METROPOLITAN MARRIAGE & FAMILY THERAPY, PLLC
Oh boy, it’s that time of year when transitions are most prevalent. How do you manage transitions? How do you gear up for new phases, stages, developments, plans, routines, opportunities, seasons, and such? These show up in all areas of our life. Some of us do better...
A common complaint in relationships is partners feeling disconnected from each other. I hear this as one of the primary concerns couples present with in my practice, aside from fighting a lot and not communicating. As a couple is composed of two different individuals...
The longer we are with our partner and the more time goes on, there is a tendency for complacency, laziness, neglect, taking-for-grantedness, and boredom in the relationship. These are common to relationships after the honeymoon period, the infatuation stage of...
It never ceases to amaze me what couples can accomplish and how they are able to turn their relationship around when they set their mind to it! I have literally seen miracles happen... I have seen couples come back from real horrible places. It is a formidable...
As I've written before, one of the reasons some couples' relationships deteriorate over time is because the partners get lured by life away from their partner... Partners work hard at their jobs and become involved in their careers, children absorb much of their...
Couples frequently come to my practice expressing that they have lost something or that something is missing in their relationship. They complain there is no passion. They share that they are good friends, but want something more in their relationship. A lot of these...
Why do couples struggle enjoying downtime and having fun together? As we know, opposites attract. This phenomenon is also found in couples which means that usually partners have opposite personalities, needs, wishes and preferences – including what they consider...
It is just the way it is for some couples. After a while they can't feel their partner. They don't feel loved and actually believe their partner doesn't care about them. They feel like just roommates, two ships passing in the night. Others don't even see each other at...
