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More than Just Talk
Sometimes the idea of speaking to a counselor can be met with skepticism. A common question that we hear in the counseling world is, "Can just talking really help me?" But the thought that counseling is "just" talking is actually a misconception. In today's world, [...]
Anxiety & Depression: The Psychology of Infertility
Erin O’Neill, LCSW-R April 19-25 is National Infertility Awareness Week and we at Capital Counseling felt it was important to share information about some of the stressors that persons with Infertility might experience. With 1 in 8 couples (or 12% of married women) having trouble [...]
Conflict in the Successful Relationship
If maintaining a happy and fulfilling relationship were easy then 40%–50% of all first marriages, and 60% of second marriages, wouldn’t end in divorce. Moreover, divorce is not an inevitable outcome from an unhappy marriage. The percentages of those that say they are “unhappy” in [...]
What Are You Trying To Say?
Better Communication for Better Relationships Sometimes, the most basic things can mess up something we’re trying to do. Whether you are trying to bake a cake or build a bookcase, the wrong materials or the wrong tools can derail the whole effort. Relationships are a [...]
Who Gets The Luigi’s Restaurant?
When couples split, few parts of the process are more painful, or can be more contentious, than the division of property. “When couples break up,” says Phil Rainer, LCSW-R, Clinical Director of Capital EAP’s counseling division, “depending upon the length and depth of the relationship, [...]
Recognizing An Abusive Relationship
It is a sad fact, but abusive relationships come in all shapes and varieties. While we rightly see and hear more and more attention being focused on physical manifestations of domestic violence, abuse does not have to be physical. It can be mental and emotional [...]
Mending A Relationship After An Affair
Many things – financial crises, the death or severe injury of a child, differing career trajectories- can put a severe strain on a relationship. But there is nothing that causes the intense emotional pain that is triggered by the discovery that one of the partners [...]
