You’d be surprised at how often I hear a client say, “I just assumed,” “I thought,” “I know how my partner is” or “It’s so obvious.” These are key indicators people are operating on assumptions rather than fact and understanding. Assumptions can be dangerous to relationships. We assume we know what someone else is thinking, trying to say or what...
Have you ever gotten the sense that someone is mad at you and they haven’t said a word? Or maybe you’ve felt terrified but thought you were hiding it, only for everyone to notice? Have you argued with your partner without knowing how it started, just from them asking “what’s wrong?”, and you simply replied with “Nothing.” We constantly communicate...
One of the biggest issues couples who come to therapy are experiencing is the inability to communicate effectively. Whether it be about kids, finances, in-laws, faith, or sex – if a couple is coming into counseling they almost always identify communication as one of the things they want to improve and a reason behind many of their problems. Recently a...
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