How Grief Affects Relationships

Grief can come in relationships unexpectedly. When someone experiences a loss, it can be difficult for them to maintain healthy relationships. Grief can cause people to withdraw from others and become less communicative. This can make it difficult for those around the...

Relationships and Blueprints

The Haunting QuestionAs a relationship therapist, you hear a lot of questions, and you see a lot of people looking for answers. One question always gets asked the most, though. “What happened to us?”. It’s a short question but a complex one. Most of the clients...
Cultivating Connections: Reconnect with your Partner

Cultivating Connections: Reconnect with your Partner

Every year you are with your partner is another year that you two grow together. Your bond becomes stronger, and your relationship does as well. If you’ve been together long enough then you know that we all have our cycles of complacency. It isn’t that you or your...

Improving Your Relationship with Empathy

Written by Spencer Dutson, LMFT, CEFTOn empathy Brene Brown has said (you definitely want to watch this short video … go ahead, click the link), “Empathy fuels connection, sympathy drives disconnection.”But, what is empathy, and how is it different from sympathy? I...

The Secret Power of Tapping into Consequences

Written by Spencer Dutson, LMFT, EMDR Trained TherapistIn her book, “Rewiring the Addicted Brain with EMDR-Based Treatment”, Laurel Parnell PhD writes about how powerful EMDR can be to heal addiction. However, her writing on consequences is something that I really...