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Relationship Counseling: Why & How It Works

Laurie Watson
All Blogs, Couples Counseling
What makes relationship counseling work? Relationship counseling works if there is a theory behind it. Many relationship counselors say they are eclectic. They do what works. But science has examined relationships for a long time. We know what works. Attachment to our partner works. Attachment makes us happy. Attachment makes our children secure. Attachment means…
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Three Different Types of Sex Therapy – Inside, Outside, and Between

Laurie Watson
Couples Counseling, All Blogs, Sex Therapy
What are the different types of sex therapy? Sex therapy treats sexual problems, but the different types of sex therapy target where the clinician or practitioner believes the problem originates. Some types of sex therapy target the individual either medically, mindfully, or psychologically. Other types of therapy target the forces outside the individual and couple.…
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Pandemic Anxiety

Laurie Watson
All Blogs, Anxiety
It’s a Pandemic – Shouldn’t I be Anxious?  – When Anxiety Awakens, Remain Balanced By Jennifer Becker, MS, LCMHCS It is finally settling into spring and, dare I say, it felt like a typical early May weekend.  Though, as Saturday crept into Sunday, I could feel my anxiety start to rise.  Sundays don’t feel like…
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Dealing with Grief

Laurie Watson
Mental Health, Parenting, Couples Counseling, Grief
by Jennifer Becker, Assistant Clinical Manager, Greensboro Americans, in general, struggle with grief. Our culture deals with it in a way that pushes (or better yet thrusts) people to move forward. When people die, we use sayings like “he would want you to move on” or “you can’t stop living.”  Even the media pushes similar…
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