Marriage Counseling Insights brought to you by California Psychotherapeutic Resources, Inc. If you have an especially close friend, you may have revealed a little secret to one another: your relationship with your partner is in a rut. If so, take heart — you’re not...
Dating At A Distance — Tips To Make It Succeed
Marriage Counseling Insights brought to you by California Psychotherapeutic Resources, Inc. There have been many casualties of the pandemic, of varying degrees. One little-noted consequence is its effect on dating. Social distancing, wearing masks and losing access to...
Fighting With Your Spouse? You’re Not Alone.
Marriage Counseling Insights brought to you by California Psychotherapeutic Resources, Inc. The old joke about spouses entering retirement is that they signed up for life, but not for lunch. It’s a bit of humor that draws on the insight that spending too much...
Relationship Conflicts – Where Did the Love Go?
Marriage counseling insights brought to you by California Psychotherapeutic Resources, Inc. Relationships are seldom as simple as we would like. They bring out our needs, anxieties, and conflicts with people from our past – parents, friends, and former partners. When...
Freedom From Verbal Abuse
A home should be a happy place, or at least a safe place. Dealing daily with the outside world, with its tensions, pressures, and surprises, can be difficult. The home is a place to come back to, a place to feel free, relaxed, and comfortable. The home should be the...
Looking For Love In All The Right Places
“This above all – to thine own self be true.” – Polonius in Hamlet (William Shakespeare) Although some people prefer to remain single throughout their lives, most people strive to connect with and live in partnership with one special person. There are many obvious...
Working On Your Relationship – By Yourself
Marriage Counseling insights brought to you by Westlake Village-based California Psychotherapeutic Resources, Inc. You Can Create a Successful Relationship – Even If You Must Do It Alone Conflicts can be expected to arise in even the strongest of relationships. Two...
Communicating When You Have Conflict
Marriage Counseling insights brought to you by Westlake Village-based California Psychotherapeutic Resources, Inc. Conflict between people is a fact of life – and it’s not necessarily a bad thing. In fact, a relationship with frequent conflict may be healthier than...
The Crisis of Infidelity
Marriage Counseling insights brought to you by Westlake Village-based California Psychotherapeutic Resources, Inc. “There is a crack in everything; that’s how the light gets in.” – Leonard Cohen The single most destructive threat to a committed relationship is...
Maintaining Healthy Boundaries in Relationships
Marriage Counseling insights brought to you by Westlake Village-based California Psychotherapeutic Resources, Inc. A successful relationship is composed of two individuals – each with a clearly defined sense of her or his own identity. Without our own understanding of...