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The real cost is in not seeking relationship therapy

You might think relationship therapy is a cost. But, compare it to your last tradesman’s bill, your car service, and so on. Relationship counselling is…

Without a map you’ll be lost!

We’re all familiar with a map. A map gives us information on the territory and helps us find our way. Without a map we’re lost.…

Understand your partner and letting them know, comes first

Whenever our partner is distressed, it is natural to tell them not to worry, things are, or will be, alright. Or, we solve their problem.…

Three Things

Drs John and Julie Gottman offer this terrific and simple enough suggestion to help enhance your relationship. They suggest we make a list of three…

Some Maths and Some Magic

World leaders in relationship research, Drs John and Julie Gottman, following decades of studies, have discovered a little magic. They have uncovered quite a few…

“Me” plus “Me” makes “We”

I’m occasionally asked by a friend how I met my wife. And, so I’ve been told, it makes a good story. I certainly remember every…

Shoot … re-load … shoot

“Shoot … re-load … shoot” is an expression used to highlight an ineffective (and disrespectful) communication style wherein we have our say, then, when our…

Emotionally Focused Therapy

EFT helps couples experience each other in new ways that transform their relationship. Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) was founded by Dr Sue Johnson. It is a…

Seven Dimensions of Behaviour

Behaviour has at least seven or eight dimensions: frequency, rate, duration, latency, topography, locus, and force or intensity – and, with some behaviours, age appropriateness.…