Articles about Relationship Issues

Does Marriage Counseling Work? It Depends on Your Mindset 4

Kelly Walters

Does Marriage Counseling Work? It ...

One summer, I got an unexpected call from a voice from the past that I will call “Steve.” I knew...

How Lifespan Integration Therapy Can Help You Be a Responsive Parent 1

Pamela Gallagher

How Lifespan Integration Therapy Can ...

Lifespan Integration Therapy is a body-based therapy that uses a combination of techniques to help a person heal from past...

Couples Counseling: Comparing Relationships and Baseball 1

John Lakvold

Couples Counseling: Comparing ...

Baseball was once America’s favorite pastime where children would play in sandlots and fantasize about hitting like Hank Aaron or...

Healing Your Relationship After the Ugliness of Infidelity

John Lakvold

Healing Your Relationship After the ...

Infidelity is one of the messiest and most damaging things that can be done to a relationship. Frank Dattilio (2010),...

Dealing with Trust Issues in Relationships 1

John Lakvold

Dealing with Trust Issues in ...

Successful relationships have several ingredients: friendship, an overwhelming flow of fondness and admiration between partners, turning to your partner for...

Active Listening Examples: Recognizing the Importance of Bids 1

John Lakvold

Active Listening Examples: Recognizing ...

Many times, couples will come to a mental health professional to resolve conflict in their relationship. While disagreement over issues...

How to Repair a Broken Marriage: Stages on the Journey from Separation to Reconciliation 4

Kelly Walters

How to Repair a Broken Marriage: Stages ...

Reconciliation demands a choice. It is a choice against continued separation and ultimate divorce. It is a choice to reaffirm...

Great Escape: Defusing Temptation, Avoiding Infidelity 4

Nathan Ainley

Great Escape: Defusing Temptation, ...

Temptation is something that all humans face regularly. Temptation itself isn’t sin, but its presence reminds us of why we...

The Narcissist at the Dinner Table: Navigating Toxic Family Relationships 3

Kristen Zuray

The Narcissist at the Dinner Table: ...

Unpleasant conditions and uncomfortable dynamics present opportunities to make choices and experience growth. We often anticipate discomfort and trouble to...