The Counseling Couch – Blog

If you’ve ever found yourself overthinking a text, feeling uneasy when communication slows down, or needing constant reassurance in a relationship, you’re not alone. These patterns often point to something deeper than just “dating anxiety.” In my work as a therapist,...

If you’ve ever felt yourself pulling away right when things start getting serious… you’re not alone. At first, everything feels good. There’s connection, attraction, maybe even excitement. But then something shifts. You start needing space. You feel overwhelmed. You...

Have you ever looked at your partner across the dinner table and felt like you were staring at a stranger? How did these years pass by and you don’t feel close or known by your spouse? Is there a silent pain inside of you and you don’t know how to communicate that in...

As a marriage and family therapist in Roswell, GA, I've had a front-row seat to the inner workings of hundreds of relationships. A common story I hear begins in the dating phase, filled with an intoxicating spark. "The chemistry was just undeniable," a client will...

In my 27 years as a marriage and family therapist, I’ve sat with countless couples on my couch in Roswell, GA. They come to me feeling frustrated, disconnected, and tired of having the same fight over and over. They talk about communication problems, intimacy issues,...

I often meet highly intelligent, accomplished people who quietly confess a painful secret: “I’m successful in almost every area of my life… so why do I keep choosing the wrong partner?” As a licensed marriage and family therapist, I can tell you this is far more...

Ten years or more into marriage, many couples are surprised when conflicts suddenly feel bigger, older, and harder to fix—almost as if the arguments started long before the wedding day. Perhaps, you are both avoidant of the issues and remain silent and years pass you...

If you’re here, you’re probably typing something like “Why does pornography affect my marriage?”, “pornography and emotional distance in relationships”, or even “marriage counseling near me” into your search bar, and that tells me one thing: you’re looking for answers...

When I sit across from couples in my counseling room, I often hear some version of the same agonizing question: “What hurts more—an emotional affair, or my husband’s pornography use?” From where I stand as a marriage therapist, what I see most clearly is not a...

When pornography enters a marriage in secret, it often feels less like a “bad habit” and more like deep betrayal. As a spouse, you may be wondering if your pain is legitimate, as a wife, you feel deeply hurt and perhaps no longer wanted by him, you wonder if your...