What is the difference between marriage counseling and couples counseling, and do I need to seek help? A quick answer to the first part of the question is marriage counseling means a marriage is in place. Couples counseling refers to couples who have a commitment, but the commitment has not led to a formal marriage....
Infidelity and the Ashley Madison Hack
Dr. Elsa M. Orlandini – a leading Miami-area psychologist and relationship therapist, offers expert insight into the underlying issues of the Ashley Madison scandal. While many people are on pins and needles waiting to find out if their partners were outed as unfaithful by the Ashley Madison hack, we ask ourselves why infidelity is such...
Addressing Failure in Relationships
Couples counseling can help address failure in a relationship. On a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being an almost perfect relationship, how would you rate your relationship with your significant other? Relationship ratings consisting of 4’s, 5’s and 6’s are livable averages. A relationship rating of 7 and higher means that you are...
Fear of Intimacy
According to Comics Kingdom, the comic strip “Mary Worth” first appeared in 1938 and by 1962 was appearing in over 300 newspapers the world over. Mary Worth, with its warmth, human interest and domestic drama, was virtually the first “psychological narrative” comic strip with cliffhanger endings where social issues, such as juvenile delinquency, unwed motherhood,...
Take the Marriage Strength and Growth Challenge – Marriage Counseling
Is your marriage stalled? Do you find yourself facing the same issues over and over? Would you like to see your marriage grow and prosper? Take the Marriage and Growth Challenge. Your strength areas have the most agreement and positive aspects. Your growth areas have the most disagreement and need for improvement. Communication – Do...
Unfaithful Partners , A Snapshot – Miami Marriage Counselor
Unfaithful Partners – A Snapshot Infidelity: When, Where Why (2010), the Demographic Yearbook of the United Nations, reported that in the 1990’s 93% of women and 92% of men married by age forty-nine. In the United States today experts project that 85% to 90% of women and men will marry. Monogamy is the norm for most...