Sometimes it is important to continue with relationship coaching even if you have seen significant improvement. This month’s positive point with a couple came after we had worked together for a few months, with some definite improvement in their ability to communicate. Although we were getting close to the end of the 12-week program of […]
Using Language Skills to De-escalate an Argument
This month’s positive point with a client happened when we had our session, and as I always do, asked them to share any successes they had in their relationship since we last met. They referenced two times when they “hit a bump in the road” in their conversation that led them to escalate into an […]
Bringing Back Physical Affection in Your Relationship
This month’s Ask Coach Kathy discusses one women’s need to bring back physical affection with her husband, and how to initiate it. My husband and I have been married for 23 years and just in the last few years we have stopped having physical affection. I’ve known from the beginning that my husband doesn’t like […]
Strengthen Your Relationship by Working on Yourself
This month’s positive point shares how one person working to better themselves can help strengthen the relationship. This month’s positive point with a client (a husband) happened when he called me to learn more about what I do in my coaching practice. His relationship with his wife had reached a point where “If he didn’t […]
Creating Quality Time in Your Relationship
This month’s positive point happened in my work with a couple who began to work as a team to create quality time in their relationship. They came in to see me at a point in their lives as parents of a teen and pre-teen; not the easiest of years in a marriage or relationship. Their […]