Is My Relationship Broken Beyond Repair?
When people call me for couples counselling, they are often feeling worried or even desperate to fix their relationship and ask “Is my...
If you don’t initiate…
Waiting for your partner to initiate is a common difficulty for couples. Lack of initiation creates doubt in the relationship – do you...
Relationship Repair
When we have been deeply hurt by someone in a relationship, lashing out or going silent neither addresses nor leads to relationship repair.
Violence Prevention
Violence Prevention is the end goal of many programs. But if we only focus on victims and perpetrators with the limited resources...
Effects of Violence in Families
There are short-and long-term effects of violence, for everyone in the family experiencing violence. Most research on abuse has focused...
Violence in Intimate Relationships and Counselling.
October was Violence Prevention month, so in the next 3 blogs, starting with violence in relationships, I will share some of my...
Do You Have an Unhappy Partner?
There are times in a relationship when one person is happy with things, so it comes as a surprise when their unhappy partner says I’m not.
Addictions 104 – Addiction Relapse
Addiction recovery has several stages. First is moving from active addiction/abuse/misuse to seeing the truth and seeking help.
Addictions 103 – 6 Steps towards Addiction Recovery
Addiction is fuelled with guilt and shame and to unburden oneself, is to provide a clear picture of what needs to be done –...
Addiction 102- Loved Ones Dealing With Addiction
When a loved one is misusing or dealing with addiction to a substance or activity, this could be in the form of food addiction, drug...
