by Javan | Feb 6, 2014 | Family Counseling, Individual Therapy, Marital Therapy, Self-Help, Uncategorized
“We have communication issues.” I hear this often from couples regarding intimacy issues. So why is it so hard for people who love each other to just talk? First, we have to address what is happening before looking at what is NOT happening. What IS happening is a lack... by Javan | Oct 10, 2013 | Family Counseling, Individual Therapy, Marital Therapy, Self-Help, Uncategorized
How comfortable are you with being yourself to your partner? It seems hard to imagine that after living with someone for years, that we wouldn’t be ourselves. However, in marriage counseling, clients often express behaviors and communications that indicate... by Kathy | Jun 2, 2013 | Marriage
I officially join the ranks of parents with “grown” children this weekend. I have experienced what seems like every emotion known to man in my decades of parenting . . . joy, pride, humility, exhaustion, terror, exhilaration, defeat, helplessness, insecurity,... by Kathy | May 26, 2013 | Marriage
I was reminded again this week about one thing that trips most couples up. . . the fantasy relationship. Fantasy husband would help me around the house. No, he would want to help me! He would listen to me share my struggles with kids, work, life and he would have an... by Kathy | Apr 7, 2013 | Marriage
There are 2 codependent words that I have learned to hate – “have to”! These 2 words are spoken with great passion by codependents the world over! They “have to” take forgotten lunch money to their kid at school. They “have to” do extra work on the project because...