FAMILY ISSUES – Page 5 – The Online Therapist

Two Things Your Marriage Must Have To Survive

There are many theories and models available to inform us what makes a good marriage. Many talk about trust, honesty, faithfulness and effective communication skills...

Emotional Incest Or Invasive Parenting… Call It What You Will, It Is A Terrible Form Of Child Abuse

Can you imagine what it is like for a child who is trying to work out how the world works, being dragged into the adult world before they are ready...

Punishment is not Discipline (Part 2) Considerations

When my daughter who is now 30 started crawling, we attended as a couple some parenting classes. This was supplemented by visits from the seminar leader to consolidate the theory in practice...

Punishment is not Discipline (Part 1)

The first weeks of a baby's life can be gruelling and tiring for the new parents. Some parents can be completely overwhelmed with this new life that is suddenly thrust upon them...

Staying With Your Partner After Infidelity?

Once infidelity occurs in a relationship, it breaks the foundation of trust that might have been the one of the main reasons the relationship maintained itself...

Having Trouble With Conflict Management And Resolution: Set Rules

Many good relationships can be tarnished by conflict. Conflict is truly inevitable when two people come together and the ability to manage it and find solutions will go a long way to predicting how long they might stay together...

As A Codependent, I Was Horrible But I Am Now Using That Experience To Help Others

When I give a free initial consultation to a new client and it concerns codependency, I often get asked a very relevant question...

How Conflict Can Better Your Relationship

Conflict in a relationship is inevitable. In itself, conflict is not a problem; how it is handled, however, can bring people together or tear them apart...

Narcissists Are Abusers But Codependents Choose To Stay (Until They Don’t)

Can you imagine being locked away with another person for a number of years, isolated from the outside world and seemingly helpless to escape?...

Dealing With Internal Conflict: A Case Study; Part 1: Awareness and analysis

Using the term "Analysing the voices in your head" will often conjure up images akin to the famous film One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest starring Jack Nicholson...