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My Relationship is Bad. Exit Or Stick Around?

couples therapy, relationshipsBy Eric FitzMedrud Ph.D.January 5, 2018 Leave a comment

My Relationship is Bad. Exit Or Stick Around? “How long should I stay?” is a question that I get sometimes in individual therapy clients and a little less frequently in couple therapy too. As a therapist, I can’t answer for the client but I do have ways of helping my clients answer the question for…

Making Decisions in Relationships

couples therapy, emotions, relationshipsBy Eric FitzMedrud Ph.D.March 10, 2016 Leave a comment

While equality in a relationship has a high value, sometimes manifesting equality around certain issues or decisions can feel impossible. For example, who gets to decide whether I take this promotion at work or not? The decision might affect everyone in the relationship but do both really get an equal say about which job one…