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Counseling in Fort Lauderdale, Coral Springs, & Plantation, FL


Establishing Healthy Boundaries In A New Relationship
Entering into a new relationship can be both exciting and nerve wracking. However, it is also a crucial time to create healthy...
Jamie Ratowski, LMFT


Understanding the Role of ADHD With Couples
One of the things I love about couples therapy is that no two couples are alike. One unique difficulty facing some couples...
Carla Barrow, LMFT


Navigating The Holidays With Your In-Laws
The holidays can be a wonderful time filled with joy, happiness, family, and friends. But it also has a way to bring stress and anxiety...
Jamie Ratowski, LMFT


How to Maintain a Positive Perspective of Your Partner
Maintaining a positive perspective of one’s partner is one of the most important components of a healthy relationship....
Jackie Schwartz, LMFT


Can a Marriage Survive Infidelity?
Yes, a marriage can survive infidelity. Is it going to be easy, No. It is one of the hardest things, if not the hardest, that couples...
David Schlagter, LCSW


It’s Date Night: The 10 Best Date Night Ideas In Plantation, Florida
As I have mentioned before, quality time is such an important aspect of maintaining a healthy, intimate connection in your relationship.....
Jamie Ratowski, LMFT


Politically Diverse Couples - What Do We Do Now?
If you’ve been watching the news lately, you’ve seen some historic events unfolding. Politics is in motion....
Carla Barrow, LMFT


How Discernment Counseling Can Help Couples Gain More Clarity
Discernment counseling is intended for couples who have made a permanent commitment to one another whether or not they are legally married.
Jackie Schwartz, LMFT


Repairing Your Relationship After Infidelity
There are different perceptions regarding what constitutes cheating/infidelity. For some, it’s the physical act of intercourse...
Jackie Schwartz, LMFT


How to Get My Partner to Come to Couples Therapy?
Marriage counseling and couples therapy is a highly important and successful treatment that can help repair and restore your relationship...
Jamie Ratowski, LMFT


How Couples Can Turn Conflict into Connection
For many, conflict is one of those Boogeyman words that frighten, terrifies, and is something to be avoided and prevented at all costs.
Jackie Schwartz, LMFT


Signs of a Toxic Relationship
A toxic relationship can have signs of toxicity that are obvious & some that are more subtle. If you have ever been in a toxic relationship.
Jackie Schwartz, LMFT


How Dialectical Behavioral Therapy Can Help Couples: Part II
In part 2 of "How Dialectical Behavioral Therapy Can Help Couples", we look at how self-validation lessens the sting of conflict...
Carla Barrow, LMFT


How Dialectical Behavioral Therapy Can Help Couples: Part I
DBT provides skills training that covers four main areas -- Mindfulness, Interpersonal Effectiveness, Emotional Regulation, and Distress...
Carla Barrow, LMFT


What To Expect in LGBTQ+ Couples Therapy
A question you may be asking is why make the distinction that LGBTQ+ couples should expect anything different out of couples therapy.
Jamie Ratowski, LMFT
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