Written By: Deidre Prewitt, MSMFC, LPCC, Certified Infidelity Recovery Specialist It is 9:00 PM. You catch a glimpse of your partner from across an immaculate kitchen. They have expended a considerable effort to make sure it is clean just the way you have been asking. You expect to feel relief, kindness, healing, maybe even love….
Many times, couples find it difficult to be intimate in their relationship. Between work, kids, family, and other activities, there is not much time or energy left for closeness or affection. Often, we understand that building intimacy and connection in a relationship is important, but many people struggle with how. Here are 3 things you can do today to improve sexual…
Let’s be honest, being in a relationship that is struggling is HARD. It seems that you spend much of your energy attempting to prevent a fight, getting your point across during the fight, or attempting to self-soothe after the fight. Before you know it, weeks, months, even years have passed. Being happy together is becoming a distant memory. Sometimes…
The most romantic holiday of the year is upon us. Some are annoyed with Valentine’s Day because our culture is more about giving someone things than sharing love and affection on date night. This does not have to be the case for you and your love. We can take back the romance of February 14th…
It is painful to be in a relationship where you sit up at night trying to figure out how to feel connected again. The silence between you and your partner is uncomfortable and familiar. Many couples come into my office with similar stories:1. They are better friends or roommates than they are lovers 2. The kids left, and now they…
Most couples come to marriage/couple counseling stating that they have difficulty communicating. One spouse may say, “My partner never listens to me”. The other may say, “You are always complaining”. One may communicate too much, while the other, too little. It’s frustrating and sometimes even depressing when you feel the person you want to connect with…
I almost died. We almost died. It would have been all my fault. Maybe I’m being dramatic. The point is: We were careening down a steep hill toward the murky depths of Deer Creek, and I was totally out of control. Here’s what happened. My husband and I were away enjoying a romantic weekend getaway…
Becoming an entrepreneur is difficult. Someone who chooses this path is one who is not happy coasting through life. You have dreams, and the traditional “9-5” just won’t cut it. You have to make things happen for yourself, instead of waiting for someone else to do it. In embarking upon your adventures in self-employment, many…
In honor of Father’s Day, I thought I would write something for my guys. Long before college, I knew I wanted to be a couples’ therapist. I absolutely loved the idea of sitting in a room with two people who seemed so far away from one another and watching them get closer and closer. One…
Knowing when to begin the process of finding a marriage counselor is an arduous task for some couples. Marital distress is exhausting and seemingly all consuming, but some couples assume it will get better over time. This is true for some, but not true for many others. Many marriages suffer unnecessarily because the couple waits so long to reach out. My experience with couples…