“We don’t have anything in common,” is something I hear quite frequently in Portland marriage counseling, and my response is almost always the same: “So what?”
People are often taken aback at first, but then I start to relay stories that most of them have heard versions of before. Couples who cancel ...
My Portland marriage counselor clients who are raising little ones—and not so little ones—tell me all the time about how hard it is to keep romance alive when you have to take care of kids. It makes sense. After all, diaper changes and soccer games and college applications don’t usually leave you ...
It’s not unusual for couples facing problems to consider therapy, but far fewer think about going on a marriage retreat. As a Portland relationship counselor, I spend my days focusing on making human connections with my clients and helping them to get closer and better understand each other, and I always ...
If I didn’t know it already, my Portland relationship counseling clients would have taught me this valuable lesson: the longer you’re in a relationship, the more likely it is that the mundanities of life will start to overwhelm passion and desire. In short, over time most of us in long-term relationships will ...
Sex is wonderful for a marriage. But this Portland marriage counselor knows that cuddling is what helps couples stay together for a lifetime. Intimate cuddling provides more than sensuality, but also the feelings of, comfort, security and companionship. Research shows that cuddling releases the “bonding hormone”, oxytocin.
