Marriage Divorce Myths
By Steve Marks, MA, NCC, LPC on Saturday, October 29th, 2016 in Marriage Counseling. No Comments
By Steve Marks, MA, NCC, LPC on Saturday, October 29th, 2016 in Marriage Counseling. No Comments
Marriage Divorce Myths Many clients wonder if it is worth working on developing a healthy, connected and loving marriage….even though they’ve experienced some very difficult times in their relationship. Some wonder if living together or having a family first together ensures better harmony if they do get married later. There are many myths about marriage […]
By Steve Marks, MA, NCC, LPC on Sunday, October 23rd, 2016 in Partners of Sex Addicts. No Comments
Restored After An Affair Restoring trust after betrayal can only be accomplished with consistent openness, truthfulness, honesty and consideration consistently over time. You can’t make someone trust you again, but you can demonstrate you are a trustworthy person. If you do this consistently over time, the spouse may learn to trust again. Two concepts (rules) […]
By Steve Marks, MA, NCC, LPC on Thursday, October 20th, 2016 in Marriage Counseling. No Comments
Marital Communication Counseling When it comes to marital communication, habits are formed and patterns are created. It can be difficult to change these patterns once they are set. However, when patterns are unhealthy, it can make marital satisfaction decline quickly. The patterns can even be full of anger and rage. Unhealthy communication patterns can lead to […]
By Steve Marks, MA, NCC, LPC on Saturday, October 15th, 2016 in Marriage Counseling. No Comments
Dr. Richard Nicastro – relationship expert writes: ““Commitment” is one of those staple words in relationship lingo, right up there with “love” and “compatibility.” But have you ever given much thought to the question, “What is commitment?” And do you know why committing to your partner and the relationship is such a big deal?committed relationship […]
By Steve Marks, MA, NCC, LPC on Thursday, October 13th, 2016 in Marriage Counseling. No Comments
Here are 7 ways a husband injures a wife…sometimes without even knowing it: 1. Cuts her out of the discussion – When you act as if she isn’t even there or wouldn’t understand what you’re talking about, she feels a part of her is detached. She sees the marriage as a partnership…in every part of […]
By Steve Marks, MA, NCC, LPC on Sunday, October 9th, 2016 in Marriage Counseling. No Comments
Healthy Relationship Components Healthy relationship attachments components include: Know – Trust – Rely – Commit – Touch. These five bonding forces form the glue of your relationship (connection) and they should grow together in a balanced way. In other words, there is a safe zone you need to stay within as your relationship grows. The […]
By Steve Marks, MA, NCC, LPC on Saturday, October 8th, 2016 in Marriage Counseling. No Comments
Dr Richard Nicastro writes about relationship health and building intimacy. Here he writes about how the fear of intimacy can adversely impact a relationship. “Like actors on stage, we all play different roles in our lives. Some of these roles are more general (the competent, emotionally “in-control” male; the empathic, emotionally generous female), while others […]
By Michael Ballard, MA, LPC on Saturday, October 1st, 2016 in Anger Management. No Comments
Poor Self-Care Anger Management Exercise Poor Self-care anger management includes not exercising. You know you should. Everyone knows they should. But if you are like most people, you are either too tired or too busy, and you are not taking care of your body through regular exercise. This wears away at you and burns your […]
By Michael Ballard, MA, LPC on Sunday, September 11th, 2016 in Anger Management. No Comments
Anger Management Poor Self-Care: Sleep If I had a magic wand and I had one wish for all of my anger management clients, it wold be that they got eight restful hours of sleep a night. That would be it. i really believe that a good night’s sleep would salve a huge percentage of anger […]
By Kevin Leapley, MA, LPC, CSAT on Monday, September 5th, 2016 in Anger Management. No Comments
Anger Management Issues Anger Management Issues requires a person to stop blaming others for his or her own anger. Blaming is the most self-destructive anger distortion. The same can be true in marriage counseling and blaming the other partner. The mistaken belief that underlies blaming is that other people are doing bad things to you, […]