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Dealing with Mid-life Crisis

Mid-life crisis is that transition of identity and self-confidence that can occur in middle-aged individuals between the ages of 45-64. The cause of this is usually brought about by events that highlight a person’s growing age, inevitable mortality, and possibly shortcoming of accomplishment in life. It’s thought that aging leads to feelings of depression, remorse,...

Dealing With Intimacy Issues In Couple Counseling

In couples counseling, couples having intimacy issues often find that there are more deeply rooted problems that need to be addressed. For a couple that has lost connection with one another, it can be easy to put the blame on many things. A couple’s counselor takes inventory of what has been happening in the past and what is causing problems in the present. Resolving rel...

Moving On After A Breakup

Perhaps one of the hardest relationships to navigate is that of an ex. In today’s world it can be nearly impossible to completely cut ties with someone you once loved. Even in the case of divorce, you can no longer expect that you will not have any contact with your ex. Ending any relationship is hard. A break up causing anxiety or depression is a common reason that some...

10 Common Myths about Long-Term Relationships

There are so many long-term relationships in the world today, and people have some misconceptions about the realities of a long-term relationship. A relationship is unpredictable, and anyone who expects that thing will go a certain way in a relationship needs to get a reality check by going for relationship counseling. Before going into a relationship, you should be able to di...

Adjusting to the Single Life

You just got out of a relationship. Your relationship make have lasted for a few months, years, engaged or even married. The feeling that comes with ending a relationship is a combination of different emotions which may include devastation, sadness, joy or relief. After the relationship, you still may have to remain friends with your ex because of children or having mutual fri...

Supporting Your Partner During Trying Times

Going through trying times alone can be difficult and could lead to extreme despair, especially if it involves a tragic loss, career setbacks, miscarriage, accidents etc. Imagine having a partner undergoing such difficult time, it can be so disheartening to witness such. As a partner in a relationship, you are committed to helping out your partner, especially during trying tim...

The 5 Worst Things A Step-Parent Can Do

How A Step Parent Can Make A Child's Life MiserableThere is no denying that being a “step” can be hard. Learning to unconditionally accept another person’s child like your own can seem like an impossible task. Making a commitment to your spouse is the easy part. Making a commitment to becoming the best step-parent you can be is when it gets hard. Co-parents who seek c...

Help! Get Me Out Of This Anxiety Loop!

Life. The never-ending ball of constant change. You may never have thought you were going to need help with anxiety, but here you are. Researching the best anxiety therapy Orlando. What is anxiety and why has it decided to settle in with you? What did you ever do to deserve it? Maybe you aren’t even sure that’s exactly what’s happening yet. You might be think...

Putting an End to the Cycle of Passive-Aggressive Behaviors

In a relationship or marriage, there are times where each party tries to do things for themselves while also trying to meet the needs of their partner. It is a delicate balance that sometimes does not work out and may need the intervention of couples' therapy Orlando, but there are ways to work around this problem. The problem is passive-aggressive behavior, and it is a be...

How to handle competition in Marriage

In some marriages, the couple sometimes looks less than loving partners and more like squabbling siblings when they compete. Healthy competition fosters growth but in marriage, working together as a team in everything makes the marriage work. There are different ways couples compete with one another. It could be to see who is a better parent. For instance, where one person'...