Stop Being So Harsh When You Complain To Your Partner How we express our thoughts and feelings can significantly impact the dynamics of our relationships, especially with our partners. Have you ever noticed that sometimes the way you start a conversation can predict its outcome? Today, we explore the concept of the "softened start-up" – a technique that can transform the way you communicate with your partner. Understanding the Harsh Start-Up vs. Softened Start-Up: Often, we initiate...
almost 2 years ago • 4 min read
You Know What Is Scary? Guilt and Shame I'm Matthew Richardson, a therapist here at Couples Counseling ATL, and I want to share something significant that often arises in my counseling sessions. Shame is a universal emotion; that pit in our stomach, the feeling that something is inherently wrong with us. It's a feeling we all experience, but it's not something that should define us. Instead, I encourage my clients to transform this shame into something more productive: guilt or regret. Brene...
almost 2 years ago • 3 min read
Your Fights Are Too Intense? These DBT Skills Will Help! Today, I want to delve into an amazing set of skills for anyone who struggles with intense conflict in their relationships or who has difficulty calming their own internal emotional storms. In our daily lives, emotions often behave like a volume knob, sometimes turned to deafening levels by anger, sadness, or fear. These overwhelming emotions, often stemming from early life experiences or traumatic events, can feel like a tsunami,...
almost 2 years ago • 4 min read
Schedule Free Consultation Here Follow us on Youtube, Instagram, and Facebook! Leave your Review on Google My Business and Yelp! Stephanie Cook Stephanie Cook, LCSW, is an expert relationship counselor with 17 years of clinical experience and the first certified Gottman Couples Therapist in the state of Georgia. She has been teaching as a certified Gottman Seven Principles Program Educator for seven years and is the founder and Executive Director of Couples Counseling ATL, the only Gottman...
almost 2 years ago • 2 min read
Schedule Free Consultation Here Follow us on Youtube, Instagram, and Facebook! Leave your Review on Google My Business and Yelp! Stephanie Cook Stephanie Cook, LCSW, is an expert relationship counselor with 17 years of clinical experience and the first certified Gottman Couples Therapist in the state of Georgia. She has been teaching as a certified Gottman Seven Principles Program Educator for seven years and is the founder and Executive Director of Couples Counseling ATL, the only Gottman...
almost 2 years ago • 2 min read
Schedule Free Consultation Here Follow us on Youtube, Instagram, and Facebook! Leave your Review on Google My Business and Yelp! Stephanie Cook Stephanie Cook, LCSW, is an expert relationship counselor with 17 years of clinical experience and the first certified Gottman Couples Therapist in the state of Georgia. She has been teaching as a certified Gottman Seven Principles Program Educator for seven years and is the founder and Executive Director of Couples Counseling ATL, the only Gottman...
almost 2 years ago • 2 min read
Schedule Free Consultation Here Follow us on Youtube, Instagram, and Facebook! Leave your Review on Google My Business and Yelp! Stephanie Cook Stephanie Cook, LCSW, is an expert relationship counselor with 17 years of clinical experience and the first certified Gottman Couples Therapist in the state of Georgia. She has been teaching as a certified Gottman Seven Principles Program Educator for seven years and is the founder and Executive Director of Couples Counseling ATL, the only Gottman...
almost 2 years ago • 2 min read
Hello From, Couples Counseling ATL! Schedule Free Consultation Here Follow us on Youtube, Instagram, and Facebook! Leave your Review on Google My Business and Yelp! Stephanie Cook Stephanie Cook, LCSW, is an expert relationship counselor with 17 years of clinical experience and the first certified Gottman Couples Therapist in the state of Georgia. She has been teaching as a certified Gottman Seven Principles Program Educator for seven years and is the founder and Executive Director of Couples...
almost 2 years ago • 2 min read
Hello From, Couples Counseling ATL! Schedule Free Consultation Here Follow us on Youtube, Instagram, and Facebook! Leave your Review on Google My Business and Yelp! Stephanie Cook Stephanie Cook, LCSW, is an expert relationship counselor with 17 years of clinical experience and the first certified Gottman Couples Therapist in the state of Georgia. She has been teaching as a certified Gottman Seven Principles Program Educator for seven years and is the founder and Executive Director of Couples...
about 2 years ago • 2 min read