Posts by Utah Therapy
Relationship Counseling: How to Calm an Argument
Relationship Counseling: When the “Soft Start Up” Doesn’t Work In our last post, you learned about a relationship counseling technique for better discussions with your spouse called the “soft start up”. In a nutshell, hard conversations tend to go better when you begin your conversation with compassion and kindness. (Related Article: Relationship Counseling- Avoid Harsh…
Read MoreRelationship Counseling: Avoid Harsh Start-Up
Relationship Counseling: Preventing Conflict at the Source With “Soft Start-Up” In my last post, you learned about a counseling skill that can help you perform “preventative maintenance” on your relationship to prevent future fighting. (Click here to read more). Today, we will talk about another small thing you can try that will help you and…
Read MoreLearn Conflict Prevention Skills in Relationship Counseling
Relationship Counseling: Conflict Prevention Skills Relationship counseling can help you understand how to resolve disagreements with your partner. However, ideally, you will also learn skills that help you to prevent fighting in the first place! Today, you will learn more about what conflict prevention really means in your relationship, and how seeing a therapist for…
Read MoreFamily Counseling: Managing Screen Time
How Family Counseling Can Help You Set Tech Boundaries with Your Kids A common reason families come to family counseling is to find a way to reconnect and communicate effectively. You might be searching for the same. But, in today’s Digital Age, you have probably noticed how creating and maintaining that healthy connection can be…
Read MoreIndividual Counseling for a Faith Crisis
Individual Counseling: The Stages of Faith It may come as no surprise to you that the faith crisis is a common concern for individual counseling clients in Utah. Maybe you are experiencing the same. You might be working to understand how to cope after your spouse chooses to stop attending church. Or maybe you are…
Read MoreFamily Counseling: Parenting Teens
Family Counseling: Finding the Balance with Your Teens If you are the parent of a teen, then it probably comes as no surprise to you that many parents seek family counseling in an effort to try and understand how they can connect with their teen. Teenagers are many things; they can be fun, smart, and…
Read MoreRelationship Counseling: Reframing Conflict
Relationship Counseling: A New Way to Look at Conflict One of the biggest topics you will talk about in relationship counseling is conflict with your partner and how you can resolve it. Conflict resolution might seem confusing or difficult to understand. You and your partner have your own perspectives, and you may disagree about where…
Read MoreCouples Counseling: Validation
Couples Counseling: Validation 101 Validation is a buzzword in the world of couples counseling. You have probably heard friends talk about how they want more validation from their spouse. Or maybe that’s what you are looking for in your own marriage. Validation is an important part ofeffective communication for couples, and it can also be…
Read MoreSocial Anxiety: What to Do
Social Anxiety: Ways to Cope Maybe you have had lifelong social anxiety. Or maybe this is new for you, especially since 2020. Either way, if you are familiar with social anxiety, then you might experience feelings of loneliness when it comes to social opportunities and have a hard time making meaningful connections with others. It’s…
Read MoreRelationship Counseling: Marriage After Kids
Relationship Counseling: How to Stay Close to Your Partner After You Have Kids If you are a new parent, or just a parent in general, you are probably familiar with the juggling act that starts with your spouse after you have kids. You try to find balance between spouse time, parenting time, and family time,…
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