In the last blog on repair, I described the steps you need to take in order to prepare yourself for making a repair in your relationship. Once you’ve completed those, the next stage is to sit down and have these tough conversations with your partner. This is often the most difficult step for couples to […]
I sat with a couple last night where the need for repair should have taken place 2 weeks ago, at the time when the rupture first happened. But, neither was confident or knew what to do in these moments, so they decided to park it till our session last night. Can you imagine what prolonged […]
I have heard it mentioned so many time by people in the first session, their fear, anxiety and reluctance in attending relationship/couple counselling, as they are uncertain of what to expect from the process in couple therapy. They are not sure of what to expect from the therapist and the unknown is often quite unsettling.
I have been focusing my clinical practice towards working with couples/relationships for the past 6 years, over this time I have arrived at several guidelines that I believe makes our work together more effective. First and foremost, I would like to point out, your relationship, is my client. As such, my primary role is to help you improve your responses to each other without violating your core values and beliefs.
I have heard it mentioned so many time by people in the first session, their fear, anxiety and reluctance in attending relationship/couple counselling, as they are uncertain of what to expect from the process in couple therapy. They are not sure of what to expect from the therapist and the unknown is often quite unsettling.
I have been focusing my clinical practice towards working with couples/relationships for the past 6 years, over this time I have arrived at several guidelines that I believe makes our work together more effective. First and foremost, I would like to point out, your relationship, is my client. As such, my primary role is to help you improve your responses to each other without violating your core values and beliefs.
I have heard it mentioned so many time by people in the first session, their fear, anxiety and reluctance in attending relationship/couple counselling, as they are uncertain of what to expect from the process in couple therapy. They are not sure of what to expect from the therapist and the unknown is often quite unsettling.
I have been focusing my clinical practice towards working with couples/relationships for the past 6 years, over this time I have arrived at several guidelines that I believe makes our work together more effective. First and foremost, I would like to point out, your relationship, is my client. As such, my primary role is to help you improve your responses to each other without violating your core values and beliefs.
I have heard it mentioned so many time by people in the first session, their fear, anxiety and reluctance in attending relationship/couple counselling, as they are uncertain of what to expect from the process in couple therapy. They are not sure of what to expect from the therapist and the unknown is often quite unsettling.
I have been focusing my clinical practice towards working with couples/relationships for the past 6 years, over this time I have arrived at several guidelines that I believe makes our work together more effective. First and foremost, I would like to point out, your relationship, is my client. As such, my primary role is to help you improve your responses to each other without violating your core values and beliefs.
I have heard it mentioned so many time by people in the first session, their fear, anxiety and reluctance in attending relationship/couple counselling, as they are uncertain of what to expect from the process in couple therapy. They are not sure of what to expect from the therapist and the unknown is often quite unsettling.
I have been focusing my clinical practice towards working with couples/relationships for the past 6 years, over this time I have arrived at several guidelines that I believe makes our work together more effective. First and foremost, I would like to point out, your relationship, is my client. As such, my primary role is to help you improve your responses to each other without violating your core values and beliefs.
This is the final blog in the Connection Buster series. I hope you have found the other blogs helpful and have adopted some of the suggestions into your relationships. In this blog, I will look at why people avoid certain conversations that are critical to the healthy growth of their relationship. Cast your mind back […]
An 80 year longitudinal study on Adult Development from Harvard Medical school has found that “our relationships and how happy we are in our relationships has a powerful influence on our health.” Robert Waldinger, director of the study, a psychiatrist at Massachusetts General Hospital and a professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School said “Taking care of your […]
I hope you have found the last 3 posts on ‘Connection Busters’ helpful and that as a relationship you have put some of those suggestions into practice.
