling, Marriage CounselingTags Criticism, Defensiveness, Feedback
Alyssa initiated couples counseling when she was questioning whether to continue her marriage. She was quite withdrawn from her husband Tim. Tim was constantly critical...
14.092022September 14, 2022
Pin Pricks
By Dr. Richard ReinIn Couples Counseling, Marriage CounselingTags Criticism, Disconnected, Emotional Support, Responses
John and Mary have been married for a couple of decades, with their oldest going off to college and their youngest starting to look for...
13.072022June 21, 2022
Heard Feelings
By Dr. Richard ReinIn Couples Counseling, Marriage CounselingTags Communication, Emotional Support, Listening, Responses
Andrea could feel overwhelmed at times by the demands of young kids, including an infant, in addition to her working. The kids struggled more than...
06.072022June 21, 2022
Being Coached
In our last couples counseling session, April shared a number of incidents with which she took issue. In the first incident, April felt Tim was...
29.062022June 21, 2022
Male Vulnerability
By Dr. Richard ReinIn Couples Counseling, Marriage CounselingTags Communication, Emotional Support, Listening, Vulnerability
In our couples counseling session, Anthony talked about feeling distressed. When his wife Trisha inquired, he shared that his co-worker’s father recently went missing. This...
25.052022April 22, 2022
Best Ever
By Dr. Richard ReinIn Couples Counseling, Marriage CounselingTags Communication, Conflict, Listening, Responses
Jayme and Steve are in their early thirties and have been married several years. They met through mutual friends when in their mid-twenties. I could...
18.052022April 22, 2022
Of Course I Love You
By Dr. Richard ReinIn Couples Counseling, Marriage CounselingTags Disconnected, Disengaged, Emotional Support, Responses
Anna said she was unhappy in her marriage—disinterested, disconnected and slightly checked out of her marriage. She said her needs were not being met in...