by Guest Writer | Mar 18, 2021 | Relationship
Imagine a car wedged up on a curb with its tires elevated off the ground, unable to get traction to move in either direction. The engine revs, and the wheels spin, but the car doesn’t move. It’s stuck. In the same way, we can get stuck in our relationships...
by Erin Lingle, LMFT | Oct 21, 2020 | Infidelity, Relationship
If the pandemic has taught us anything, it’s this – humans need each other. Even those of us who enjoy alone time and appreciate life’s current slower-paced version will agree, being confined to a mere handful of face-to-face connections 24 hours a...
by Erin Lingle, LMFT | Aug 13, 2020 | Relationship
During a recent session with a couple, one partner lamented an aggravating and ongoing dynamic within his family-of-origin. I paused, sighed, and said, “Family.” To which he replied, “Yeah… the other ‘F’ word”. Later, I...
by Terry Real | Feb 4, 2020 | Couples Therapy, Relationship
Not long ago, I used to joke that as a feminist family therapist I was obsolete twice over: once for being a family therapist and a systemic thinker— instead of being, say, a CBT practitioner—and then once again for being a feminist. I mean, who cared about...
by Kerry Lusignan | Dec 31, 2019 | Educational, Relationship
Dear NCCT Friends,We wanted to take a moment and share some exciting news with you. This week, The Gottman Institute featured NCCT’s own Kerry Lusignan in their Top 10 Gottman Relationship Blog Posts of 2019. Kerry’s article, Divorce is the Most...