Couples seek relationship counseling for numerous reasons. No matter what issues they present to therapy with, it often can be boiled down to a problem with the emotional safety in their relationship. The most...
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Lisa Brookes Kift, MFT
10 Characteristics of Successful Relationships
People seeking couples counseling seek change to a relationship dynamic that isn’t working in some way. The problems can include poor communication, lack of emotional safety, resentment, trust violations and...
6 Ways to Stop Worrying About the Big and Small Stuff
As much as worry and fear can bring us to our knees sometimes, much of what people get challenged by is not about life changing, catastrophic events but rather the smaller things and the meaning that is made of them. ...
Rock Solid Marriage
If you’re married, you’ve probably figured out that marriage isn’t always easy. And it’s not supposed to be. Like anything, time comes with changes; shifts within the individual, relationship...
3 Mistakes Couples Make in Relationship Counseling
Couples counseling can be a helpful tool for a myriad of issues, from significant disconnection and resentment to do a simple check-in to be sure things are going well. Stress, life changes and other circumstances can...
Jump-Start Your Emotional Health
The New Year or any time is always a good time to reflect upon what changes you’d like to make in your life in order to live as optimally as possible. A lot of focus gets put on improved health habits impacting...
Happy New Year! The Best of Emotional Health and Relationships 2022
As we say farewell to 2022 and glide into 2023, my hope is that no matter what is going on around you and in the world, you remember that you and your relationships are your best resources for resilience, joy, peace and...
Reflections on Gratitude, Even for the Hard Stuff
Linda Graham, MFT, explores the use of gratitude as a buffer and offers tools to help practice gratitude even in the most difficult of times. Gratitude works its magic – to buffer us from falling into swamps of...
Linda Graham, MFT
Sex in Marriage and Fear of Intimacy
Richard Nicastro, PhD looks at how a fear of intimacy can get in the way of the quality of the sexual relationship in your marriage. He poses questions for reflection for you and your partner to improve the...
Richard Nicastro, PhD
Mental Illness and Unconditional Love
Tom Smith lost his daughter to mental illness in 2003. He touches on the importance of self-esteem in a society that often compares, continuing to shed light on mental health stigma. Unconditional love...
