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31.052023May 22, 2023

Skeptics Welcome

By Dr. Richard ReinIn Couples Counseling, Marriage Counseling, Relationship CounselingTags Affairs, Communication, Control

On occasion, I get spouses who question how useful couples counseling is going to be. I never try to convince them differently, but I am...

10.052018May 30, 2018

You’re Controlling

By Dr. Richard ReinIn Couples Counseling, Marriage Counseling, Relationship CounselingTags Control

Andrea and Don came to marriage counseling to work on their disconnection. As they talked about their disconnection, Andrea talked about feeling micro-managed and controlled, ...

05.052016March 29, 2016

Let Me Give You An Example

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

It was Friday night and Dave and Amy were planning to go out to dinner with one year old Ava. Amy was commuting home from...

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”...

20.042015June 8, 2015

The Controlling Husband

By Dr. Richard ReinIn Marriage CounselingTags Control

Tony was a controlling guy. He had subtle ways of controlling Elana about which he was clueless. He even attempted to control her thinking. Underneath,...