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May 2026

May 17, 2026
Are you at risk for being in an unhealthy romantic relationship? While some men engage...
May 10, 2026
In a culture where girls are barraged with inappropriate images of what it means to...
May 03, 2026
Unfortunately, it’s easy to overlook someone’s faults in the early stage of a relationship. Infatuation...

April 2026

April 26, 2026
In recent article for The Gottman Institute’s blog, Dr. Ann-Louise Lockhart offers readers advice on...
April 19, 2026
A national survey found that 84% of women and 82% of men in the US...
April 12, 2026
We’ve all been there: the day-to-day routine with our partner falls into a pattern of...
April 05, 2026
When Maria, 37, and Jeff, 38, came to our first session for counseling they both...

March 2026

March 29, 2026
When Maria, forty-nine, and Ethan, fifty-five, sat on the couch in my counseling office, they...
March 22, 2026
We’ve all been there: embroiled in an argument with our partner, caught up in emotion,...
March 15, 2026
Unfortunately, it’s easy to overlook someone’s faults in the early stage of a relationship. Infatuation...
March 08, 2026
In many ways, relationships are ruled by the routines partners establish for themselves. These patterns...
March 01, 2026
We’ve all been there: the day-to-day routine with our partner falls into a pattern of...

February 2026

February 22, 2026
 How can couples avoid the pitfalls that prevent the success of a second marriage? The...
February 08, 2026
Karen, age 48, had been married to Kyle, 53, for five years when she found...
February 01, 2026
Helping your teenager to make a smooth transition to becoming a more capable and independent...

January 2026

January 25, 2026
Dear Terry, I’ve been married to John for ten years and I’m worried because we’ve...
January 19, 2026
For most of my life, I’ve bought into the commonly held belief that good marriages...
January 11, 2026
In order to better understand infidelity and to find out if a marriage can be...
January 04, 2026
Theresa, age forty, sat on the sofa in my office across from Sam, age forty-two....

December 2025

December 28, 2025
During a counseling session, Kyla expressed frustration about her life feeling out of control, being...
December 21, 2025
During a recent counseling session, Karen and Joshua, in their late thirties, spoke about their...
December 14, 2025
Spending periods of quality time doing shared activities alone with your spouse each week is...
December 08, 2025
One of the toughest times of year for family members following difficult times is the...

November 2025

November 30, 2025
When Maria, 37, and Jeff, 38, came to our first session for counseling they both...
November 23, 2025
During a recent counseling session, Monica, 40, complained about her two-year son Alex, crying too...
November 16, 2025
Typically, I explain to couples in my therapy practice who are caught in an unfortunate...
November 10, 2025
Kyla, 38, sat on the couch of my office telling me about her unhealthy relationship...
November 03, 2025
Studies show that conflict is what creates the most pain and anguish for children after...

October 2025

October 24, 2025
I hear over and over from women who email or meet with me: "Why can’t...
October 19, 2025
When Robert, 54,and Alexa, 48, met with me for couples counseling, they expressed a difference...
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