When Is Too Soon or Too Late For Couples Therapy
How soon is too soon for couples therapy? As a couple’s therapist, you might think I would say it’s never too soon. Certainly, we know that premarital counseling statistically lowers…
Can Couples Counseling Can Save Your Relationship?
We’ve all heard stories about relatives and friends who seemed to have a decent relationship…. until they went to couples counseling. Then, they broke up. It’s scary to think the…
Relationship Counseling: Why & How It Works
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…
Three Different Types of Sex Therapy – Inside, Outside, and Between
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.…
Still Feeling Overwhelmed???
Still Feeling Overwhelmed??? By Jamesa Bitting, MS, LMFTA, M.Ed & Jasmyn Moore, MS, LMFTA Still feeling a little overwhelmed? Are you worried about how to balance your personal and professional…
Dealing with 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…
Intimate Desire
Sexual desire beats like a heart through a healthy marriage, pumping life into the mundane, dayto-day repetitions of running a household to the extraordinary moments of the perfect romantic dinner.…
Is Fighting About Sex Ruining your Marriage?
Balance the between space and get happy sexually. What if you felt as content as this blog picture looks? If sex were not a problem, would you be happy again…
Getting in the Mood
Getting in the mood may seem impossible. I worry about my children’s nutrition (or lack thereof); I plan meals and economical use of left-overs. My work troubles me no end…
Gambling Your Heart and Body on Monogamy – Part II
In Part I we discussed the relational risks in marriage for each opposing side of the closeness continuum: pursuers<—>distancers. Ironically the ability to be happier lies in risking what we…