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,...
04.102023September 12, 2023
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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...
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....
29.062022June 21, 2022
Male Vulnerability
By Dr. Richard ReinIn Couples Counseling, Marriage CounselingTags Communication, Emotional Support, Listening, Vulnerability
In our couples counseling session, Anthony talked about feeling distressed. When his wife Trisha inquired, he shared that his co-worker’s father recently went missing. This...
23.022022February 2, 2022
My Better Half
When I ask couples what they find attractive about each other, I love the occasional response, he or she makes me a better person. Let’s...
27.102021September 29, 2021
Sharing Struggles
By Dr. Richard ReinIn Couples CounselingTags Burdens, Disconnected, Stress, Vulnerability, Withdrawal
Kurt is struggling at work. His job is eventually being transferred overseas. To keep him in his job during the transition, he accepted an attractive...
20.102021September 29, 2021
Be Oneself
In a couples counseling session, the husband said, “I’d feel more positive if I didn’t need to put my armor on.” I was struck by...
13.012021December 2, 2020
Transparency
Christie discovered that Connor was calling another woman. Since Connor had a history of not being honest, this made the issue even more problematic. Connor...
25.102017April 25, 2018
Sharing Vulerabilities
Steve & Sarah have disconnected over the years. Steve shared in our marriage counseling session that he was seeing a therapist individually for years. Sarah...
28.042016March 29, 2016
Intimate Friends
By Dr. Richard ReinIn Couples Counseling, Marriage Counseling, Relationship CounselingTags Defensiveness, Emotional Support, Listening, Vulnerability
Ken and Erin were progressing nicely in marriage counseling. They were addressing the major issues in their relationship. In a recent session, Ken noticed that...
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