Key Takeaways Most relationship struggles stem from a lack of emotional safety, not just communication problems. Emotional availability — being open and responsive — can’t exist without safety first. Constant bickering...
Category - Healthy Relationships
Lisa Brookes Kift, MFT
How to Create Emotional Safety in Your New Relationship
Dating these days can be challenging as it is with dating app swipe culture and the overall uncertainty of trying to figure out who another person is. Through the process, an important things to keep your eye on is the...
How to Work on Yourself for Lasting Change
Key Takeaways: Self-awareness is your guide: Understanding your internal patterns is a key to growth. Family of Origin Work is your foundation: Clarity around past experiences illuminates present challenges and is...
How to Create More Intimacy in Your Relationship
Intimacy, the feeling of closeness and emotional connection with another person, is the cornerstone of healthy and fulfilling relationships, playing a vital role in relationship satisfaction, fostering trust...
Rock Solid Marriage
If you’re married, you’ve probably figured out that marriage isn’t always easy. And it’s not supposed to be. Like anything, time comes with changes; shifts within the individual, relationship...
5 Steps to Create Positive Change in Your Relationship
Marriage and/or long-term intimate relationships have the potential to be incredibly rewarding and people generally do the best they can with what they know. Couples can generally do well over time but many hit...
Too Independent in Your Relationship?
Jennifer Chappell Marsh, MFT explores independence vs interdependence in relationships and what secure attachment looks like.
10 Characteristics of Successful Relationships
People seek couples counseling to change something that is not working for them in their relationship. Often there are a number of issues and perceived differently. The problems can include poor communication, lack of...
The Relationship Check-Up
Most adults engage in long-term relationships, including marriage and other committed partnerships. Nearly everyone experiences difficulties in their marriage or committed relationship from time to time, but some people...
Evelyn Schmechtig-Cochran, MFT
Combat Loneliness by Learning to Connect
We humans have an innate, deep need for connection with each other. It can feel great when we connect but if not, it can lead to loneliness. Inauthenticity and emotional availability are just a few of the ways people...
