Category Archives: Dating

Dating Tips for Women

Dating Tips for Women : 5 Important Impacts to Consider

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5 Dating Tips for Women : Here’s what you need to know about your dating life and how your desire to be independent may be causing issues. *It is important to note that although I am using specific gender pronouns, I am not intentionally meaning to exclude or generalize behaviors unfairly based on someone’s preferred gender identification. This article is an example of themes I have heard in my experience as a couples therapist from .
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too needy

Are You “Too Needy?”

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Are you “Too Needy?” What does this title even mean and is it accurate? “You’re too needy.”  “You expect too much.” “Your expectations are too high.” “Why are you acting like that?” “You’re overreacting!” If you have ever dated, most likely you have been told at one point directly (or have been given an indirect message) that you are being “too needy.” Although our society predominately attaches this label more toward women .
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Top 5 Reasons Couples REALLY Come to Counseling

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Top 5 Reasons Couples REALLY Come to Counseling : Modern Love Counseling Why do couples really come to counseling? You may actually be surprised! From my experience as a relationship therapist, here are the top 5 reasons couples really come to counseling and seek out my specific services. Get ready to check your assumptions! I have heard it all. Generally speaking, these are the top 5 reasons why the majority of my .
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Additional Resources for Couples : The Modern Love Box

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Introducing The Modern Love Box : A Resource for You and Your Partner Sustaining the spark in a long term relationship can be difficult at times. The romance may fizzle, the daily grind may take over, date nights may feel stale. It’s OK. This is totally normal. Someone once said, “love is a journey, not a destination,” and with that comes the boredom, the balance, the excitement and the struggle. It’s .
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How to Have a Successful Relationship

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Takeaway: I’m a couples therapist in Denver, and my clients often ask me questions like, “What makes a relationship successful?” or “How do you have a successful relationship?” These specific questions can be incredibly challenging to answer because relationships can be very complicated. These answers can also be confusing if you find yourself from a lineage of divorce, a not-so-great depiction of a loving partnership from your parents, and/or you witness .
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How do we know we are in a Committed Relationship?

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A Committed Relationship : A Label, an Event or a Feeling? What “Commitment” is Expected to do for us in our Relationships I have noticed throughout my work with couples that one thing seems to pop up and cause tension, conflict and/or disconnection between partners. This lurking dark cloud that slowly creeps into session that I speak of, generally involves sensitivities around “commitment.” “So then, what signifies a committed relationship?” You may .
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Preventative Counseling… What is it?

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Prevent the Superficial Cycle : Why Preventative Counseling is Helping I still think many people have the misconception that “couples counseling” is only for couples who are on the verge of separating; that “couples counseling” is really just a last resort that requires half-assed effort and little to show for. I am beyond excited to report that through my experience as a therapist specializing in modern day relationships, couples are voluntarily .
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