Interpersonal conflict is a common distress expressed in therapy. Relationships are important to our well-being as they foster connection and warmth. Maintaining healthy relationships requires mutual effort and commitment toward becoming healthier versions of oneself. This article will focus on romantic relationships and suggest how [...]
The concept of emotional intelligence has begun to gain more traction, both online and in the mental health world. It’s a relatively new area of study, but one that can pack a powerful punch for both your own well-being and the well-being of your personal [...]
Intimacy comes in many different forms and although one first thought might be sexual; this is not the only way to be intimate with your partner. You can have intimacy without sex and vice versa. Intimate moments might be shared by having deep intellectual conversations, [...]
There was somewhat of a dark joke that was floating among couples counselors when the pandemic first hit and lockdowns began that business would be booming soon. While it started off as a joke, unfortunately it has become much more of a reality as the [...]
Domestic Violence Awareness Month was created after the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence began a “Day of Unity” in October 1981 to connect advocates that were working across the nation to end violence against women and children. Domestic Violence Awareness Month focuses on three main [...]
In the classic Broadway show “Fiddler on the Roof”, Tevye asks his wife, Golde, “Do you love me?” She answers with a long list of all the things she has done for him over the 25 years they’ve been married. He asks her again and [...]
The month of October is dedicated to raising awareness about domestic violence and abuse. The National Domestic Violence Hotline defines Domestic Violence (also called intimate partner violence) as "a pattern of behaviors used by one partner to maintain power and control over another partner in [...]
As the year went by I watched a gradual transformation occur. Bit by bit my friend restored every inch of that car. As we faced final exams that year, my friend arrived in what had become a shining, rumbling, teenage automotive dream. It was as [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
