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
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
Teach conflict-avoidant couples how to have difficult conversations
Facilitate compromise on gridlock issues including:
- household chores
- money
- parenting
- new parenting
- family-work balance
Learn to grow as couple while honoring individual goals and dreams
Create new relationships with the same partner
“The greatest gift a couple can give their baby is a loving relationship.”
The average couple waits
6 Years
before seeking help for marital problems.
5:1
Dr. John Gottman reports that stable marriages have a 5:1 ratio of positivity to negativity during conflict.
“The Four Horsemen” – criticism, contempt, defensiveness, and stonewalling – predict early divorcing
5.6
YEARS AFTER THE WEDDING
“Almost everyone messes up during marital conflict. What matters is whether repairs are successful.”
80%
of the time, women bring up issues in heterosexual relationships.
67%
of new parents experience a precipitous drop in couple satisfaction in the first three years of the baby’s life.
“Everything positive thing you do in your relationship is foreplay.”
Quotes and statistics by John Gottman.