by Stephanie Saari | Dec 2, 2024 | Blog, Couples Therapy |
Maybe you constantly put pressure on yourself to be perfect for your partner. You might feel like you always have to look polished, act engaging and entertaining in private and in social settings, and accompany them to everything they invite you to. Additionally, you...
by Stephanie Saari | Mar 9, 2024 | Blog, Couples Therapy |
Enjoy this post from Renewed Relationships Counseling Group Associate Jill Cepela, AMFT, and learn more about working with her here. There’s nothing like spending quality time with your partner to feel close and connected. But in the hustle and bustle of daily life,...
by Stephanie Saari | Jul 18, 2023 | Blog, Couples Therapy |
Good communication is essential for any healthy relationship, but many couples find communication especially challenging. With different needs, feelings and default reactions, things can get heated quickly leading to regret about things said. Something I work with my...
by Stephanie Saari | Mar 30, 2022 | Blog, Couples Therapy, Media |
All couples have conflict but learning how to stay connected, even during the hardest moments, can prevent anger and resentment from damaging the relationship. I work with couples using Emotionally Focused Therapy which helps couples identify their cycle of conflict...
by Stephanie Saari | Sep 8, 2021 | Blog, Couples Therapy, Media |
Sex and intimacy is the one aspect of a couples relationship that makes it unique from every other relationship they have, so it’s important to nature that part. As a couples therapist in California, I help couples decrease conflict, but an equally important...
by Stephanie Saari | Apr 22, 2021 | Blog, Couples Therapy |
Almost every couple that I see in my practice comes in with the goal of wanting to fix communication in their relationship. It’s understandable, because not feeling heard and understood by your partner is distressing and often leads to feeling disconnected from each...
