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How To Stop Fighting And Start Loving

How To Stop Fighting And Start Loving

In an ever-escalating cycle of conflict, one partner stridently pursues and the other partner avoidantly withdraws. It’s a script written in the subconscious mind by past experiences that when certain things happen, we are not safe and must either push in or pull away to find safety.  This “push-pull” is at the heart of all relational conflict.  To break that cycle of conflict, first you must understand your role in it.  You are either the pursuer or the withdrawer.

What Is Christian Counseling?

What Is Christian Counseling?

My wife and I own two Christian counseling practices in the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex: SoulCare Counseling in Colleyville and Christian Counseling Associates in Grapevine and Plano. Both practices do Christian counseling. But at a meeting of our counselors a few weeks ago, one of them asked, “What is it that makes counseling ‘Christian counseling’?” That is a great question that has different answers, depending on who you ask.

Why Emotionally Focused Therapy Works

Why Emotionally Focused Therapy Works

Maybe you have realized by now that there are many therapy models used by professional counselors. Every model is based on what is believed to be the answer to the question, “Why do we behave the way we do, and how can we change?” All therapy models have an answer to that question, but some have better answers than others; and none has a better answer than Emotionally Focused Therapy.

The Gold Standard In Couples Therapy

The Gold Standard In Couples Therapy

Sometimes you hear people say, “We tried marriage counseling and it didn’t work.” Their conclusion is that all marriage counseling is the same and it doesn’t work, at least not for them. The truth is that there are many different kinds of couples therapy with varying degrees of success, but one stands out.