By Brittany Coulsting, LCMCA, APTT (Betrayal Trauma Partner’s Therapist). What is Betrayal Trauma? Betrayal trauma is a specific trauma that occurs when someone we depend on for survival and protection, violates our trust and well-being in a critical way. Partner betrayal in a romantic relationship often takes the form of infidelity and involves the act …
by Robert McGuire, Jr., LCMHC, CSAT-C, EMDR-Trained therapist, located in Charlotte, NC. Empathy is not sympathy Empathy is getting into the shoes or seeing through the eyes or literally slipping into the experience of another person. Empathy is feeling what I am feeling, knowing what I am knowing, understanding what I am understanding, experiencing what …
Let’s talk about Love Languages. By Kaitlynn E. Divine, LMFTACharlotte, NC What is a love language? Dr. Gary Chapman is a counselor and the author of “The 5 Love Languages.” As a counselor he examined couple’s patterns and complaints that they had for one another. Through working with couples, he wrote his book on love …
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Charlotte, NC Defensiveness one of four relationship harming behaviors Through the extensive research and work of John Gottman (world renowned author, researcher, and marriage therapist) four behaviors were identified that are likely to harm any relationship, especially an intimate relationship such as marriage. These are criticism, contempt, defensiveness, and stonewalling. This series will cover all …
Contempt Through the extensive research and work of John Gottman (world renowned author, researcher, and marriage therapist) four behaviors were identified that are likely to harm any relationship, especially an intimate relationship such as marriage. These are criticism, contempt, defensiveness, and stonewalling. This series will cover all four. Last time we explored criticism, and today’s …
