Being in a relationship is like a test; a test of how you treat yourself and how you treat others with whom you are intimate. There are three essential elements; you, your partner, and the feelings/energy/spirit between you.
Relationship Counseling
Encouraging Thought:
Success in intimate relationships requires equality of power, openness and honesty, a willingness to be responsible for oneself and one’s entirety, and a desire to accept and appreciate our differences.
.... Stephen Howard, M.D.
David E. Myers, Ph.D
Clinical Psychologist
2112 11th Ave South, Ste 340
Birmingham, AL 35205
(205) 251-8808
work. It is similar in that I would like to hear the stories of both
partners, how they both have established relationship/intimacy
patterns, and how they might use these patterns to nurture the
relationship as well as the partner. Individual work may or may
not aim for this as there might be a need for tighter boundaries.
My general aim is to preserve relationships and at the same
time, look at the possible consequences of preserving the
relationship for both partners.
nurturance of fondness and admiration, communication
patterns, mutual influencing, solving problems, and creating
shared meaning. Of course, being in relationship will bring up
issues that you may not be aware of while out of a relationship.
This work is most successful when both partners understand
that they both have unresolved issues, both want to be
response-able, and both see a positive outcome for the work.
There are some cases, however, where one person carries
most of the responsibility for the relationship conflict.
Communication is the heart of love, the sacred vessel from which we pour the wine of our souls.
..... Thoele
Sacred Communication