How to Really Listen to Your Spouse
How to Really Listen to Your Spouse In a long-term relationship, it becomes important to be able to listen to your partner. As you live...
How a Communications Coach Can Make Divorce a Little Bit Easier
Is the Collaborative Divorce Process Right for You? Divorce is difficult, but it doesn't have to be destructive. In the past, divorce has...
Why the Collaborative Divorce Process is Best for Children
When a couple divorces, emotions are high, words become heated, and stress levels are piqued. Both parties are on edge and their main...
Men in Therapy
Getting men into therapy has its challenges and benefits. As a professional counselor and family therapist, in this blog, Vicki James...
Couples Counseling -- Not as Scary as You Think
Sometimes, couples may delay marital therapy because one or both of the partners has fears about what to expect from counseling. It is...
Moving from Being in the Problem to Being in Solutions
It is difficult for most people to move from reporting again and again (rehashing) the problems in their relationship. The problem...
What Would Your Children Say?
Parents often talk about their children's report cards. Parents want their children to do their best and everyone knows that A's are...
Your Way, My Way
Have you ever felt trapped in a bad situation or relationship? Seems like you don't have any way to get someone to understand you or...
Pay Attention and be Intentional
Paying attention seems like all we do when there are so many things to attend to... the key to paying attention is to stay present, in...
Tips for positive Step Parenting
It takes time to build a positive step parenting relationship. Hopefully, good preparation went on before the actual introduction and...
