How to achieve the relationship changes you've been looking for.
You've been seeing a therapist for years, and yet, nothing is changing in your relationship patterns. What can you do to get the results you've been looking for? 3 Reasons To Seek Couples Therapy
In this video, Relationship Coaches and YourTango Experts Orna and Matthew Walters explain why therapy is only the first step. If you really want to see a difference in your love life, you need to have your actions reflect what you've learned while sitting in your therapist's chair.
Kim and Kris aren't the first celeb couple to seek therapy to resolve their marriage woes.
In a last ditch effort to make their marriage seem like it was a real thing, Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries are seeking counseling. Find out the fate of other famous lovers who (supposedly) ended up on the couch.
What you and your partner can do to make the most of couples therapy.
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? Of course you need the help of a skilled marriage therapist, but there are several things you can do to help make your marriage counseling a success.
How to Choose a Marriage Counselor – For Couples Coping with Prostate Cancer
We all need special support when dealing with a life-threatening illness. The emotional, relational and sexual aspects of coping with prostate cancer are complex. Typically, physicians focus on dealing with eliminating the cancer. For most of us, we need additional kinds of support and healing after the cancer is gone.
If it takes time and attention away from your partner, it's an affair. But you can both bounce back.
"Infidelity" is defined as a breach of faith, and it occurs in a number of contexts. It does not depend on the presence of sexual behavior. Even within a close relationship, people may have extremely different ideas and perceptions of infidelity. Fidelity refers to the accuracy and integrity of self-representation, honesty, or candor in an intimate, committed relationship.
If your marriage is headed for trouble, read this article and find ways to diffuse tension
This guest article from Psych Central was written by Nadia Person, Ph.D.
Imagine a heavy-duty truck riding off the road, slipping down a hill and getting stuck in thick, sticky mud. Trying to get out, it desperately spins its wheels, mud flying everywhere with no resolve. After a long time, there is finally a hopeful sight of another car. The truck begins honking like mad, desperately wanting a much needed pull.
Learn how a better understanding of the dynamics of your relationship can lead to personal growth.
This guest article from Psych Central was written by Odina Hatvany, MFT.
The old paradigm for couples was pretty simple: The man went to work, brought home the money and paid for the house, mortgage, etc. He was the provider of security and stability. The woman’s role was to cook, clean, raise the children and take care of the home. She was the provider of emotional nurturing and comfort. The roles were clearly defined and rigid. How many of us have parents who fit this model or at least strived to?
7 steps you can take to ensure a long and happy relationship
Everyone knows that divorce is rampant in America; what they don’t know is that many of those divorces could be avoided. Here are seven steps you can take to divorce proof your marriage.
Talk more often, more openly and more honestly. Be courageous about this. It takes a willingness to be vulnerable with your partner to speak openly and honestly about your needs, but the rewards are great. You can’t expect to have your needs met by your partner if they don’t understand what you need.
When my husband requested a trial separation, I knew I needed to save our marriage.
When my husband of almost four years asked me if I thought we should divorce, I opened my laptop, pulled up my GQueues account and drew up a to-do list. I titled it My Crumbling Marriage, and tried to get to the bottom of things. Did we still love each other? Did we still want the same things? Why were we so unhappy lately?
Relationship therapist Sherry Amatenstein reveals what problems she hears over and over.
As a relationship therapist who counsels singles and couples, I have been privy to the fears, compulsions, deepest secrets and desires of those hoping to figure out what it takes to find and sustain love.
No matter what their ages, histories or financial portfolios, the questions patients ask and the wishes they drop in my lap are heart-touchingly similar. It is likely their secret concerns echo yours. And knowing you are not alone in harboring these emotionally debilitating feelings can be a giant salve, a step toward healing.
