by Nicole Bolotenko | Oct 28, 2025 | Infidelity, Love & Relationships, Marriage
When the World Suddenly Feels Unreal Discovering infidelity can feel like the floor has dropped out from under you. One moment, your world feels familiar — and the next, everything you believed in feels shattered. It’s common to feel numb, panicked, enraged, or...
by Nicole Bolotenko | Oct 2, 2025 | Love & Relationships
Love Lasts, But Desire Needs Nurturing Couples often come to therapy with a familiar question: “Why don’t we feel the same spark we used to?” The truth is, sustaining passionate sex in long-term relationships isn’t about failing love — it’s about how love and desire...
by Tracy Spear | Sep 10, 2025 | Love & Relationships
What Is the Anxious-Avoidant Trap? The anxious-avoidant trap is a common relationship pattern where one partner’s need for closeness triggers the other’s need for space. This creates a push-pull cycle that feels frustrating and emotionally draining. How...
by Susan Packer | Sep 2, 2025 | Friendship, Teens
We live in a world where we can “connect” with hundreds—sometimes thousands—of people at the tap of a screen. Teens can send a meme to a friend in seconds, parents can instantly share a family photo, and teachers can maintain online groups to keep students in touch....
by Nicole Bolotenko | Aug 25, 2025 | Love & Relationships
If you and your partner have ever felt “stuck” in cycles of distance, tension, or miscommunication, you’re not alone. In couples therapy and relationship counselling, one of the most powerful factors we explore is attachment style—how each partner feels and responds...
by Susan Packer | Jul 25, 2025 | Love & Relationships
“Why Do They Shut Down When I Get Closer?” It’s one of the most heartbreaking and confusing dynamics in a relationship: You reach for your partner—emotionally, physically, or even just in conversation—and instead of drawing near, they pull away. Maybe they go quiet....
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