Criticism erodes relationships. Being mindful that your words are non-critical is a key to success. If your partner reacts or responds defensively to your words,...
Archive for category: Marriage Counseling
We’ve Grown Apart
Two of the more common reasons for divorcing are: we’ve grown apart or we have stopped talking to each other. In fact, even successful relationships...
Marital Health
Some individuals can’t get their partners into marriage counseling until bringing up divorce. The person may have been talking about getting help for their marital...
Thousands of Little Choices
Individuals constantly make behavioral choices in their marital interactions: they either turn toward their partner, turn away from their partner, or turn against their partner....
Working on Yourself
Caitlyn and Alex have been together a decade and a half, but now they hardly talk to each other. They both want to save the...
Triggers
Trigger words are language that unintentionally evokes a negative reaction in a partner. These words are typically unique to the couple and occasionally go across...
Coming Home
Brett and Gina were living out of the area for many years, and Gina was very resentful about this. Now that they were back home,...
Considering Divorce?
Discernment Counseling is a relatively new form of counseling for couples. It is designed for couples in which at least one partner is seriously considering...
Counter Punches
I saw Jessica and Dave about five years ago for a few sessions, and they recently returned. I was curious about their current situation, and...
Healing Wounds
Susan and Ron struggled when I first saw them in couples counseling. They were now making enough progress to spread the sessions out. In this...