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Giving Up and Giving in to Maintain Romantic Relationships

By |2024-03-11T22:47:20+00:00February 8th, 2024|Individual Counseling, relationship issues|

Giving up on important aspects in your relationship is deflating. Giving into your partner feels as if you are denying important parts of yourself in favor of your romantic relationship. Giving up on something you want, or giving up on getting through to your partner is a sense of defeat and or disempowerment. Giving [...]

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 Does Revenge Karma Work in Intimate Relationships or is it Magical Thinking?

By |2023-11-22T00:13:00+00:00November 17th, 2023|Affair Recovery Counseling, Anger Issues, Depression Counseling, Family Counseing, Individual Counseling, Insecurity Counseling, relationship issues|

Thoughts of  revenge karma are so sweet! Especially when you have suffered at the hands of a loved one and have to suck it up. Imagining that the perpetrator will get their comeuppance one day offers some comfort.  Revenge karma involves a belief that there is a higher power that knows who is good [...]

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Spotting Insecurities and Addressing it to Strengthen Relationships

By |2021-10-27T16:52:56+00:00October 27th, 2021|Anxiety Treatment, Breakups and Separation, Communication Issues, Couples Counseling, Family of Origin Counseling, Fear and Pani, Insecurity Counseling, relationship issues, Separation and Loss, separation counseling|

Spotting Insecurities and Addressing Them to Strengthen Relationships Spotting insecurities in yourself can be scary and shameful as a client recently told me about being stuck in a relationship where he felt demeaned and devalued. He wanted to learn how to become more secure inside of himself to withstand the put downs, let downs [...]

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Are You Trapped in a Loveless Marriage?

By |2019-10-29T18:54:02+00:00September 18th, 2019|Couples Counseling, couples therapy, Individual Counseling, Insecurity Counseling, relationship issues|

Feeling trapped in a loveless marriage is unbearable. But it doesn't have to mean a life time of suffering if you discover the profound beliefs that keep you trapped and prevent you from being yourself and worthy of love in the marriage.

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How to Deal with a Constantly Critical Partner

By |2019-08-06T17:57:40+00:00July 18th, 2019|couples therapy, relationship issues, stress|

How to Deal with a Constantly Critical Partner  The Constantly Critical Partner - a Mixture of Magnetism and Recoil How many times a day do you feel like escaping your constantly critical partner? Remember anticipating that nagging voice of your constantly critical partner on the way home, making you put your wall up before you get [...]

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Unrealistic Expectations Breed Self-Defeating Behaviors

By |2018-11-29T01:59:50+00:00November 29th, 2018|Family of Origin Counseling, Individual Counseling, Insecurity Counseling, relationship issues, stress|

Unrealistic Expectations Breed Self-Defeating Behaviors Unrealistic expectations may be your biggest enemy! Do you ever want something really badly, but then when it comes it sucks? It drops like a massive bomb of disappointment and lets you down. Either it isn’t the right way, or given with the wrong attitude, or not in the right [...]

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5 Tips For Dealing With Paranoia in a Relationship

By |2018-10-10T19:56:48+00:00October 6th, 2018|Anxiety Treatment, Insecurity Counseling, relationship issues|

5 Tips ForDealing with Paranoia in a Relationship   Dealing with Paranoia in a Relationship Do you ever think your partner is ‘paranoid?’  When your partner accuses you of something that feels so off the wall, do you silently wonder whether your partner is no longer in the real world? If so then dealing with [...]

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How Low Self-Esteem Affects Romantic Relationships

By |2017-12-19T21:50:04+00:00December 19th, 2017|Abusive Relationship Counseling, Individual Counseling, Insecurity Counseling, relationship issues|

Low self-esteem is one of the most significant factors affecting the success or otherwise of romantic relationships. Men and women both suffer from low self- esteem, and both genders are equally sensitive to esteem issues in their partnerships. Partners who seek couples counseling struggle to manage issues around low self-esteem, longing to feel valued and worthwhile and most fail in that quest, feeling hopeless and devalued. Failure to cure low self-esteem The reason so many people dont succeed in getting their partners to raise their low self-esteem is that they dont work on the core fears around losing connection if they pursue their personal paths. They give up self-enhancement for connection and end up with low self-esteem.

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Fantasy Love is Better Than Reality Love

By |2017-11-20T22:30:56+00:00November 20th, 2017|Intimacy, relationship issues|

Fantasy Love is Better Than Reality Love Fantasy love is better than reality love because you can do anything you want in the fantasy - you can have the partner of your dreams; you can be adored or vilified; you can suffer like a martyr or you can enjoy an affectionate intimacy. Fantasy love gives [...]

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Food and Relationships – How You Eat is How You Relate

By |2017-08-24T03:20:42+00:00August 24th, 2017|Couples Counseling, Individual Counseling, Intimacy, relationship issues|

Food and Relationships  How you eat is how you relate Food and relationships are intertwined in the most intricate and intimate ways. Your eating style is probably the biggest single determining factor in how you interact with your romantic partner. If you devour your food with an insatiable appetite, then it’s likely you try to [...]

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