by steveseliger | Apr 23, 2021 | Couples Therapy, Individual Therapy
The Importance of Integrity How do you know when to trust someone? How do you know when to say “yes” and when to say “no?” How do you decide between two things you really want? Why do you sometimes experience resentment or regret? When is it best to selflessly give to...
by steveseliger | Apr 23, 2021 | Couples Therapy
Recovering From an Affair If your relationship is being affected by an affair, chances are you are on an emotional roller-coaster and your sense of trust has been shattered. It can feel like you are no longer grounded – the person you counted on most for support,...
by steveseliger | Apr 23, 2021 | Communication, Couples Therapy
Using Anger as a Teacher “He who angers you, conquers you” – Elizabeth Kenny It is neither realistic nor human to expect that we won’t experience anger. Anger is an old and deeply rooted response to a perceived threat. What we do with our anger, however,...
by steveseliger | Apr 23, 2021 | Communication, Couples Therapy
Setting Limits Limits only make sense in the light of consistent healthy agreements. In the discussion of healthy agreements, I explained the importance of treating one another with dignity and respect, regardless of the subject. These agreements ensure that no...
by steveseliger | Apr 23, 2021 | Couples Therapy, Exercises, Understanding & Acceptance
The Gift of Encouragement Showing interest and support for your partner’s hopes, dreams, fantasies, guilty pleasures, and hobbies is one key to a deeper sense of love and connection. Our mind is a private world. Thoughts and feelings that pleasure or plague us,...
by steveseliger | Apr 23, 2021 | Communication, Couples Therapy
The importance of listening Someone I once knew told me that we should listen twice as much as we speak because God gave us two ears and only one mouth. At first blush, it would seem that listening would be a relatively easy – even passive act. If only it were so...
