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Couples Therapy Tips: Learning to Accept Influence It may come as no surprise to you that many couples who come in for couples therapy want help just getting along. And “getting along” can be more complicated than it seems. However, many couples tend to run into similar problems. And you just might relate! Understanding these…
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Couples Therapy: How Codependency Turns into Controlling Behaviors… and What You Can Do About It You might seek couples therapy to help you become less codependent. Codependency is a common issue in many relationships. But, did you know that sometimes codependency can look like controlling behaviors in a marriage? Now, you might be surprised, and…
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Marriage Counseling Myths: “Having a Baby Will Fix Our Problems”/ “Having a Baby Will Destroy our Relationship” If you are trying to plan the best to start having kids, you and your partner are likely experiencing a lot of mixed messages. In fact that’s probably why you are reading a marriage counseling blog! From some…
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Communication Skills: How to Set Better Boundaries In our last blog post you learned about the basics of boundaries and how therapy can improve your communication skills. But what if you have tried to set boundaries and it seems like they just aren’t working? What is missing? Today, we will talk about a common mistake…
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Communication Skills: What is a Boundary? Your experience in individual, couples, or family therapy will all have one thing in common; you will improve your communication skills. The thought of improving your communication can seem overwhelming or unattainable. Where can you begin when it comes to better communication with your loved ones? A great first…
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Premarital Counseling: Building Fondness and Admiration In our last post, you learned about how to build a “sound relationship house”, and how premarital counseling can help you and your fiance prepare for your life together. (Source) Now, we’ll talk about some things that will help reinforce the walls of your relationship house. (Related Article: Premarital…
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Premarital Counseling: How to Start a Strong “Relationship House” As an engaged couple in premarital counseling, you will learn how to build and maintain a strong marriage relationship. And that sounds great! But what does that mean? How can you anticipate what you will need from each other over the years? And how can you…
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“My Teen is Very Negative. When Should They Go To Therapy?” In our last blog post, I talked about how it’s somewhat normal for your teen to talk negatively about themselves. Your teen’s logic and reasoning skills are still developing.(Related article: Parenting- It’s Not What You Think) It can be normal for your teen to…
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Therapy for Teens: How to Respond to Your Child’s Negative Self-Talk Maybe you are reading this because you aren’t sure if you should seek therapy for your teen’s negative self-talk. Or maybe your teen is acting differently lately and seems more negative about their appearance or grades. Negativity can be somewhat normal when it comes…
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Parenting Teens: Building Self Esteem Parenting a teen is hard! During this time in your teenager’s life, they are coping with a lot of change and growth. As a result, your teen might be struggling with self esteem. Self esteem issues are not uncommon for teens, but they don’t have to be the norm for…
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