Many male clients prefer to see a male counselor. As a male, I can relate to not wanting to address feelings and many male (and some female) clients like this. I can relate to sweeping things under the rug or moving on without dwelling on the past. I was raised to deal with problems all …
Couples often come to counseling with mixed agendas. Working through this process is often called discernment counseling. While schools and evensome of the most advanced training like the Gottman Method and EmotionallyFocused Therapy (EFT) tend to focus almost exclusively on the assumption thatthe couple wants to stay together, that is not always the case for …
I’ll start by saying the reality that we (most people) often talk about the mind and body as separate entities is an issue. No one talks about their arm and their body as if they are two different things. The mind is part of the body and the body is of course heavily influenced by …
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Many popular theories or frameworks for couples counseling fail to acknowledge that often times one person wants to be in the relationship, and another person is hanging on by a thread or at least not sure that they want to continue. The Gottman Method has a lot of great tools but is often criticized for …
It is often more likely that you can remember your honeymoon phase It is natural for couples to forget about when they first met and what attracted them to their partner. Couples can become complacent, and life can become routine. Sometimes, as couples are together longer, life gets more difficult, and they can take each …
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