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When To Get Back With Your Ex

Written By Ashley Gray, LCSW, MFTC This might be the information that others don't want you to see. Getting back with your ex can be an...

Is Sex Really That Important?

Written By Ashley Gray, LCSW, MFTC Sex can be such a delicate topic. There are so many ideas and judgments that get piled on top of sex...

Nothing is Wrong. Why Don't We Feel Close?

Written By Ashley Gray, LCSW, MFTC When it comes to you and your partner, things are good. Mostly. The bills are paid, you have fun...

The Hardest Parts of Marriage

Written By Ashley Gray, LCSW, MFTC I often find that my clients feel so alone with their problems it's as if they are the only ones...

The Value of Discussing Past Events

Written By Ashley Gray, LCSW, MFTC If you hate discussing past events, you're in good company. A lot of people hate discussing past pain...

Do You Have To Heal On Your Own Before You Can Be In a Relationship?

Written By Ashley Gray, LCSW, MFTC It is a very common belief that you must heal on your own before you can be in a relationship. The...

Doubting Your Relationship While Planning Your Wedding

Written By Ashley Gray, LCSW, MFTC Doubting your relationship is the thing you never hope to do and the thing you feel you can't say out...

The Identity Challenges That Come With Getting Married

Written By Ashley Gray, LCSW, MFTC Something that people don't talk about enough are the identity changes and challenges that come with...

What To Do When Your Partner Won't Go To Couples Therapy

Written By Ashley Gray, LCSW, MFTC That stinging, aggravating feeling when you know your relationship is stuck, you have no idea how to...

Are You Projecting Perfectionism on Your Relationship?

Written by Ashley Gray, LCSW, MFTC It may seem obvious that life can't be perfect, so your relationships can't be perfect either....

The Problem With "Happy Wife, Happy Life"

Written by Ashley Gray, LCSW, MFTC People have always tried to find tricks and tips to figure out how to have a happy and healthy...

What Are Couples Intensives?

Written by Ashley Gray, LCSW, MFTC Couples Intensives have been growing in popularity the last few years. Perhaps, you have heard of them...

Getting Heard By Your Partner: Complaints vs Criticism

Written by Ashley Gray, LCSW, MFTC There is this scene from this show I watched as a kid, called Fast Forward. It's a show about two...

How Do You Know When It Is Time To Go To Couples Counseling?

Written by Ashley Gray, LCSW, MFTC Things have been off for awhile now. You've been fighting more and when you're not fighting you're...

How Trauma May Be Impacting Your Relationship

Written By Ashley Gray, LCSW, MFTC Trauma can feel like an invisible force in your relationship; causing anxiety, blow-ups, distance,...

Three Things You Can Do Today, To Improve Your Marriage

Written by Ashley Gray, LCSW, MFTC Nothing stings like relationship issues. When things are off in your marriage or committed...