Marital Counseling Tag

By Dr. Paul Hokemeyer I suck at this.” The ‘this’ Tom was referring to were the boundaries he’d attempted to put around his emotional well-being and his narcissistic husband’s emotional and financial manipulation of him over the course of their 20-year relationship. “Every time I tell him he...

This article first appeared in Bustle.com and was written by Bibi Deitz. In it, I discuss ten signs that indicate your relationship could be over. _______ If your partner is always exhausted, angry and rolling their eyes, there's a good chance they have given up on your...

As a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, I work with couples to resolve breaches of trust, breakdowns in communication, emotional and physical betrayals. Infidelity is without a doubt the most corrosive force that can destroy a relationship- or make it stronger. In this article for...

What is a toxic relationship? A toxic relationship is any relationship we have with another person that makes us feel drained, anxious or less then. Instead of building us up and making us feel good about ourselves, these relationships break us down in subtle and not...

Left for a Younger Woman? 5 Steps to Thrive By Paul Hokemeyer, PhD, JD One of the most devastating things that can happen to a woman is to be cheated on or left for a younger woman. It’s insulting, it’s humiliating, and it’s infuriating. In my clinical and...