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How Long Should Therapy Last?
You’ve been wanting to start therapy, but have a friend who has been seeing the same therapist for ten years.
TEN YEARS!
That’s a long time.
You have something you’d like to resolve, ASAP, and want to know: how long does this process take?
As you can probably guess, the answer to how long therapy should last depends on many different factors. Let’s take a look at some of the key components that dictate the duration of time you should expect to spend in therapy:
Helping A Loved One With Bipolar – Do’s And Dont’s
How do I help a loved one with bipolar disorder? If you have a loved one with bipolar disorder, you probably already know how important...
Marriage Counseling After Infidelity
Discovering the person you love and trust has been unfaithful is a nightmare. A betrayal like none other.
The prospect of repairing the relationship likely feels impossible.
If you just found out your partner had an affair, you’re probably struggling to trust anything. Even your own interpretation of events, your own thoughts and feelings, are subject to intense scrutiny.
But healing is possible.
This is something many couples are able to work through successfully.
A quick word of caution before we proceed: your chances of success and true healing are exponentially greater if you get professional help. Seeking couples therapy for affair recovery is your best option to fully heal.
Here’s everything you need to know about getting marriage counseling for an affair.
The Best Ways To Help Someone With Anxiety
How do I help someone with anxiety? Anxiety disorders are the most common mental illnesses in the United States. They are far more common than...
Here’s Why You Need a Couples Therapy Retreat
Sometimes, the warning signs signaling the beginning of a relationship’s demise are easy to ignore. Things can just feel “off.” You’re not as connected as you used to be, but nothing is “bad” per se, it’s just… flat.
Or maybe, things are getting bad. You’re not seeing eye to eye and there’s more tension than love.
One of the reasons people balk at the prospect of couples theapy is they don’t have time. It feels like another to-do on an already impossible list.
If you find yourself wishing there was a way to navigate relationship hurdles faster, you’re in luck. A weekend couples therapy retreat is your ticket to effectively and efficiently work through your challenges so you can get back to enjoying life and each other once more.
Here’s everything you need to know about couples therapy retreats.
How To Help a Person With Borderline Personality Disorder
What is borderline personality disorder, and how do I deal with it? Loving someone with borderline personality disorder can be challenging. Here are...
Why Couples Stop Being Intimate — and How to Reconnect
Causes and tips for lack of intimacy in a relationship
Don’t make this mistake: a new relationship is so hot, so steamy, it’s easy to think it will always be that way. Yet in a cruel twist of fate, those “love” chemicals that we’re flooded with early on in courtship begin to peter out. If you’re not paying attention, you (yes you, who couldn’t keep your hands off each other!) could quickly transition from a relationship to something that resembles more of a ‘roommateship.’
Here are some of the leading causes that lead to a lack of intimacy. And some actionable steps you can take to boost your intimate connection.
3 Ways To Express Your Anger Without Pushing Your Partner Away
How do I express anger in a healthy way? It's completely normal to have arguments and disagreements in a relationship. However, expressing your...
Therapy for Healing After Trauma
Let’s kick things off with the good news. Even though this topic covers something no one should ever have to experience, for those who have, recovery is possible. Post-traumatic growth is possible. Healing after trauma is possible. With the right support, you can process the trauma and reclaim your life.
Here’s what you need to know.
What is Childhood Emotional Neglect?
Childhood emotional neglect (CEN) is something parents often unwittingly put their kids through. They don’t understand what it is, or how crippling the consequences are.
Many parents were emotionally neglected as kids themselves. Which makes it even more of a challenge to emotionally support their little ones.
This piece covers the dangers of emotional neglect in childhood and why emotional support is so crucial early in life.
What Does It Mean For The Relationship When Your Partner Won’t Change?
Does your partner make promises that they don’t keep? Maybe he promises to stop spending money, but then the credit card bills keep coming in every month — higher than ever before. She swears that she won’t drink again. However, you come home from work, and she is drunk yet again. He cheated again and promised to get help. But, when you bring up marriage counseling, he balks. Do these scenarios sound familiar? If so, then you are probably wondering what it means for your relationship when your partner won’t change. Many people believe that issues will go away with time or that their partner will change if they ask enough. Unfortunately, this is hardly ever true. When a partner says one thing yet does another, it erodes trust and intimacy in a relationship. So, what can you do when your partner acknowledges a problem and promises to work on it — yet never follows through? Here are some tips from the therapists at Relationship Therapy Center.
Rebuilding Connection in a Relationship Without Physical Intimacy
You said ‘I do,’ but now there’s something you don’t do, and that’s to have sex. Or maybe, you feel the spark fizzling out, and want to do something before it’s extinguished entirely.
Wherever you fall on the spectrum, it’s nothing to be ashamed about. Let’s look at some of the reasons that lead to a relationship without physical intimacy, a sexless marriage, and what you can do about it.
4 Personal Boundaries That Are Present In A Healthy Relationship
You might think that boundaries are unnecessary. Maybe you feel that limits will stifle the spontaneity in your relationship. However, all healthy relationships need boundaries. Boundaries are like a road map for your relationship. They provide a guide for how your relationship will work and how you will get your needs met. Limits allow both you and your partner to feel safe and comfortable in the relationship. Here are the four important ones.
Are You in a Trauma Bonded Relationship?
Your friends have had enough. They haven’t outright told you, but you sense it. The thing is, when he doesn’t call when he said he would and your calls go to voicemail, the panic is so intense it feels like the house is on fire. Every fiber of your being is activated and the thought of losing him is too catastrophic to contemplate. Despite being told over and over to ditch the dude, you can’t. For you, he’s life itself.
Those who don’t understand trauma bonding may think this example is dramatic, even out of control. For those who know, welcome.
Is It The Winter Blues Or Something More Serious?
There are around 10 million Americans who are diagnosed with seasonal affective disorder (SAD). Around 20 percent more people may have a mild form of SAD. Seasonal affective disorder is a type of mood disorder that is characterized by depression. SAD occurs at the same time every year — it usually starts about the time that the days grow shorter and the weather turns colder. By the time spring or early summer rolls around, the symptoms disappear.
Everyone has minor bouts of the “winter blues” from time-to-time. Gloomy weather can make anyone feel more sluggish and down. So, how can you tell when the winter blues equal a SAD diagnosis? The key is the degree to which the seasonal mood changes affect your life. With the winter blues, you might feel more lethargic than normal, but it won’t keep you from getting out of bed and going to work. However, if you have SAD, it might seem impossible to get out of bed in the morning, so you miss work. Or, you can’t focus on schoolwork, so your grades to plummet. Experiencing these types are problems are an indicator that you might have more than just the winter blues. Here are some of the warning signs of SAD.
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