by Nancy Travers | Aug 16, 2020 | Communication, Counseling Articles, Relationships, Tips
If you have a relationship with someone who is a manipulator, it is not easy to change your situation. Because that manipulator wants power over you—wants to control you and use you for his benefit—he is unlikely to give it up. And how does he achieve that power? He...
by Nancy Travers | Jun 21, 2020 | Anxiety and Emotions, Counseling Articles
If you suffer from anxiety, you know the toll it takes on your life. You struggle to keep you emotions under control. When those emotions are entangled with another person, you may find yourself in a difficult place. You will want to keep your anxiety in check while...
by Nancy Travers | Jun 13, 2018 | Counseling Articles, Relationships
Becoming an adult brings a certain amount of responsibility—you’ve got to earn a living, pay bills, be accountable for your actions. And with all that responsibility comes stress and worry. You can’t always make the world a wonderful place for everyone in your life....
by Nancy Travers | Mar 7, 2018 | Counseling Articles, Relationships
What, you may ask, is a push-me-pull-me relationship? Answer: Where one partner pushes the other away and the other keeps trying to pull her partner closer. It’s a destructive dynamic, especially when couples get stuck in this mode. The more she pursues the more he...
by Nancy Travers | Feb 21, 2018 | Counseling Articles, Relationships
It can be a daunting decision to seek therapy. When you finally do, you discover it’s not easy to find the right person to help you. In therapy, one size does NOT fit all. So it’s important to find a therapist who suits your needs and fits with your personality....
by Nancy Travers | Feb 14, 2018 | Counseling Articles, Relationships
Jessica and Robert were madly in love when they got married. They thought, like everyone else, that their marriage would beat the odds. They weren’t the ones who would get a divorce. But everyone comes into a marriage with a certain amount of baggage, expectations and...