Couples & Marriage Therapy: Expert Insights from Bergen County

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Couples/Marriage

Does Online Couple’s Therapy Work?

The current global pandemic has caused most people in this country to have to shelter in place for many months. This has caused a lot of stress and strain for…
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Couples/Marriage

5 Warning Signs It’s Time to Try Couples Counseling

When you first fell in love, you could never imagine that someday the sound of your partner chewing could make you want to scream. It’s inevitable that once we are…
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Couples/Marriage

Compartmentalization: How it Hurts Men’s Relationship with Women

You’ve no doubt heard the expression, “men are from Mars, women from Venus.” And while we can all point out some major differences between the sexes, typically, those differences all…
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Couples/Marriage, Sexual Abuse / Trauma

Telling Your Partner About Sexual Abuse

How do you tell your partner about sexual abuse? Relationships always start out on a high note. Your mutual attraction combined with your commonalities stirs up your feelings, while finding…
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Couples/Marriage, Family Therapy, Separation/Divorce

Knowing When to End the Relationship

Knowing when to end a relationship is important. Relationships can enrich our lives, but they can also cause damage. Whether it’s a friend, family member, or significant other, any relationship…
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Couples/Marriage, Divorce, Family Therapy, General, Stress, Telehealth

Navigate Challenging Life Transitions

When we’re young, life transitions are fun and empowering. We go from crawling to walking, walking to running. We start with training wheels but soon no longer need them. As…
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Couples/Marriage, Divorce, Family Therapy, Separation/Divorce

Divorce Therapy

When we say the words, “I do,” we never imagine that one day those words will turn into, “It’s over.” But the statistics point to the fact that many marriages…
Couples/Marriage

How Sex Therapy Can Lead to More Intimacy

A relationship requires different things to thrive. Good communication is necessary, as is mutual respect and compromise. But one of the most important aspects of a healthy relationship is a…
How to Recover from Infidelity
Adults Counseling, Couples/Marriage, Stress

How to Recover from Infidelity

In my time as a marriage counselor, there is probably one statement I have heard more than any other, and that is, “I just don’t think I will ever get…
Couples/Marriage

Communication Tips for Couples in Recovery

If you have found yourself in a troubled relationship, there is a very good chance you grew up with parents who argued and fought often. Your household was most likely…