BUILDING YOUR RELATIONSHIP TO LAST A LIFETIME
Explore the articles below to understand how Marriage Counseling can build your relationship. They are all written by Dr. Jim Walkup, a New York State Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist.
Learning to Communicate Better: The first thing people usually say at the beginning of marriage counseling is that they need to learn to communicate better.
- When You Want To Listen
- Asking in a Way That Works
- Fourteen Exercises to Grow Your Marriage
- Listening So Your Partner Will Feel Heard
Strengthening Your Relationship: Building a new marriage relationship requires focusing on how your partner experiences your interactions. In order to feel close, spouses need to engage in five good interactions for every negative one.
Anger Management: Failure to deal with anger effectively causes many couples to withdraw to islands of invulnerability. They lose a deep sense of closeness. Learning to control your anger is a major part of marriage counseling.
- Positive Fighting
- Not a Teachable Moment
- Recognizing a Lose-Lose Fight and Stopping It
- Breathing and Anger Management
- Fighting Is Not All Bad
- What Men Do Instead of Sharing Feelings
Time: Couples with children and dual career couples need to learn how to protect their marriage from lack of time spent with each other. Time management includes scheduling time together.
How Marriage Counseling Helps: Frequently couples wait too long to seek help because they do not understand how it could help.
- Frequently Asked Questions about Relationship Or Marriage Counseling
- Hesitance to Call for an Appointmentt
Special Issues and Resources: Click on any of the subjects below to find help with specific problems.
- Pregnancy: Danger Zone for Your Marriage
- Exercises for Building Your Marriage for a Lifetime
- Twelve Myths About Relationships
- Extramarital Affair Recovery
- Questionnaires
