Last week, I talked about a technique that IMAGO therapy creators Harville and Helen Hendrix use to keep negativity out of their relationship, and this week I’d like to go into another practice that the couple promote—being in a “state of curiosity” with your partner. What does that mean? Well, it doesn’t mean that you […]
As a Houston marriage counselor, I know that relationship help doesn’t have to involve elaborate tools. Sometimes the best therapy just involves a calendar and willingness on the part of two people. Let me back up a little bit before I explain where the calendar comes in. I practice Imago therapy, a method developed by […]
As the Houston marriage counselor, I sometimes work with couples who have recently retired and are having trouble adjusting to the new patterns in their shared lives. The good news: divorce rates after retirement are relatively low, and according to Forbes, 60% of couples report an improvement in the quality of their marriage after retirement. […]
As a relationship therapist in Houston, I work primarily with couples, but I also know what an important role people’s relationships with the rest of their family plays in their lives. And if you’re married or committed to a partner, their family becomes a part of your life, and your relationship to them can impact […]
