When to see a therapist if you’re constantly fighting with your spouse.
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…
Habits of Happy Couples
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…
Your daily habits define relationship longevity.
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…
Choose Your Words Wisely
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,…
Listening To Your Partner With Neutrality
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…
Getting The Love You Want Couples Workshop 2022
We’re excited to share with you our new dates for our weekend couples counseling workshop, ‘Getting The Love You Want’ in Long Island, New York. Taking place in Huntington, NY, this intensive couples workshop gets right into it, no messing around. Robin Newman, Imago Relationship Therapist, Social Worker & Owner of the Huntington Relationship Center…
Your Relationship Issues Were There Before Covid
Your Relationship Issues Were There Before Covid with Robin Newman, LCSW in Long Island So, one of the things that I am finding ‘post-covid’ now that things are opening up more is people coming in individually, not as a couple, to talk about the disillusionment of their relationship and how Covid has put their relationship…
When is it time to break up?
What should you do if you’re in doubt about whether you should stay or leave the relationship you’re currently in? How do you know when a relationship is over? Well, there’s many answers to this, and it’s quite nuanced to our individual lives, but here’s a very small list of signs that your relationship may…
Attachment Styles in Relationships
Have you ever evaluated the attachment styles in your relationships; whether intimate, friendly or career-based? When we recognize the roles that we play in relationships, we become more aware of our habits & behavior patterns. With this awareness, comes the possibility for change within ourselves and an improved sense of well-being in our relationships. In…
The spiral experience in relationships – Imago therapy NY
Robin talks about the spiral experience in relationships according to Imago relationship therapy during her couples’ intensive workshops in Long Island, New York. For more information on couples counseling, contact Robin today. All relationships start off with a flood of good emotions, then couples begin to hit a wall when things get challenging. What Robin…
