Rick Foster and Greg Hix have written a wonderful book titled How We Choose To Be Happy. They interviewed hundreds of people and found nine choices, qualities, or states that generate, uncover, and evoke happiness in people. I have added additional comments regarding intimacy to their main choices below. 1) Intention. Foster and Hix found… Read More »
Three Tips How Couples Counseling Improves Communication and Differentiation for Better Sexual Intimacy. Self Soothe Instead of Asking Your Partner to Validate You!
Do you find your self bored with your partner and/or you have the same old fights? Does it seem like your partner doesn’t really get who you are, or doesn’t see you for how you really are? These are normal human needs – to be seen, appreciated, and wanted, especially when we are young. It’s… Read More »
Intimacy Problems: an Unhealthy Pie of Life? Find Your Balance Through Individual or Marital Therapy.
One of my passions is to set the tone, or lay a foundation, so individuals and couples can grow optimally according to what works best FOR YOU! The following eight slices in the pie of life is just that, a foundation for you to get a sense how your life and your relationship can find… Read More »
Enhance Your Sexual intimacy Through Individual and Couples Counseling. Healthy Marriage Through Effective Communication
It is normal for clients to begin therapy with the goal of changing their partners. You may think “if only she would stop doing ____” or “if only he would start doing ____ then everything would be fine.” This dream never works. You are in control of only one person: yourself. When you want to… Read More »
Healthy Marriage, Trust, and Couples Counseling: Build Intimacy Without Checking for Emails and Phone Calls.
Have you found yourself looking at your partner’s emails or phone call list? It’s so normal to “just have to know”, so a quick check can’t hurt anything. Or, can it? Think about the last fight you had with your partner when they checked your emails, or calls made on your phone, without your permission.… Read More »