The Importance of Premarital Counseling
Getting Counseling Before Saying “I Do” Why Premarital Counseling? Engagement is such an exciting yet chaotic season. There is so …
Getting Counseling Before Saying “I Do” Why Premarital Counseling? Engagement is such an exciting yet chaotic season. There is so …
Identity development occurs throughout the lifespan. There are aspects of our identity we are born with that are inherent to …
Encouragement to Live Free In my work, I often get asked the question, “Is masturbation wrong or sinful?” I …
Being human is challenging. It requires us to reckon with realities that we would prefer to resist or reject as …
Trauma: We all experience it. “I think our capacity for wholeheartedness can never be greater than our willingness to be …
The Demon Dialogues Do you feel like you are stuck in the same argument with your partner? Does it feel …
PORNOGRAPHY Is it okay for my husband to look at pornography? This is a fairly common question I hear from …
How can a couple recover from an affair? Working through an affair can be an extremely painful experience. When an …
Conflict is inevitable in relationships—especially in marriage. Many fear conflict because they were not taught how to handle it in …
What is self-awareness? Self-awareness is a popular phrase these days. It is not uncommon to hear someone described as self-aware …
I want to tell you about a powerful, but often overlooked, mechanism to improve your marriage, increase your sense of …
Finding and Creating Balance Adjusting to a new baby is a major life change! It is essential to be as …
Hey there! My name is Coleen. I’m a therapist. But I’m also a wife, mama, daughter, sister, and friend. There …
Beyond “How was your day?” One of the first priorities I have for my clients is moving them into a …
In your marriage, believe the best when you think about your spouse. For a marriage to be a life-long committed …
Get Yourself Ready A wonderful way to prepare for marriage is to work on developing character traits within yourself that …
Navigating Separation or Divorce In my previous article on marriages, I presented the idea that diagnosing the health of a …
Finding good books or resources on making a “ho-hum” marriage better is easy. Finding good books that offer help for …
I believe that God created and blessed sex as a gift to His children. He always intended it to be …
In last month’s article, Rebuilding Connection in Your Marriage: Part 1, I laid the foundation for empathy as the single …