Long Island Marriage Counseling
Dr. Diane Kramer, Long Island Marriage Counseling and Psychologist, Huntington, NY
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LI Marriage Counseling Center, Huntington, NY
“Long Island Marriage Counseling – Changing Old Patterns
Long Island Marriage Counseling – Marriage Counseling usually is for couples. Occasionally though, the story changes. Last week in my office in Huntington, NY, a couple came in to say that their marriage was on the rocks and divorce was imminent. The [...]
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LI Marriage Counseling Center, Huntington, NY
“Long Island Marriage Counseling – How Fear Can Effect the Marriage
Long Island Marriage Counseling – Everyone knows that the best way to have a great marriage is to speak up about one’s thoughts and feelings, wishes and desires, right? Well, many people agree but few actually do communicate that openly. [...]
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LI Marriage Counseling Center, Huntington, NY
“Long Island Marriage Counseling – What is Polarization?
Long Island Marriage Counseling – Last week a couple came into the Long Island Marriage Counseling Center who were polarizing each other. This phenomenon happens often.
What is marriage polarization?
The best way to describe it is by thinking of “the more-the more”. [...]
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LI Marriage Counseling Center, Huntington, NY
“Long Island Marriage Counseling – What Makes a Great Marriage?
Long Island Marriage Counseling Center – First of all, great marriages are made, not born. I myself learned to have a great marriage by first changing myself so that I was not dependent on my partner for making me feel good [...]
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LI Marriage Counseling Center, Huntington, NY
“Long Island Marriage Counseling – Battle of the Titans
At the Long Island Marriage Counseling Center, I interviewed a couple who was engaged in the Battle of the Titans. She attacked him, and then he attacked her and on and on. There specific complaints that drew them to marriage counseling – [...]
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LI Marriage Counseling Center, Huntington, NY
“Why we pick the mates we do…
Why do people end up at the LI Marriage Counseling Center at Huntington, NY. While there is no simple answer, there is one common theme. These individuals are suffering from Unmet Childhood Needs that influence many of their patterns of relating, especially in [...]
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LI Marriage Counseling Center, Huntington, NY
“When marriage is just a collection of Hot Buttons…
What is a Hot Button? It is a trigger that sets off a person’s amygdala, a part of the limbic system in the brain that is the center of a person’s emergency reaction system. This emergency reaction system is called our [...]
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At the Long Island Marriage Counseling Center, we often get called upon by one spouse complaining about the other. Typical topic might be credit cards. It goes like this: “She just doesnt listen. I am so frustrated. Why does she keep spending and spending. Stop her!”
We have to teach this spouse that you cannot directly [...]
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Long Island Center for Marriage Counseling at Huntington, NY
One of my clients told me she was furious with her husband and let him have it frequently. She claimed that he started it by picking on her. She was not going to sit by and be his victim. Instead she fought back, again and again. She [...]
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Long Island Center for Marriage Counseling at Huntington, NY
Today has me thinking a lot about the future. A dear friend passed away last week at 61 and her future is over, at least on this planet Earth. It can happen to any of us at any moment. So living and loving in the moment is [...]
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Long Island Center for Marriage Counseling at Huntington, NY
One of my clients called yesterday and said: I dont know what to do. My husband lost his job and is depressed. I still have mine and am feelng good… so far. If he is out of work too long, we will start to fall into debt. [...]
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Long Island Center for Marriage Counseling at Huntington, NY
I got a call from a marriage counseling client today. She complained that her husband totally ignored Valentine’s Day. She was hurt and upset. She felt unloved and was thinking about separating.
Another marital therapy client called all excited. She had told her husband that he had to [...]
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Long Island Center for Marriage Counseling at Huntington, NY
Hello! This blog is dedicated to helping individuals understand themeselves and their marriage better, make good decisions about their relationship, and change what needs to be changed to increase happiness, security and love.
For help, contact me, Dr. Diane Kramer, at 631-630-0570.
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