Melissa Divaris Thompson is a licensed marriage and family therapist based in New York. She is married, and has two children ...

One recent evening, my new boyfriend and I found ourselves in a spat. I accused him of giving in to his anxious thoughts. "It's hard to get out of my head," David said. "Mental spiraling is part of ...

All couples fight, it's a given. But when relationship stress mixes with work stress, financial angst, and family flare-ups, little squabbles can morph into damaging arguments. As a couples counselor, ...

Here's why changing behavior alone won’t fix your relationship, and what actually creates lasting emotional change between ...

Couples therapy can be intense and uncomfortable at first: Inevitably, there are awkward pauses. There are revelations that are hurtful to hear and bursts of anger. And all of this while a third party ...

Building and maintaining intimacy in a relationship requires dedicated effort and understanding. While many couples share deep love, they often struggle to connect on more profound levels. Intimacy ...

Long-term relationships demand consistent effort, and maintaining passion over the years is one of the harder parts of that work. Relationship counselor Christie Hoang has a clear and simple rule she ...

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Affinity Counseling of Colorado highlights how stress and nervous system responses can affect relationships and ...