Does marriage counseling really work?

There are certainly no shortage of opinions out there on this issue. For every friend or blog post that swears counseling saved their marriage, there are others that will say it didn’t make a difference either way and still others who are convinced it ruined their relationship. So who should you believe? Does marriage counseling [...]

How to Get on the Same Page With Your Partner When It Comes to Starting Couples Counseling

I routinely get phone calls or emails from people asking what to do when they are not on the same page as their partner about starting couples counseling. It may be that you are unsure how to raise the issue of couples counseling with your partner, or perhaps you have already done so [...]

What do Relationships Have to Do With Happiness?

I always ask the question “what do you want to have happen as a result of coming here?” at some point during my first meeting with new or prospective clients. The hands-down most common answer is “I (or we) want to be happy.” While one person’s idea of happiness may be very different from [...]