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  • Getting The Love You Want Workshop – The Art of Communication

    Getting The Love You Want Workshop – The Art of Communication

    Getting The Love You Want Workshop – The Art of Communication Getting The Love You Want workshops are for couples who’ve been married for a long time, for people that are not married but living together, for people that are dating, and for people that are planning on getting married. Understand the art of communication.…

  • Getting The Love You Want – Couples Workshop

    Introducing Couples to Relationship Growth through Imago Therapy Interested in improving the quality of your relationship? Make a good relationship better, heal a broken relationship, or prevent a new relationship from potential pitfalls. This couples intensive workshop can make all the difference. Join Robin Newman, LCSW-R, PC Individual, Couples & Family Therapist 148 East Main…

  • Relationship Tip #17: Blaming has no positive effect at all.

    Relationship Tip #17: Blaming has no positive effect at all.

    “Blaming has no positive effect at all, nor does trying to persuade using reasoning and arguments. That is my experience. No blame, no reasoning, no argument, just understanding.” Relationship Tip #17:  This quote from Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh reminds us that blaming another person does not work; what works is understanding the other. I…

  • Relationship Tip #16

    Surprise your spouse. Buy or do something that you know will delight them. It could be renting a movie they said they wanted to see or coming home with their favorite coffee. For information on our next couples workshop, click here. 5 WEEK COUPLES INTENSIVE WORKSHOP May 24th – June 28th Thursdays, 7:00 PM –…

  • Relationship Tip #15

    The traits you hate in your spouse are, most often, traits that you also, unconsciously, hate in yourself. Try to accept those traits as part of who you are and part of who your spouse is. It may help to remember that none of us are perfect and we all have both positive and negative…

  • Relationship Tip #14

    Use sentences that start with “I” rather than “you.” For example, “I feel invisible when I come home and you ignore me; I feel angry when I see your clothes on the floor; I would appreciate it if you’d call me if you’re going to be late so I don’t worry about you.” Relationship Tip…

  • 5 WEEK COUPLES INTENSIVE WORKSHOP

    Spice Up Your Relationship & Reconnect With Your Partner May 24th – June 28th * Thursdays, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM Make a good relationship better, heal a broken relationship, or prevent a new relationship from potential pitfalls. This 5 week couples intensive workshop can make all the difference. Imago based couple’s workshop – discover…

  • Relationship Tip #13

    Relationship Tip #13 Give up criticism. When we criticize, we say something negative about the other person: you are lazy, you are a slob, you are a nag. These remarks are hurtful and often trigger the other person to become angry and defensive.

  • Relationship Tip #12

    Relationship Tip #12 Do one nice thing for your partner each day; one act of kindness or thoughtfulness. Do it as a “gift” to them without expecting anything in return.

  • Relationship Tip #11

    Relationship Tip #11 Poet John Donohue said, “bless the space between us.” Think of your relationship as living in the space between both of you, and remember to take care of that space. Everything you say and everything you do affects the space (your relationship) : the way you look at each other, the tone…