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Getting The Most Out of Couples Counseling

By |2017-09-13T20:40:35+00:00January 5th, 2013|Anxiety therapy, Couples Counseling, Intimacy|

If you are considering couples counseling then you must have tried hard to solve your relationship problems by yourself and not got the results you hoped for. Perhaps you have threatened your partner with couples counseling when it seemed that there was no other option but separation or divorce. Many couples come into therapy to get validated and feel that their partner is the one that needs the counseling. Couples therapy rarely works when there is an agenda of blame. However there is an even more important reason why couples therapy may not work. It is when the discussion pieces in the counseling session isn't maintained from one meeting to the next because the couple don't realize the importance of practicing the skills of staying connected in a positive way outside of the therapist's consulting rooms.

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Sharing Emotions Promotes Bonding That Supports You In Crisis

By |2017-09-13T20:47:12+00:00January 1st, 2013|Anxiety therapy, Intimacy|

Thirty-five year old Insurance underwriter Taylor was badly shaken in a bad road accident on his way home from the office. His car had been pushed into the vehicle in front by a driver talking on a cell phone, causing a massive pile up. He was in shock and shaking when he got home later that night. The events played over and over again in his mind trying to make sense of the carnage, wearing him out in the process. Telling his thirty year old partner Joyce, a florist, about the incident skimmed the top off the overwhelming feeling, but he still felt alone and anxious.

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How To Make Your Boyfriend Love You More and Find a Husband In Him

By |2016-12-13T05:19:19+00:00December 19th, 2012|Anxiety therapy, Dating, Intimacy|

On the return flight home from her long autumn trip to Singapore twenty-nine year old artistic director Jody was longing to see her thirty-three year old boyfriend Mike again. She imagined him sweeping her up in his arms, telling her how much he missed her and asking her to marry him as they embraced at the airport. But Mike was at the launch of the new magazine he was editing. He invited her to join him when they touched bases but she wanted him to come to her and refused his offer.

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Should You Leave Your Partner or Stay Hoping They Will Love You One Day!

By |2017-09-11T18:43:04+00:00December 15th, 2012|Anxiety therapy, Breakups and Separation, Intimacy, relationship issues|

Do you go through periods when you give up on your relationship and decide to leave your partner? But then are you pulled back with the hope that your partner will change? Perhaps you think that if you try one more time, a little harder that then your partner will love you back? You do everything you can to deal with that desperate feeling of "how can I get my spouse/partner to love me?" You give it all you have got but you don't get anything lasting back, so you wonder "how do I leave my relationship when I still love my partner?" You are left with a terrible dilemma: how to you deal with the idea of a breakup of a relationship that you wish would work? This video gives you relationship advice that helps you get off that cliff of despair.

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Save Your Marriage By Letting In Your Partner’s Support

By |2017-09-11T16:26:35+00:00December 12th, 2012|Anxiety therapy, Communication Problems, Intimacy, relationship issues, Uncategorized|

On top of a grueling day at work dealing with a staff shortage and patient crises, thirty-three year old physician Phil felt another load heaped on him as soon as he got home. His twenty-eight year old wife Melissa demanded he take care of the dogs and bring in the heavy shopping items while she got ready for her night shift at the hospital where she was acting charge nurse. He had driven home with the weighty concern that he had given a patient the wrong medication in all the chaos of the day. His anxiety levels shot up as he started to imagine being sued, let go from the clinic and having his medical license revoked. He felt like a slave to the pressure put on him by Melissa’s trivial needs compared to the terror he was experiencing in relation to the seriousness of his situation.

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How To Trust In Relationships

By |2016-12-13T05:19:19+00:00December 8th, 2012|Anxiety therapy, Intimacy|

Do you have trouble trusting your partner even though they are committed and loyal? Are you always on the look out for signs of deception and betrayal? Is it hard for you to trust in your relationship because you can't believe that anyone could really want you for yourself? Perhaps you have had bad experiences where you felt like someones toy while they were waiting for the real thing to come along. Maybe you have been rejected and lost hope that you get a good looking, smart person to be attracted to you and choose to stay in the relationship. All these hurtful experiences stopped you from learning how to trust in relationships.

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Save Your Marriage With Impactful Communications

By |2017-09-13T20:01:41+00:00December 1st, 2012|Anxiety therapy, Communication Issues, Communication Problems, Intimacy|

Is it getting harder and harder for you to talk to your spouse? Are your moments together filled so much tension that you can't even sit next to your partner any more? Does it feel like you just can't do anything to save your marriage? You can save your marriage if you get past your fear of communicating what you feel without anticipating being dissed.

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What Makes You Push Your Partner Away and Choose Depression and Loneliness?

By |2017-09-11T16:25:02+00:00November 21st, 2012|Anger Issues, Anxiety therapy, Communication Problems, Intimacy, relationship issues|

For the millionth time that day twenty-seven year old receptionist Camille yelled at sound engineer Mario, her boyfriend of eight months. He was never on time, drove carelessly and today he had forgotten the address for her urgent dental appointment after promising to get her there punctually. What made it worse was his utter calmness in the face of her escalating outrage. It was if she were a mere twig on the road that he could go around and continue on his merry way. Camille rejected his hug and concern for her when she came out of the dental office. She ignored his interest in what she could eat and drink after her tooth extraction. Camille avoided any eye contact and refused to talk to him on the way home.

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Dealing With a Partner Who Cannot Trust You and Insists You Are a Cheater

By |2016-12-13T05:19:20+00:00November 17th, 2012|Anxiety therapy, Communication Problems, Intimacy, relationship issues|

is your suspicious partner setting out bait hoping to catch you out in a lie? Are you angry and frustrated that your partner doesn't believe in your loyalty and commitment? Do you get furious with your partner always looking for signs of cheating no matter how much you prove yourself? Do you get so angry that you actually think of being unfaithful because your partner insists on seeing infidelity at every turn? Have you all but given up on trying to reassure your loved one that you are not a cheating spouse? Perhaps you are intrigued by what makes your partner so mistrustful? Maybe you want to find out why your loved one feels so insecure in the relationship? Well now you can look behind the suspicious mask and discover what is causing your loved one to deny your loyalty.

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Conflict Recovery Style Determines Whether Couples Stay Together

By |2016-12-13T05:19:20+00:00November 14th, 2012|Anxiety therapy, Communication Problems, Intimacy, relationship issues, separation counseling|

Late on Saturday night thirty year old beautician Elaine sat alone in her apartment after a terrible fight with her thirty-two year boyfriend Dave. She was horrified when Dave lost his cool and accused her of disrespecting him by keeping her whereabouts a secret. Trying to defend herself led to a big fight which ended when she told him to leave. Two hours later Dave was frantic with worry.

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