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Why Your Husband Yells and How to Break the Cycle
Why Your Husband Yells and How to Break the Cycle If we're being honest, most of us yell because, in the moment, it works. A raised voice gets attention fast. When someone feels unheard, yelling can feel like the only way to make sure someone listens. So, what happens when your husband...
Marriage and Menopause
Marriage and Menopause: Finding Your Way Back to Each Other Through a Time That Threatens to Pull You Apart I'm going to be honest with you from the start: I'm in the thick of perimenopause right now. One minute I'm fine, and the next I'm The Incredible Hulk, angry with my husband for...
Benefits and Limitations of Online Therapy
The Benefits and Limitations of Online Therapy Why Akron-Area Couples Should Consider Sitting in the Same Room Over the past several years, online therapy has gone from a niche convenience to one of the most common ways couples across the country seek help. It's easy to see why: no commute, no...
Marriage Counseling for Emotional Affair
Marriage Counseling Can Help If Your Husband Is Having an Emotional Affair The Fallout of an Emotional Affair Something feels off. Maybe it’s the way he tilts his phone away when you walk into the room. Or the way he mentions her name — a coworker, someone from the gym — and...
How to Rebuild Intimacy in Marriage
How to Rebuild Intimacy in Marriage When You Feel Disconnected When the closeness you once shared feels lost, rebuilding connection starts with understanding, vulnerability, and choosing each other again. Hello there! Are you experiencing a lack of intimacy in your marriage? Feeling...
What Is the Gottman Method?
What Is the Gottman Method? A Marriage Counselor Explains How It Helps Couples Reconnect "We love each other, but we feel more like roommates than partners." "Every conversation seems to turn into an argument." "I know my spouse loves me, but I don't feel connected anymore." These are some...
Jeff’s Story
Jeff's Story: From Counseling Skeptic to Marriage Counselor The unexpected journey that taught me the power of emotional connection, vulnerability, and lasting love Where Do You Even Begin? Do you ever find it difficult to talk about your life, or to introduce yourself to someone new?...
Erica’s Story
Erica's Story Finding the Thread: My Journey to Becoming Your Therapist When my practice asked me to write a short piece about my journey into therapy, my first thought was, “That will be fun!” Then came the blank page. I wrote opening paragraphs, deleted them, and wrote them again. None of...
Sarah’s Story
Sarah's Story: From the Counselor's Couch to the Counselor's Chair My High Hopes for Married Life When I got married at 21, I thought I had it all figured out. My husband and I were deeply rooted in our college ministry, surrounded by strong couples and mentored by steady, faithful leaders. I...
2026 Summer Family Fun!
2026 Summer Family Fun! It’s time to kick off Summer Family Fun 2026, and I couldn’t be more excited! This year feels especially fun because my kids are now 15 and 13 and officially share my love for everything summer—adventures, community events, and making memories together. For more than 10...
Managing Relationship Anxiety
Managing Relationship Anxiety: How Individual Therapy Can Help Does This Sound Familiar? "I wonder if my partner truly loves me?" Do you find yourself needing constant reassurance about your relationship? Do you experience panic or fear about the possibility of your partner cheating—even...
Spring Fling with your Spouse!
Spring Fling (With your spouse!) There's something quietly magical about spring. The world shakes off its stillness, color returns to the trees, and the air carries that particular lightness that makes everything feel possible again. It's the season of beginnings – and in marriage,...