Couples Counseling

Writing a time capsule letter to explain your affair

Have you been struggling to decide whether or not to tell your partner about a current or former affair? Are you convinced it’s probably the right thing to do, but your afraid of the consequences? Have you come close to telling so many times, but in the end you just can’t bring yourself to do…

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Why You Should Be Ready to Confess Your Affair When Asked

Should you tell your partner about the affair you’ve had? If you ask a philosophy professor they will likely give you an ethical decision making theory like in this article from Psychology Today. But philosophers work in theory, they don’t work with people in crisis. On the other hand, if you ask 100 couples therapists, “Should…

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6 Habits of Healthy Relationships

At Kentlands Psychotherapy, we offer couples therapy in Gaithersburg, MD, so we are familiar with the habits of people in both healthy and unhealthy relationships. When you are having problems in your relationship, you and your partner may find that having a neutral third party with experience in helping couples improve their relationships may help….

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Are You In A Codependent Relationship?

The term “codependent” is usually used in connection with partners of substance abusers, but it can apply to other people as well. Someone is codependent when they cannot function as an individual, and organize their identity around another person; their self-worth is defined by the approval of their partner. Sometimes, people who are codependent have…

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Tips For a Healthy and Happy Marriage

A good marriage takes a concerted effort from both partners. Love is a verb; you have to action to keep the spark alive. Here are our marriage counseling tips on how you can actively and positively love your partner and contribute to your marriage. Show physical affection. When you make contact with your spouse, whether…

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Improving Couple’s Communication

Communication is one avenue of a relationship that may need to be improved upon. Bad communication skills can lead to arguments, unhappiness, and more. Many people who are dissatisfied with their relationships often cite communication as one of the main sources of dissonance. Long set, poor communication patterns can be difficult to overcome without the…

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Signs That Couples Therapy Is For You

Stress, anxiety, and relationship issues can take a toll on us all. These issues can become cyclical and put a strain on interpersonal and intimate relationships. They can also cause changes to our emotional, physical, and spiritual health. It is not surprising that many people who are dealing with excess stress, anxiety, and relationship issues…

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Addressing Concerns Within A Relationship

Addressing real concerns within a relationship is sometimes the most difficult thing to do. With the fear of certain ramifications, many people avoid issues by “dealing with it.” In the last blog post, we discussed how avoiding relationship issues is incredibly detrimental to the health of an intimate relationship. In this blog we will discuss…

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Avoiding Concerns Within A Relationship

There are very few relationships that do not face their fair share of concerns or issues. Healthy relationships can be ruined by putting issues on the back burner or blatantly glazing over the most concerning issues. In order to keep a relationship from ending, effective communication is something that both parties need to improve upon….

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How Premarital Counseling Leads to Healthy Marriages

You are planning your wedding down to the last detail. After spending months obsessing over tiny details, have you given any thought to premarital counseling? Premarital counseling is one of the most overlooked aspects of wedding planning. Should engaged couples spend the time, money, and energy necessary to complete premarital counseling before their “I Dos”?…

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