Last week I had a session in which I was routinely interrupting the husband. Typically when couples criticize each other in couples counseling, I intervene....
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29.032023March 28, 2023
Restoring Trust
By Dr. Richard ReinIn Couples Counseling, Marriage Counseling, Relationship CounselingTags Affairs, Boundaries, Empathy, Honesty, Infidelity, Risk, Trust
When infidelity occurs in a relationship, the injured partner often wonders if they will ever regain trust. This requires the involved partner to be completely...
15.032023February 13, 2023
Zinged
Donald recently retired and now has the time to renovate their kitchen. When he and his wife Amanda were discussing the project, she said, “The...
22.022023February 13, 2023
Uncanny Timing
I had a video conferencing session with Brittany and Alex—Brittany was at home, and Alex was on his way to pick up a new sports...
08.022023January 12, 2023
Game Night
By Dr. Richard ReinIn Couples Counseling, Marriage CounselingTags Communication, Disconnected, Emotional Support, Vulnerability
Lee and Maura talked about an incident over the weekend in couples counseling, and the conversation totally shut down. I encouraged them to continue the...
01.022023January 12, 2023
In the Spirit of Communication
George and Aimee have been married for decades. Now that the kids were adults and George had recently retired, they were taking a closer look...
25.012023January 12, 2023
Perceptual Responses
Tara and Reed were not in a good place for quite some time. They lost the ability to resolve conflict and grew quite distant. Eventually,...
16.112022November 9, 2022
When a Hug is Just a Hug
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...
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....