Uncover the success rate of couples counseling and explore its advantages and disadvantages in this comprehensive blog post. Learn how therapy can benefit your relationship, the potential challenges you may face, and the overall effectiveness of couples counseling in helping partners reconnect and resolve conflicts. Discover whether couples counseling is the right choice for you and your partner.
Discover the essential skills couples can learn from Houston couples therapy to strengthen their relationship. From effective communication and conflict resolution to building empathy and trust, find out how therapy can transform your partnership. Call our Houston marriage therapists today at 713-565-0922.
Starting couples counseling? Setting realistic ground rules from the outset creates a safe, supportive space for both partners. This post covers essential guidelines so you can get the most out of couples therapy and marriage counseling. Call our Houston Marriage therapists today at 713-565-0922 and learn to feel closer to your partner and have better commuincation.
When your partner resists couples counseling, it can feel frustrating and lonely. But even without their participation, there are steps you can take to strengthen your bond and care for your own needs. Call our Houston couples therapy and marriage counselors today to start to feel happier at 713-565-0922.
Binge eating isn’t about willpower—it’s often driven by deep emotional triggers like stress, loneliness, or overwhelm. If you find yourself eating for comfort rather than hunger, you’re not alone. Understanding the emotional roots of binge eating is the first step toward healing. Learn how to break the cycle and develop a healthier relationship with food. Call our Houston eating disorder therapists at 713-565-0922.
Most people starting couples therapy come in focused on their partners’ flaws. Few people come into my office and say, “We’re here because I complain too often, I yell all the time and don’t help out around the house.” It’s understandable that when you’ve been repeatedly hurt by your partner, you would be defensive and see the need for change in them.
In my last blog post, entitled "Life With A Narcissit,"I talked about what it was like living with someone who has characteristics of narcissism or even full-blown narcissistic personality disorder. You may have recognized someone you know when reading about narcissism. It can be very overwhelming to deal with individuals who have these traits. Even as a victim, you may start to feel like there is something wrong with you. What can you do to remain emotionally intact?
During the recent presidential election cycle, people threw around the term narcissist or narcissistic personality disorder a lot when talking about Donald Trump. Many articles were written and tweets tweeted about the subject. As a therapist, I know that I can not diagnose someone I have never examined, but the discussions did call to mind my clients who have partners that exhibit traits of narcissism or even full-blown narcissistic personality disorder (NPD).
Breakups are really hard. I showed you why breakups are painful in my latest post which you can find here.In this post I am going to show you how to get past a painful break-up.
Doing couples counseling can be some of the most rewarding and exhilarating work I do as a Houston therapist, but sometimes it is also heart breaking stuff. By the time couples come in to see me, they usually have years of frustration, anger and resentment coursing through their veins. They may even view their partner more as adversary than ally. Life is incredibly lonely and conflictual when you can not find peace in your home and in your marriage.
