The Marital Therapy Center

Having Communication Problems? Get the Right Help.

“We are having communication problems," the caller lamented. “We have been fighting ever since our honeymoon one year ago. Neither of us feels heard or understood by the other. We love each other, but we just can not communicate." As a marital thera... Read >

What to Do if Your Spouse Says, I am Not Happy.

Your spouse tells you, "I'm not happy with our marriage. Some days I just don't care." What do you do? You ask your spouse what you've been doing or not doing that has contributed to the unhappiness and you listen carefully. Fortunately, there... Read >

What Marital Fights are Really About

Here's an illustration: Bill and Barb sat in my office describing the frequent fights they'd been having at home. According to them, their fights were about Bill's failure to complete home improvement projects and Barb's frustration about this. Three... Read >

Formula for a Great Marriage

"How can I experience a really great marriage?" As a marital therapist, I'm often asked this question or some variation of it. My answer? It's in a formula I've developed over the past 30 years. I've shared it with hundreds of couples. Now I'll s... Read >

A Marriage to Remember

Several weeks ago my best friend from high school, "Big Bad John" Friedrich, died in Westfield, New York after a 19-year battle with Huntington's chorea, a devastating disease of the central nervous system that is hereditary. During my junior and senio... Read >