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...
08.022023January 12, 2023
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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 14, 2026
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...
01.112022January 14, 2026
What’s Possible!
By Dr. Richard ReinIn Couples Therapy, Marriage Counseling, Relationship CounselingTags Counseling Sessions, Infidelity
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 Therapy, 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
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 She was quite withdrawn from her husband Tim.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 Therapy, 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 Therapy, 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...