3 simple techniques when conflict makes you want to shut down or shut up

3 simple techniques when conflict makes you want to shut down or shut up

All too often, couples come into therapy feeling as though their arguments escalate so quickly that the intensity of the conflict makes one or both of them shut down or shut up.  Once you read through a few of these strategies, you & your partner may find that one may be more beneficial to you than another, or you may find you like all three!

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HELP! My perfectionism is ruining my PERFECTLY GOOD relationship.

HELP! My perfectionism is ruining my PERFECTLY GOOD relationship.

Take this 10 question screen to see how your perfectionism is affecting your relationship. When perfectionistic thinking begins to creep into relationships, even the most ordinary conditions are unwelcome. So how can couples marshal the forces of perfectionism and begin to thrive again?

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How to Fight Naked

How to Fight Naked

At Home Couples Therapy - Fighting Naked: How to strip down any conflict and address the actual need…naked. In couples therapy it is often said that “Constructive conflict leads to better understanding and connection”, so maybe as a result of arguing naked, you and your partner can make doing things naked a theme for the rest of your evening! 

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