As a couple’s counselor, I do an extensive intake and assessment process when new clients are introduced. I need to find out the core issues that these couples are struggling with to cut through the noise and get to the heart of the matter to best facilitate their counseling sessions and make reasonable and attainable [...]
So many couples come to The Couples Expert office practice in Scottsdale stating that communication is where they need help. They just don’t seem to be able to accomplish anything when they try to “talk it out”. They want a mediator, a referee. Sometimes they want me to say, “You’re right, she’s wrong.” Or they [...]
When I see a couple in my office it’s usually 5 or 6 years too late for a quick solution. Many times these couples have been striving in a series of escalating conflict that boils over into yelling, name-calling, blaming, insulting and a host of other negative interactions. When they’ve finally gotten so deep in [...]
Welcome to Part 3 of our series exploring decision-making after infidelity. The question that anyone who has ever experienced this traumatic relationship injury has asked him or herself is, “Should I stay or should I go”? Within the two obvious ‘Yes or No’ answers is a full spectrum in degrees of pain, fear, longing, willingness [...]
