7 Ways a Husband injures a Wife
By Steve Marks, MA, NCC, LPC on Thursday, October 13th, 2016 in Marriage Counseling. No Comments
By Steve Marks, MA, NCC, LPC on Thursday, October 13th, 2016 in Marriage Counseling. No Comments
Here are 7 ways a husband injures a wife…sometimes without even knowing it: 1. Cuts her out of the discussion – When you act as if she isn’t even there or wouldn’t understand what you’re talking about, she feels a part of her is detached. She sees the marriage as a partnership…in every part of […]
By Steve Marks, MA, NCC, LPC on Sunday, October 9th, 2016 in Marriage Counseling. No Comments
Healthy Relationship Components Healthy relationship attachments components include: Know – Trust – Rely – Commit – Touch. These five bonding forces form the glue of your relationship (connection) and they should grow together in a balanced way. In other words, there is a safe zone you need to stay within as your relationship grows. The […]
By Steve Marks, MA, NCC, LPC on Saturday, October 8th, 2016 in Marriage Counseling. No Comments
Dr Richard Nicastro writes about relationship health and building intimacy. Here he writes about how the fear of intimacy can adversely impact a relationship. “Like actors on stage, we all play different roles in our lives. Some of these roles are more general (the competent, emotionally “in-control” male; the empathic, emotionally generous female), while others […]
By Steve Marks, MA, NCC, LPC on Sunday, August 28th, 2016 in Marriage Counseling. No Comments
Common Marriage Problems There are lots of reasons that couples may decide to seek help and get marriage counseling. There are some common themes that marriage counselors encounter when couples seek help for their marriage. Many of these are similar to what our depression counselors face working with their clients. Most marriage counselors are comfortable […]
By Steve Marks, MA, NCC, LPC on Saturday, August 20th, 2016 in Marriage Counseling. No Comments
Mean Marriages Emotions can actually be like a bad cold. Spend enough time with others, and you’re likely to catch whatever they have (or feel). It’s important to take a look at how this can impact your relationship.
By Steve Marks, MA, NCC, LPC on Saturday, July 9th, 2016 in Marriage Counseling. No Comments
Dr. John Gottman has been studying couples for the last four decades to understand why some relationships are like ticking time bombs that result in divorce or chronic unhappiness, while others work well, are satisfying, and remain stable over a lifetime. What have the Gottmans taught us about what works and doesn’t work in relationships? […]
By Steve Marks, MA, NCC, LPC on Sunday, June 12th, 2016 in Marriage Counseling. No Comments
Improving Marriage Relationship Denver Newly married couples are often unprepared for the challenges of marriage (no matter whether they had premarital counseling or not). When the “honeymoon” phase is over, the real relationship begins and the challenging phase of sharing life begins. Many marriages begin to fall apart because our culture doesn’t teach couples how to […]
By Steve Marks, MA, NCC, LPC on Wednesday, May 11th, 2016 in Marriage Counseling. No Comments
Three Ways to Strengthen Marriage Dr. John Gottman has been studying couples for the last four decades to understand why some relationships are like ticking time bombs that result in divorce or chronic unhappiness, while others work well, are satisfying, and remain stable over a lifetime. Social scientists do not have a good track record […]
By Steve Marks, MA, NCC, LPC on Saturday, May 7th, 2016 in Marriage Counseling. No Comments
“Don’t you trust me?” “How can I trust him/her?” Trust is foundational for all relationships, but especially for our marriages. Trust is not so easy to cultivate and, once broken, can be excruciatingly difficult to repair. Some people come by it naturally. They find it easy to trust others, maybe because they saw good examples […]
By Steve Marks, MA, NCC, LPC on Monday, May 2nd, 2016 in Marriage Counseling. No Comments
Relationship Counselors Article in NY Times By TARA PARKER-POPE AUGUST 25, 2014, reports couples who are decisive in entering their marriage relationship have better and longer lasting marriages than those who just casually decide to get married after years of living together or deciding it is the next step. Do you have a decisive marriage? […]