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Can Our Relationship Survive An Affair?
When an affair takes place in a marriage or committed relationship, it is almost always a devastating experience for everyone. The first thing to realize is, no matter how much pain, anger, guilt, or confusion you may be feeling right now, you are not alone...     Read more...

Why Do We Fight All The Time – And How Can We Stop?
It doesn’t seem to make sense: You used to be best friends, but now you can’t go a day without fighting...     Read more...

Movie Review: Hope Springs – Is Change Possible?
Hope Springs, starring Meryl Streep and Tommy Lee Jones, portrays couples therapy as a way to mend a broken marriage. If you have seen or heard about the movie, you may be wondering whether couples therapy could work to improve the love relationship in your life...     Read more...

Who's Afraid Of Couples Therapy?
If therapy is so helpful, why are people often reluctant to begin? It can be difficult to admit—even to yourself—that your marriage has a problem and that you might need help...     Read more...

6 Great Tips to Make Marriage Counseling Work
What can you do to improve the chances that couples therapy is worth the time and money you put into it? In other words, what makes marriage counseling work?     Read more...

How To Divorce-Proof Your Marriage
The average wedding in the U.S. costs around $30,000. You would think that such an extravagant ceremony would reflect a high level of commitment among married couples…     Read more...

Forgive And Forget? - What You Can Do To Heal, With And Without The Other
One question that we all struggle with at some point in our lives is what to do when we get hurt by another person. Whether it's a parent, spouse, child, or friend, we all need to find an answer to ...     Read more...

4 Ways To Become A Better Listener
Whether you’re on a first date, or you’ve been married for a decade, what people want first and foremost in a relationship is to feel understood, validated, and supported.     Read more...

Is The Honeymoon Over?
One question that comes up often in my practice as a couples therapist is the issue of "falling out of love." You’ve been in love with someone for 6-12 months, maybe longer,….     Read more...

Are You a Worrier? 3 Tricks to Help You Stop Worrying
Do you believe worry is preparation? Then welcome to the club! Worriers get a lot of unsolicited advice from non-worriers: just relax, it’s going to be fine, or my favorite: don’t worry.     Read more...

Practicing Radical Acceptance - Facing the Uncontrollable Without Being Overcome by it
Remember the Serenity Prayer? "Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change." What's difficult about this is that we often believe that certain things shouldn't be happening in the first place     Read more...