BY TAG: couples (18 articles)
Below you will find all the articles tagged with "couples".
Non-Violent Communication
Posted by: Chrysoula Iliopoulou
Non-Violent Communication: One of the most common topics partners are challenged with is communication. If you have found yourselves in arguments that revolve around the same issues and end up the…
Couples’ Formula for Successful Requests
Posted by: Shannon Oliver-O'Neil, LSWTherapist
One of the most common communication issues I see in my couples’ sessions are difficulty with successful requests, or self-sabotaging requests. What do I mean by this? Often when we…
Bring Your Own Porn
Posted by: Shannon Oliver-O'Neil, LSWTherapist
Porn can be a wonderful tool to learn more about your own desires and your partner’s turn-ons. It can provide a way to share new ideas from a distance -…
Codependent Couples
Posted by: Richard (Rick) Snyderman, Richard (Rick) Snyderman, LPC, CADC, CSAT, NCC
Codependent Couples:
How to Heal from being Codependent on your Partner
Codependency, a popular buzz-word today in many social circles, is still often misunderstood in relationships…
Premarital Counseling Q and A
Posted by: Center for Growth Therapists
Engaged? Planning your wedding? How will you plan for your marriage? This tip clarifies many of the questions people have before entering premarital counseling.
Q: What is Premarital Counseling? …
Create Emotional Independence by Responding Versus Reacting
Posted by: Tonya McDaniel, ABD, MEd in Human Sexuality, MSW, LSW
How many times have you walked away from an argument feeling worked up, overwhelmed, or defeated? Part of the challenge may be that you are too emotionally fused or codependent…
How to Create More Intimacy in Your Relationship
Posted by: Tonya McDaniel, ABD, MEd in Human Sexuality, MSW, LSW
For many of us, the early stages of courting our partner involved a lot of resources and commitment to making the relationship a priority. In fact, we may have been…
Codependent Relationships
Posted by: Angie Dion, MFT, LMFT, Therapist
“You complete me,” Jerry Maguire says desperately to a teary-eyed Dorothy in the movie “Jerry Maguire.” She looks at him longingly as she accepts his apology and his proposal for…
How to Get Your Resistant Girlfriend Into Porn
Posted by: Melvin Tillman, Melvin Tillman, MA
There are a lot of associations with pornography. Just saying “I like pornography” aloud, never mind to your girlfriend, can conjure up several different feelings and beliefs. Some of…
Types of Cohabitating Couples
Posted by: Center for Growth Therapists
Set yourselves up for cohabitating success by addressing the issues discussed in How to Move in with Your Lover*. This tip is about the common couple types to help…
How to Move in with your Lover
Posted by: Center for Growth Therapists
Moving in with a significant other is a big step in your relationship. Sure, you may have already spent a lot of time together and practically lived together already. However…
Writing Your Newlywed Chapter
Posted by: Center for Growth Therapists
Some couples enter marriage believing nothing will change. Maybe you already bought a house together, raised 3 children together or with the help of lawyers created living wills together Maybe…
Understanding You and Your Partner’s Attachment
Posted by: Center for Growth Therapists
Have you ever become so frustrated with you partner that you say to yourself, “I just don’t understand him/her”, “What were they thinking”, and “What could possibly be their motivation…
Health Conscious Dating
Posted by: Center for Growth Therapists
After countless dates you are left broke, alone, and fatter. That’s right, fatter. For the past few months you have been living a glutton’s dream life. You get home from…
Couples Communication Skills Exercise
Posted by: Center for Growth Therapists
Couples face many challenges in their relationships. One of the most common issues couples deal with is poor communication skills. Couples engaging in poor communication skills may break up…
Communicate without Anxiety
Posted by: Center for Growth Therapists
You have an idea that you want to communicate differently, but it can be difficult to make the behavioral changes necessary to put the new idea to work. Do not…
Couple’s Sculpting Exercise
Posted by: Libby Gilbertson
Are you and your partner in need of a check up for a better understanding about the status of your relationship? We…
Navigating Living Alone Together
Posted by: Center for Growth Therapists
Navigating Living Alone Together (LAT)
In a time when the trend is going toward cohabitating prior to marriage, there is also a trend to Living Alone Together. What does that…