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Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) is an evidence-based practice which uses a holistic mind-body approach to treatment. It encompasses...

Have you ever thought back to when you were dating your spouse and felt like there was nothing in the world that you two couldn’t tackle...

Reclaim Attention in Your Relationship Attention is very important to human beings. As helpless infants, we need attention from others to...

Patience: I’m not usually one for inserting definitions into my posts, but this one is important. The literal definition of patience from...

Step 3:  Attunement Many trust building behaviors occur in this area of the recovery phase. The partner that acted outside of the...

Holidays Can Work with an Interfaith Couple List of Helpful Tips: Be respectful – even when you disagree. Remember, you got involved in...

You can more easily recall the things your partner has done that upset you than the things your partner does that you appreciate. I’ve...

Atonement Phase This phase necessary to the rest of recovery, it is the time when the affair partner must come clean with their actions,...

EXPRESS THANKS WITH YOUR BODY We all appreciate nice words, but backing those words up with action could prove to be fun for the both of...

Prioritize an End of Day Conversation After a long day away from each other, make an effort to reconnect.  Of course, life gets busy and...

Typical Email Exchange: “How’s your day going love?” “It’s going, you?” “Same, I miss you.” “Miss you too, what are dinner plans?” The...

If you stop for a moment and take a good look at the relationship you have with your partner, are you connecting on a deep and intimate...

Shirley Glass and Jean Coppock Staeheli, in their book Not “Just Friends”: Rebuilding Trust and Recovering Your Sanity After Infidelity,...

Gratitude It’s thankful season! Each year, we gather around and one-by-one share what we’re grateful for. We likely put more thought into...

Back to School… Pursuing higher education is stressful, but sometimes, it’s a plunge you just have to take – whether it’s to finish...

To those afraid I’m judging them I’ve heard it all, and I can guarantee you that I’m not easily surprised. I work with the emotionally...

Maslow’s hierarchy of needs is typically one of the first things taught in Psychology 101 courses. Have you seen his pyramid of needs...

The biggest early obstacle to any relationship is one that few ever see coming: the dreaded end of the Honeymoon Period. The initial...

One of the first conversations I have with these types of couples involves exploring the expectations that they brought to the...

“We have different lives, like passing ships.” “It’s like we’re not even married anymore; we’re just roommates.” I hear these difficult...