What Is a Healthy Relationship?
August 27, 2024
By Randi Kreger, coauthor of Stop Walking on Eggshells for Partners Ted, married to a woman with BPD, writes, “I had no idea my wife’s and my relationship was not… READ MORE
August 27, 2024
By Randi Kreger, coauthor of Stop Walking on Eggshells for Partners Ted, married to a woman with BPD, writes, “I had no idea my wife’s and my relationship was not… READ MORE
May 28, 2024
By Jacqueline Wielick, LMFT Sometimes, couples come to sessions escalated in their negative cycle—in emotionally focused therapy (EFT), we use the term “negative cycle” as a way of describing the… READ MORE
August 23, 2023
By Lisa Gray, LMFT, author of Healthy Conflict, Happy Couple You’ve decided to attend couples counseling, but where should you start and how do you get the most out of it?… READ MORE
August 8, 2023
By Lisa Gray, LMFT With couples therapy, I believe that setting yourself up for success is crucial. This means that when a couple first comes in, you will be educating… READ MORE
June 14, 2023
By Russ Harris, author of ACT with Love, 2nd Edition Applying ACT to our relationships isn’t easy. It’s often quite a challenge. And that challenge is all the greater because… READ MORE
August 24, 2021
By Kara Hoppe, MA, MFT Central to the success of any couples therapy is the couple’s ability to function as a team. A large part of my work with couples… READ MORE
August 10, 2021
By Kara Hoppe, MA, MFT When asked during an initial session why they felt the need to see a therapist, many couples aren’t clear about the specific reason. If there… READ MORE
April 23, 2019
By Cheryl Fraser, PhD “We don’t make love much anymore. I’m rarely in the mood. My partner doesn’t want sex as often as I do.” If you work with couples, you… READ MORE
September 29, 2015
By Tammy Nelson, PhD What does it mean to work with couples in open marriages? Not all therapists personally agree with the concept of open marriage. However, you don’t have… READ MORE