Brain Gym: Referral Corner

It seems like our society is driven to distraction. We are constantly faced with stimuli and it is rather challenging to find peace of mind. As therapists, we see firsthand the insidious effects of anxiety and stress on marriages, families, and almost all relationships. One helpful technique I have learned to help maintain inner calm, […]

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Rededicating Yourself to Your Relationship

On a scale from 1 to 10, how would you rate your relationship? Is it what you had imagined when you first got married? Years go by, and while couples are still technically married, they have unconsciously filed for an ‘invisible divorce’. How do couples rededicate themselves to their relationship and move towards the relationship […]

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Safety First

What is the first thing that comes to mind when you think about couples or family therapy? If you are a therapist, you might dread what may be your most difficult clients. If you are a layperson, you might imagine bickering, fighting, he said/she said. Who is right? Will I convince the therapist to join […]

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Humility in Action

I just returned today from an incredible conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico and I would like to share with you an important lesson that I witnessed. The Imago International Conference brought together Imago Relationship Therapists from around the world to increase their competency and expertise in the practice of this modality of therapy (imago means […]

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Caring Behaviors: Relationship Tip

Caring behaviors are the perfect gifts to restore and increase love and goodwill in a marriage. They are specific behaviors that are done unconditionally to make our partners feel loved and cared for. Here’s how you can revitalize your relationship and heal the division in your home. Each one of you will need three pieces […]

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Time for Fun

While in couples counseling we stress the importance of making time to talk and engage in relational exercises such as the couples dialogue. Let me also suggest planning time to have fun. Planning fun? How boring! While it may not sound so spontaneous, it may be the only way that you will ever get around […]

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Avoid the Exits

Find yourself watching too much TV lately? Spending all of your waking hours with your children? Staying late at work? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you may be unconsciously avoiding being in relationship with your spouse. Who would think such innocuous activities would be energy leaks out of your relationship, yet, […]

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