By Emily Runyan | March 3, 2025

Understanding Behavior as Communication

When children and teens act out or withdraw, they're not just misbehaving - they're communicating. Whether through tantrums,...

By Emily Runyan | March 1, 2025

The Anatomy of Misunderstanding What Makes an Experience Traumatic?

Contrary to common belief, trauma isn't defined solely by the event itself. If it shifts your view of...

By Emily Runyan | February 1, 2025

Misunderstandings often lie at the heart of our relationship conflicts. Like a game of telephone we played as children, messages between partners can become distorted,...

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Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) progresses through three stages to build emotional awareness and expression as couples learn and share attachment wants and needs to restructure communication patterns and address underlying needs and fears. EFT begins with De-Escalation and Engagement to help couples...

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Have you ever wondered if going to couples therapy would be helpful for you and your partner? There are so many shows, movies, podcasts, and books on what therapy is, who it is for, when it is needed, and what you could get out of it.

Additionally, if you talk to five different couples that have seen a...

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We are one-week post-Valentine’s Day when the hype and thrill have faded, flowers have withered, and chocolates have been gobbled. Now that the official “love day” has passed, we are left with the day-to-day puzzle of living with and loving a partner who doesn’t always make us feel as special as we would...

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