“When we were alone, he would clam up, but in therapy you can’t just sit in silence so we were able to make progress.”

“I echoed what my parents did – shut down emotionally until they were at each other’s throats. But now I catch him before I’m at my wit’s end when he can still make a change before a blow-up.”

“Before therapy, all he saw was the tears and drama, not what I needed. I’ve learned to separate my frustration from the way I make my requests.”