by Theresa Herring, LMFT | Jun 10, 2018 | Adulting, Counseling, Couples Counseling, Couples Therapy, Dating, Discernment Counseling, Love, Marriage, Marriage Counseling, Relationships
All relationships go through rough patches. Like the weather here in Chicago, there are ups and there are downs. And sometimes the downs can feel like they go on forever (like how it was still snowing in April!) and the ups can be fleeting (that one perfect day where...
by Theresa Herring, LMFT | May 13, 2018 | Counseling, Couples Counseling, Couples Therapy, Love, Marriage, Marriage Counseling, Mental Health, Mental Wellness, Relationships, Therapy
Fighting with your partner sucks. I hate it. My husband hates it. And I imagine that you and/or your partner hate it too. I mean, who wants to feel disconnected, hurt, resentful, overwhelmed, and frustrated? Not me! And probably not you either. Which is why you’re...
by Theresa Herring, LMFT | Mar 18, 2018 | Affair, Cheating, Couples Counseling, Couples Therapy, Infidelity, Marriage, Marriage Counseling
Affairs blow through relationships like tornados; your marital house is flattened, prize possessions are strewn the yard, and your sense of safety is shattered. Cheating completely destroys the foundation of a relationship and partners question things they previously...
by Theresa Herring, LMFT | Mar 12, 2018 | Affairs, Cheating, Couples Counseling, Couples Therapy, Infidelity, Marriage, Marriage Counseling, Relationships
For many couples, affairs are the ultimate betrayal. The person who finds out about the affair wants to know “Why did this happen? How could you have done this to me, to us?” And sometimes the person who had the affair wonders the same thing. When individuals and...
by Theresa Herring, LMFT | Feb 25, 2018 | Couples Counseling, Couples Therapy, Love, Marriage, Marriage Counseling, Relationships, Uncategorized
Marriage is no fairytale. In fact, happily ever-after can sometimes feel like frustrations ever-after. Of course we can appreciate your spouse’s good qualities but, sometimes, they really get under our skin. The dishes that pile up in the sink, the Brita that’s never...
by Theresa Herring, LMFT | Feb 14, 2018 | Couples Counseling, Couples Therapy, Love, Marriage, Marriage Counseling, Relationships
You’ve gone from not being able to keep your hands off one other to hardly touching each other at all. In fact you might not even remember the last time you had sex. And you never thought you two would come to this. But yet, here you are, reading this blog post and...