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, ...
Archive for tag: Control
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
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,...