by Anita Chlipala, LMFT | Jan 1, 2023 | Blog, Communication, Dating, Intimacy, Relationships
Never before have my clients experienced dating fatigue like they did in 2022. Despite reports that more singles are serious about finding love, the journey to a healthy relationship isn’t always easy. While there was hope that post-lockdown, after the height of the...
by Andréa Brice, ALMFT | Dec 21, 2022 | Blog, Communication, Self-esteem, Stress, Support, Therapy
Do you tell yourself you’ll be happy when you make more money? Do you believe you’ll never get married because it didn’t happen when you expected it to? Do you believe you’ll never reach your fitness goals if you don’t go to the gym? If you answer yes to any of the...
by Anita Chlipala, LMFT | Dec 7, 2022 | Blog, Communication, Intimacy, Relationships, Therapy
I’ve been a couples therapist for over 16 years, and there’s one particular communication pattern that makes me cringe every time I witness it with my clients. Lucky for you, Season 3’s Netflix’s Love Is Blind will give you a front-row view. So, it goes something like...
by Gabrielle Gebel, MS, ALMFT | Feb 7, 2022 | Blog, Communication, Intimacy, Relationships
Something that has come up with a number of my clients recently is navigating interactions with an ex. Should you try to maintain a friendship? Have a friends-with-benefits arrangement? Take a break to see if it helps with getting back together? What about...
by Andréa Brice, ALMFT | Jan 27, 2022 | Blog, Communication, Dating, Intimacy, Relationships
Your partner hangs up the phone in the middle of a conversation, so you call repeatedly to get them to talk. You feel overwhelmed from seeing your partner every day for a week, so you decrease your typical level of communication the following week. Your partner...
by Hollie Schmid, ALMFT | Apr 21, 2020 | Anxiety, Blog, Communication, Stress
“Faith is a place of mystery, where we find the courage to believe in what we cannot see and the strength to let go of our fear of uncertainty’ – Brene Brown. Uncertainty can be really challenging for so many of us, and is only exacerbated now due to the coronavirus....