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Moving Forward in Your Relationship After a Deep Hurt Something was nagging at the back of your mind. You knew something was off, but you couldn’t quite put your finger on it. You weren’t even looking for anything. You had to check the phone, bank, or credit card records for something else. You picked up […]

Most worried thoughts attack in the wee hours of the morning.  These pesky thoughts creep in with a little warning. You wake up and can’t go back to sleep. You run through possible scenarios again and again. It seems impossible to control your worst fears. You think about your life, your marriage, your kids, and

You’ve met them. They are the couple who show up at a gathering looking irritated with one another. They trade barbs, thinly veiled insults, and pointed complaints. Everyone around them knows they are fighting.  And you pray it doesn’t erupt until they leave. When it blows up around friends, it’s uncomfortable for everyone. You are

Even when getting divorced is a good thing, it’s sad to end a marriage.  It’s the end of a set of hopes and dreams.  It means a change in trajectory for each partner. Making this decision is one of the hardest choices that a person can make.  So, it’s important to make the right call

Personal growth is vitally important.  Whether we know it or not, we are all on a journey of self-discovery so that we can be the best versions of ourselves.  Personal growth helps us look at our past, bring closure to difficult events, and choose who to be in the future. Personal growth is good and

It’s scary and overwhelming to realize that your marriage is falling apart.  You might be clear on why the relationship is in crisis. If you’re like most couples, though, you can see that you didn’t get there due to one thing. Most couples separate after many twists and turns or a series of bad choices.

A Relationship Therapist’s Best Advice You’ve been dating for a while.  It’s love.  It feels like “forever.”  Marriage is the next step. Right? How can you know that you’re ready?  The decision to get married can’t be based only on a feeling. It’s one of the biggest, most permanent decisions you will ever make. It

It is scary to realize that your relationship is in trouble. You feel like your whole world is caving in. You invested so much time and energy into the relationship. It is devastating to think that it might fall apart. You might be tempted to shut down or throw in the towel. It’s hard to

Couples Counseling is a highly specialized field. A therapist can be an outstanding individual therapist or child therapist but lacks the skill to provide good Couples Therapy. A good Couples Therapist needs to manage the mental health of two people while balancing the needs of two equal adults. In individual therapy, the therapist has the