MARRIAGE COUNSELING BY CLAY COCKRELL JUNE 19, 2014 It is a fact of life that all relationships run the danger of allowing themselves to go on auto-pilot.  Instead of working to improve things, we just start to rely on “ok”
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MARRIAGE COUNSELING BY CLAY COCKRELL JUNE 19, 2014 There are some critical mistakes in Long Term Relationships that are easy and critical to avoid. After all my years as a marriage counselor, I’ve been able to see some patterns emerge
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STATE OF THE UNION: TAKING THE TEMPERATURE OF YOUR RELATIONSHIP BY CLAY COCKRELL JUNE 19, 2014 MARRIAGE COUNSELING Couples-Counseling When starting any journey, it’s important to know two things: Where you are. Where you want to go. When working with
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As a therapist, I am always learning.  I read everything I can get my hands on – always wanting to improve what I can offer to my clients.  Many of the clients I work with make fun of me because
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GENERAL BY CLAY COCKRELL MAY 19, 2015 One can get marriage lessons from the most unlikely examples and this one comes from Ikea of all places. During a fun couples counseling session last night (yes – we have fun because
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COMMUNICATION,CONFLICT,MARRIAGE COUNSELING BY CLAY COCKRELL JUNE 11, 2015 Fights Happen Marriage conflicts can be productive if they are tackled effectively. However if you let them get out of hand, they turn messy and draw people further apart. Conflicts, fights and
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COMMUNICATION, CONFLICT, GENERAL, MARRIAGE COUNSELING, MONEY BY CLAY COCKRELL JUNE 11, 2015 Financial conflicts in marriage is one of the leading causes of couples to come to counseling.  It causes more problems than anything else – even sex. Fights over
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GENERAL BY CLAY COCKRELL JUNE 12, 2015 Dividing time between your marriage and outside friendships can be very challenging and oftentimes it’s a great way to hurt the feelings of everyone involved. Every person you meet comes with a set
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COMMUNICATION, CONFLICT, GENERAL, MARRIAGE COUNSELING BY CLAY COCKRELL JUNE 12, 2015 The silent treatment in marriage is a poor communication technique that has tripped up many relationships.  It can be an innocent approach of being overwhelmed and not being able
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GENERAL BY CLAY COCKRELL JUNE 12, 2015 What’s the #1 thing I do as a couples counselor?  Improving communication in marriage.  It changes everything.  If you are being heard and are hearing your partner in turn, the rest just becomes
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