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How to Set Boundaries in Step-Families
Blended families are complicated. Learning how to develop and foster healthy boundaries in a blended family is a necessary growth edge. Something that every family will be faced with negotiating....
What To Expect In Marriage Counseling In Wellington, FL
Contacting Us To Schedule A Session Many clients when calling into our office ask us what the marriage counseling process is like. After you speak to our office manager, Becky, who will get your...
Conflict Happens-How To Keep Your Relationship Healthy After Conflict
Conflict Happens- How to Keep Your Relationship Healthy After Conflict By: Crystal Gonzalez, LMHC, The Marriage Couch LLC I get it, we all do it, and we all get to the point where we say things we...
Discernment Therapy
Did you know there is evidence that seeing a marriage therapist is a predictor of divorce? Your probably asking yourself why a marriage therapist would say this! I’d like to share a few facts about...
My Spouse Cheated…Can I Forgive?
At The Marriage Couch, about 30% of our clients have infidelity in their history. Sometimes it’s a new thing and they want to face it immediately. The pain is excruciating and the confusion is...
Therapy Hurts Marriages…Kind of.
You read that right. The “Book Conflict to Resolution” by Susan Heitler, Ph.D., emphasizes the issue of having INDIVIDUAL therapy when marriage issues are part of the reason they go to...
When Sex Feels like an Obligation: What to do for the Busy Mom
Does Sex Feel Like an Obligation? When I work with my clients in couples therapy, it’s common for the male to report “not enough sex” and for the female to report “he wants sex too much”. Many women...
Raising Your Kids to be Non-Addicts
As a family therapist, I have been hired in substance abuse for several years. I have worked with an older population (40+ professionals) and a younger crowd as well (19-24 years old on their...