How One Expat Couple’s Marriage Has Survived 25 Moves in 50 Years

by Staff Writer | Nov 16, 2020 | Marriage

Psychologists Drs. John and Julie Gottman of The Gottman Institute separate couples into two major groups: the “masters” and the “disasters.” Masters remain happily together, while disasters either break up or are chronically unhappy. In Masters of Love, couples share...

Connection Doesn’t Have To End When Sex Does

by Staff Writer | Sep 1, 2020 | Marriage

Scan the cover of any tabloid magazine while waiting in line at the grocery store and you’ll probably see advice for how to be better at foreplay or how to make your partner orgasm, but you probably won’t see anything about what comes after sex—a period psychologists...

You Found Out Your Partner is Having an Affair—Now What?

by Staff Writer | Aug 20, 2020 | Affair, Intensive

Discovering an affair can be a painful and confusing experience. Discovering amid a global pandemic can be even worse. And if you’ve been cheated on before, it can trigger an emotional response characteristic of PTSD.You probably want to run for the exit, but don’t...

Your Partner Wants Sex More Than You Do—Here’s Why That’s Normal

by Staff Writer | Aug 5, 2020 | Crisis

If you and your partner have a sexual desire discrepancy (SDD), a term psychologists use to describe when one person wants sex more frequently than the other, you’re not alone. In fact, according to a 2015 study conducted by Samantha Joel, the director of the...

The Art of Marathon Therapy

by Staff Writer | Nov 25, 2019 | Educational

This month, NCCT’s own Kerry Lusignan was the featured guest on The Couples Therapist Couch, a podcast by Licensed Marriage and Family therapist, Shane Birkel, that has showcased the likes of Stan Tatkin, George Faller and Harville Hendrix.In this episode, Kerry...