The Best Communication Technique

    If I only had five minutes to change someone’s life, I would give them this DEARMAN tool.  A DEARMAN is a communication tool from dialectical behavior therapy which was designed by Marsha Linehan.1 It is a tool that helps us to connect and...

Marriage Intensive

  What is it? An 8-session intensive experience designed to give couples: Tools to understand and intercept patterns of behavior that interfere with intimacy. You will learn to identify your Core Pattern as a couple and to work through conflict in a healthy way....

Benefits of Group Therapy

Whether you’ve been in group therapy before or not, there are good aspects of group work in counseling for you and others. Group therapy differs from 12-steps or lay led groups in the main regard that they are led by a therapist and incorporate aspects of...

De-stressing the Holidays by Preparing for the Family Visit

Christmas is a time of joy and celebration but can also be a time of family tension.  Unresolved family issues can surface at holiday gatherings. You may also find yourself having some unexpected responses. Oftentimes you can find yourself being pulled back into...

Investing in Your Marriage

Marital research guru John Gottman is the author of the popular book, The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work. As the title suggests, Gottman identifies principles that healthy marriages embody. One of those principles is the idea of turning toward rather than...