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Counseling in Fort Lauderdale, Coral Springs, & Plantation, FL
Jackie Schwartz, LMFT
How to Communicate Proactively in Your Relationship
When it comes to relationships, proactivity is the name of the game. This means that instead of waiting for something to go wrong...
Jamie Ratowski, LMFT
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...
Carla Barrow, 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...
David Schlagter, LCSW
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...
Jackie Schwartz, 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...
Jamie Ratowski, 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...
Jackie Schwartz, 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.
Carla Barrow, 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...
Jamie Ratowski, 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.
Jackie Schwartz, LMFT
Why It’s Important to Know Your Partner’s Love Language
Prioritizing the emotional needs of our partner means that we care about our partner’s feelings and how they are experiencing relationship.
Jackie Schwartz, LMFT
5 Marriage Tips From a Gottman Couples Therapist
Gottman method has been proven to repair damaged and distressed couples and enrich relationships with practical tools, which I will be...
Jackie Schwartz, LMFT
What to Expect In Couples Therapy
Couples therapy can feel daunting. Not only are people concerned and scared for their relationship...
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