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Conquering Codependency
Oftentimes, codependency is a pattern of losing ourselves in others. Codependency is not unique to romantic relationships and can be formed

Alex Steiner, LCSW


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


3 Signs You May Need Parent Coaching
Parenting is challenging. Whether you are a new or experienced parent, each day brings something new.

Jessica Califf, LMFT


Signs That Childhood Trauma Is Impacting Your Adult Relationships
When you experience hurt, betrayal, abandonment, and many other painful emotions from your past, it may be difficult to trust and feel...

Tatiana St. Germain, LMHC


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


What Are Boundaries and How Do I Set Them?
Something that comes up often in therapy (and in my personal life for that matter), is boundary setting.

Alex Steiner, LCSW


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


3 Steps to Manage with Heartbreak During the Holidays
Heartbreak is the worst pain imaginable. It is even more intense during the holidays. The quicker we realize these truths...

Jessica Jefferson, 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


Why It’s Important to Know Your Partner’s Love Language
Prioritizing the emotional needs of our partner means that we care about our partner’s feelings and how they are experiencing relationship.

Jackie Schwartz, LMFT


Como fazer com que sua famÃlia participe de terapia familiar?
Faz tempo que você gostaria de se sentar com a famÃlia e conversar sobre muitas coisas que nunca foram expressadas.

Alexa von Oertzen, LMFT


5 Marriage Tips From a Gottman Couples Therapist
Gottman method has been proven to repair damaged and distressed couples and enrich relationships with practical tools, which I will be...

Jackie Schwartz, LMFT
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