If you and your spouse are constantly fighting and it’s negatively impacting your relationship, consider seeking therapy, particularly couples therapy, as a counselor can help you improve communication and navigate conflicts constructively. When to Seek Therapy: Frequent and Unresolved Arguments: If arguments are happening often and you’re struggling to resolve them, it’s a sign that professional help might be beneficial.…
Emotional validation is the process of acknowledging, accepting, and understanding another person’s feelings, even if you don’t agree with their perspective or the cause of their emotions. It’s about recognizing that their emotions are genuine and valid, rather than dismissing, minimizing, or judging them. Key aspects of emotional validation: Acknowledgment: Recognize the person’s emotions and show that you’re actively listening.…
Do you know any couples who seem like they’re just … happier? There’s something about the way they look at each other, laugh together, want to be with each other. Some of these happy couples have been married a long, long time. So what’s the secret? There are certain habits and ways of communicating that seem to help couples feel…
Long Island Imago Relationship Therapists, Robin Newman and David Weber, talk about ideas and things that show up in their day-to-day practice, and how they impact couples. Topics mentioned in this video: Contact Robin Newman for additional information about counseling sessions in Huntington, New York.
You are what you do daily… so make good habits for yourself and your relationship! “The happiness of most people is not ruined by great catastrophes or fatal errors, but by the repetition of slowly destructive little things.”– Ernest Dimnet Gratitude Your daily habits with the person you love will define the overall health of the relationship. So, show some…
Choose your words wisely… Words are an instrument to heal or wound – to connect or separate. Try to think about the words you use with your partner this week… Do they heal or wound, connect or separate? The traumatizing and/or healing effect that words can have on people.. especially when in a committed relationship, can make or break the…
Robin Newman and David Weber discuss how they see couples shut down communicating with one another, and how it leads to less and less communication overall. Listening to your partner with neutrality / keeping your defenses down leads to more emotional intimacy — a closeness between two people who feel safe and secure with each other — it is one…
Imago relationship therapists, Robin Newman and David Weber, both practicing on Long Island, discuss some of the benefits of Imago therapy. What made you decide that you wanted to be an Imago therapist and not a regular marriage counselor? David Weber: Well, in my early days of my career, I did regular marriage counseling, and it was essentially being a…
Long Island Imago Relationship Therapists discuss the bigger issues counseling couples – the differences between mens’ vs. womens’ roles in relationships, and how they might differ according to age and attachment style. WATCH VIDEO HERE >> https://youtu.be/Rrw_Y4t1RlY Mens’ vs. Womens’ Roles in Relationships: How much does age affect our perceived roles? How hard is it to change roles in a…
Robin Newman, owner of the Huntington Relationship Center, and David Weber, owner of the Holistic Counseling Center of Long Island, talk about work and family dynamics in relationships / marriages. WATCH ON YOUTUBE How do couples split the balance of taking care of / spending time with children? How do husbands and wives support one another with their careers? How…