Category: Family Therapy

10 Signs Your Relationship is Healthy

Many of the most rewarding things in life come with their fair share of challenges, and relationships are no different. Every couple experiences ups and downs, whether they’re driven by adverse events, differing values, or periods of poor communication. However, it can be difficult to put these challenges into perspective and assess the overall health of a relationship: How ...

How to Support Children During a Divorce

While there is no way to make divorce “easy” on a child, there are ways to keep a divorce from damaging a child in a severe, lasting way. To the eyes of a vulnerable child, there is a world of difference between two parents separating amicably — while reassuring the child that he or she will remain important to both of ...

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) in a Nutshell

Cognitive behavioral therapy is a goal-oriented, short-term treatment in which a therapist and client work collaboratively to solve the client’s problematic thinking and behavior in order to resolve difficulties and change the client’s negative emotions. Cognitive behavioral therapy is considered short-term because treatment occurs over eight to twelve sessions, at a frequency of about once a week in ...

On Couples Therapy or Vicissitudes of Being a Couple

The Joy of Marriage In most cultures wedding is considered a joyful moment in the life of the individuals. People “fall in love” and enter into relationships with great hopes and expectations for the future. Hollywood romantic movies are the best example of this idealized vision of the couples’ relationship in which they usually “live happily ever after”. This idealistic ...