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Centering exercise before couples speak during therapy

Centering exercise before couples speak during therapy with Robin Newman, LCSW in Long Island, NY.

Whenever I start an Imago session with a couple, they often ask why we do a centering exercise before starting.

Part of why I believe in doing a centering exercises, is first of all, to calm oneself. It also sets up an openness to listen.

Casey the therapy dog

I have a therapy dog in this practice and I now like to use the metaphor of trying to see the world through a puppy’s eyes.

Take that puppy-kind-of-attitude and use that when looking at your partner’s stated issues.

Be curious at what they’re saying, opposed to getting defensive, annoyed and/or angry.

“Being heard is so close to being loved that for the average person, they are almost indistinguishable.”

David Augsberger

For more info. on counseling, contact Robin Newman, LCSW

Imago relationship therapy provides couples with effective communication tools that allow both people to feel safe & connected as they talk about their problems, instead of entering the painful “power struggle”.

When both partners make positive changes that have meaning to the other, it serves as reinforcement and is a catalyst for more positive change. At this time, making changes could seem difficult but this too will probably be explored in the counseling process.

Robin Newman, social worker & owner of the Huntington Relationship Center in Long Island, NY.

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Getting Through Hard Times

It’s easy to love when we are blissfully happy, when we are in love and everything is running smoothly, but love is tested in hard times developed in crisis and reaches its full maturity when unexpected tragedies unfold. So, although we never seek or welcome tragedy, we need to remember that there is a hidden jewel stitched into the hem of its garment. Getting through hard times invites the enlargement of love in us, and stretches us beyond our limits, so that we find that our love expands.

“In conflict, there is growth.”

Invest In Your Love ~ Try a (private) weekend workshop of couples’ therapy.

A relationship goes through numerous phases during its life cycle, and it’s obvious for it to have a few rough patches. The strength of a relationship is reflected in how couples deal with getting through hard times and moving ahead.

Couples’ counseling intensives are 1 1/2 days on the weekend in Huntington, New York. Treated as a “boot camp” for couples who wish to improve communication, intimacy, and understanding. Robin & Don teach couples specific communication techniques that will allow both people to feel safe and connected as they talk about their problems, instead of entering the painful “power struggle”.

Long Island couples therapist - getting through hard times

For more info. on couples counseling, contact Robin Newman, LCSW today.

Robin Newman helps couples break through barriers to achieve greater understanding, connection and intimacy.

(631) 421-4701

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GTLYW couples workshops
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How do the GTLYW couples workshops work?

Our Long Island GTLYW couples workshops are two days. You are given workbooks with exercises and a lot of psycho-educational material than Don and I teach you, and then once we teach you the exercises, we have you break off with your partner and go and work in a space and do the exercises together while we walk around  and check in to see if you need assistance. So everything is very private and is only discussed between you and your partner.

Conflict is growth waiting to happen.

Stand in it and allow yourself to work from it, and grow with your partner.

Learn better communication skills with one another.

Learn how to empathize and validate your partner.

Relationship counseling and support for couples: It doesn’t matter if you’re married, living together, single, gay, bi, straight or transgender – we’re here to help you.

Couples therapist and counselor Robin Newman explains that most feelings of receiving inadequate love come from unresolved childhood conflicts.

Use relationship challenges to create growth and healing. Most importantly, to create the relationship that you have always wanted. When 2 people understand that there is a “space between” each other and learn how to care for one another in deeper ways, their relationship will dramatically improve as well as the quality of their lives.

For more information on GTLYW couples workshops, contact Robin Newman today.

Long Island couples therapistRobin Newman helps couples break through barriers to achieve greater understanding, connection and intimacy.

therapistlongisland@gmail.com

(631) 421-4701

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marrying partners like our parents
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Is there any truth to dating / marrying partners like our parents?

Is there any truth to dating / marrying partners like our parents?

Because of what happens growing up, we have unmet needs, lost parts, protective behaviors – I call it our “baggage”.

Going through our childhood into our adult life, we bring all those aspects of ourselves into our relationships. If there was a certain piece that wasn’t met during childhood, we want to try to resolve that somehow as adults. We’re attracted to somebody that has those characteristics – both negative and positive, that we subconsciously need. They trigger things for us, and it’s in those moments that we can see what we must push past and grow from. You’re never going to find a perfect partner. We always think that once conflict happens, we bolt. Really, conflict is growth waiting to happen. That is a huge thing in relationships.

So, does dating / marrying partners like our parents likely happen? Yes, yes it does.

As human beings, we are drawn on an unconscious level toward the familiar. For a someone whose parental connections taught her that people are loving, dependable, and trustworthy, she will likely be attracted to someone similar. But for those who had insecure feelings in childhood, the familiar for them can be dangerous territory.

For more information on couples counseling, contact Robin Newman today.

Long Island couples therapist - marrying partners like our parentsRobin Newman helps couples break through barriers to achieve greater understanding, connection and intimacy.

therapistlongisland@gmail.com

(631) 421-4701

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Long Island Couples Workshop May 4 & 5, 2019
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Long Island Couples Workshop May 4 & 5, 2019

Long Island Couples Workshop May 4 & 5, 2019Become the most connected couple you know with this revolutionary workshop to help you and your partner recapture joy, enhance closeness, communicate effectively, and experience a deeply fulfilling relationship.

Getting The Love You Want:
A Guide For Couples

The New York Times bestselling guide to transforming an intimate relationship into a lasting source of love and companionship.

Getting the Love You Want has helped millions of people experience more satisfying relationships and is recommended every day by professional therapists and happy couples around the world.

Robin Newman explains how to revive romance and remove negativity from daily interactions, to help you:

Long Island Couples Workshop May 4 & 5, 2019

· Discover why you chose your mate
· Resolve the power struggle that prevents greater intimacy
· Learn to listen – really listen – to your partner
· Increase fun and laughter in your relationship
· Begin healing early childhood experiences
· Become passionate friends with your partner
· Achieve a common vision of your dream relationship

Long Island Couples Workshop May 2019

Imago based workshop – discover what really lies beneath triggered reactions in romantic partnerships and how to make lasting change. Move into more conscious connection and have the relationship of your dreams.

Breakfast, refreshments & snacks included.
Limited space for 5 couples.
$545.00 per couple.

Contact Robin Newman for more information on this Long Island Couples Workshop May 2019

Long Island Couples Workshop October 2018
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Long Island Couples Workshop October 2018

Reconnect With Your Partner

Long Island Couples Workshop October 2018

Make a good relationship better, heal a broken relationship, or prevent a new relationship from potential pitfalls. This workshop can make all the difference.

Imago based workshop – discover what really lies beneath triggered reactions in romantic partnerships and how to make lasting change. Move into more conscious connection and have the relationship of your dreams.

Rediscover the joy you once had in your relationship. Renew the vision for your relationship and restore the passion in your love life!

The Huntington Relationship & Therapy Center
148 East Main Street #102 Huntington, NY 11743

10-7:30 / 10-6:00

Breakfast, refreshments & snacks included.
Limited space for 5 couples.
$545.00 per couple.

Long Island Couples Workshop October 2018

Contact us today to register (631) 421-4701.

Robin Newman LCSW-R PC

“We are born in relationship, we are wounded in relationship, and we can be healed in relationship.”

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Getting The Love You Want – Couples Workshop

Getting The Love You Want Couples WorkshopIntroducing 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 Up Your Relationship & Reconnect With Your Partner

Getting The Love You Want

2 DAY COUPLES WORKSHOP

June 23 rd & 24th, 2018

Imago based couple’s workshop – discover what really lies beneath triggered reactions in romantic partnerships and how to make lasting change. Move into more conscious connection and have the relationship of your dreams.

Rediscover the joy you once had in your relationship.

Now is your opportunity to attend this amazing workshop. Renew the vision for your relationship and restore the passion in your love life! This is a jump start to understanding and compassion for a deeper love. Knowledge of how you both contribute to the hurt and rupture in your relationship.

Limited space for 4 couples. $5250.00 per couple.

Call (631) 421-4701 or Register Online to Reserve a Spot.
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Robin Newman LCSW-R PC

“My approach towards couples is oriented not only towards solving the problems the couple is facing, but to revive the feeling of love and affection they have towards each other.”

The Huntington Relationship and Therapy Center for Individuals, Couples & Families

Advanced Certified IMAGO Relationship Therapist
Adjunct professor at the Adelphi School of Social Work

About Robin Newman:

I am a licensed clinical social worker, Imago Relationship therapist, as well as an adjunct professor at the Graduate School of Social Work at Adelphi University. I’m a contributing therapist to Ladies Home Journal Magazine, “Can This Marriage Be Saved?” and the online magazine “Parenting Special Needs, Relationship Rescue”.

I work with couples, families and individuals. I’m successful in guiding my patients through anxiety, depression, self-esteem challenges, addictions, and/or family conflicts.

The key for me is always in the patient who has the courage and openness to heal. We all have wounds that can hold us back from creating satisfying relationships. It is a privilege and a blessing to be invited into the lives of others and assist them in having a more productive and healed life.

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