What saddens me about our culture, is that we tend to take our children as hostages. In our search to create meaning in our relationships with our significant others, we decide that perhaps children will connect us intimately. So we have a few. We wait and wait for the instant gratification of our connection to resume or happen. What’s so…
Sex isn’t the same with many years of marriage behind us. It’s sad but true. No one ever shares this with us before we get married. Our parents don’t mention this. Unfortunately we find this out 5-10 years in. Men feel it first. They want more, we want less. What a dilemma! What to do? Instead of communicating in a…
One of the biggest long term relationship foundation issues that I hear from couples is that things have changed. But life (and people) continue to change. Words I hear from couples often when in my office: “You’re not the person who I married.” “What happened to us?” “We used to have fun and share the same things in common.” What…
Getting The Love You Want Workshops 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. What the workshop involves are multiple exercises between each couple. This is not group therapy. Nothing is publicly shared. Conflict is growth…
The Beauty of Imago Relationship Therapy Robin Newman, LCSW-R, PC Licensed Clinical Social Worker Psychotherapist & Professor at Adelphi University, Graduate School of Social Work Imago Relationship Therapy: Imago is a type of relationship therapy which provides a unique opportunity for couples to learn how to use the issues that they have in their relationship for growth and healing. It…
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. Learn better communication skills with…
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 Street Huntington, NY 11743 Spice…
“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 find it helps to remember…
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 – 8:30 PM