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How to Earn Your Partner’s Trust After An Affair
Working with couples over the years has taught me that trust is of paramount importance in maintaining healthy relationships....

Jackie Schwartz, LMFT


Can Couples Therapy Help if My Partner is a Narcissist?
As a couples therapist, it’s not unusual for someone to call for help, declaring that the marital problem is their narcissistic partner.....

Carla Barrow, LMFT


5 Tips to Talk to Your Partner About Starting Couples Counseling
Couples counseling has been shown to help couples work through their issues to help improve their relationship.

Jessica Jefferson, LMFT


How to Communicate Proactively in Your Relationship
When it comes to relationships, proactivity is the name of the game. This means that instead of waiting for something to go wrong...

Jackie Schwartz, LMFT


Establishing Healthy Boundaries In A New Relationship
Entering into a new relationship can be both exciting and nerve wracking. However, it is also a crucial time to create healthy...

Jamie Ratowski, LMFT


Understanding the Role of ADHD With Couples
One of the things I love about couples therapy is that no two couples are alike. One unique difficulty facing some couples...

Carla Barrow, LMFT


Can a Marriage Survive Infidelity?
Yes, a marriage can survive infidelity. Is it going to be easy, No. It is one of the hardest things, if not the hardest, that couples...

David Schlagter, LCSW


How Discernment Counseling Can Help Couples Gain More Clarity
Discernment counseling is intended for couples who have made a permanent commitment to one another whether or not they are legally married.

Jackie Schwartz, LMFT


Repairing Your Relationship After Infidelity
There are different perceptions regarding what constitutes cheating/infidelity. For some, it’s the physical act of intercourse...

Jackie Schwartz, LMFT


How to Get My Partner to Come to Couples Therapy?
Marriage counseling and couples therapy is a highly important and successful treatment that can help repair and restore your relationship...

Jamie Ratowski, LMFT


How Couples Can Turn Conflict into Connection
For many, conflict is one of those Boogeyman words that frighten, terrifies, and is something to be avoided and prevented at all costs.

Jackie Schwartz, LMFT


Signs of a Toxic Relationship
A toxic relationship can have signs of toxicity that are obvious & some that are more subtle. If you have ever been in a toxic relationship.

Jackie Schwartz, LMFT


How Dialectical Behavioral Therapy Can Help Couples: Part II
In part 2 of "How Dialectical Behavioral Therapy Can Help Couples", we look at how self-validation lessens the sting of conflict...

Carla Barrow, LMFT


How Dialectical Behavioral Therapy Can Help Couples: Part I
DBT provides skills training that covers four main areas -- Mindfulness, Interpersonal Effectiveness, Emotional Regulation, and Distress...

Carla Barrow, LMFT


What To Expect in LGBTQ+ Couples Therapy
A question you may be asking is why make the distinction that LGBTQ+ couples should expect anything different out of couples therapy.

Jamie Ratowski, LMFT
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