Susan Wade, LCSW
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I have experience helping couples:
Become friends again
Rekindle sex/intimacy
Learn to communicate effectively and openly
Heal infidelity and betrayal
Facilitate compromise on gridlock issues including money and parenting
Recognize & heal emotional affairs
Avoid or de-escalate volatile arguments
Release old resentments
Navigate the chaos of addiction
Support a partner in recovery and/or 12-Step programs
Change old habits and patterns
Escape from repeated cycles of conflict
Cope with crises, loss, illness, and death
Negotiate second marriages; blending families
Learn to grow as couple while honoring individual goals and dreams
Create a new relationship with the same partner
“The greatest gift a couple can give their baby is a loving relationship.”
6 Years
5:1
Dr. John Gottman reports that stable marriages have a 5:1 ratio of positivity to negativity during conflict.
- criticism
- contempt
- defensiveness
- stonewalling
predict early divorce
5.6
YEARS AFTER THE WEDDING
“Almost everyone messes up during marital conflict. What matters is whether repairs are successful.”
80%
67%
of new parents experience a precipitous drop in couple satisfaction in the first three years of the baby’s life.