by Terry Levy | Jul 8, 2024 | Adult Relationships, Attachment, Uncategorized
How you attach to other adults strongly corresponds with how you attached to others as a child. Four distinct styles of attachment have been identified — and perhaps recognizing yourself in one of them is the first step toward strengthening your relationships. The...
by Terry Levy | Jan 17, 2024 | Adult Relationships, Attachment Communication Training
What makes for a happy relationship? Certainly, there are some obvious answers about honesty and fidelity. But with almost 50 percent of marriages failing for a variety of reasons – incompatibility, abuse, addiction, bad communication, betrayal, attachment issues – it...
by Terry Levy | Jul 16, 2023 | Adult Relationships, Attachment
In recent years there has been significant interest in adult attachment styles and how these relationship patterns influence adult intimate and romantic relationships. Attachment styles learned in childhood tend to endure throughout life. Thus, each of the...
by Terry Levy | Mar 21, 2022 | Adult Relationships
The famous catchphrase “Love means never having to say you’re sorry” from the popular 1970s novel and movie Love Story, sends a flawed message. Off the movie screen, in daily life, the process of apologizing and forgiving is essential to conflict resolution and...
by Terry Levy | Mar 21, 2022 | Adult Relationships, Couples Therapy
Every partnership or marriage is different. We have different personalities, challenges and perspectives. However, when we consider relationships from an attachment perspective there are five certainties when we make a connection with our romantic partner. Some of...
by Terry Levy | Jan 18, 2022 | Adult Relationships, Couples Therapy, Family Therapy, Uncategorized
Every relationship has problems. They don’t have to define the relationship. Most problems have solutions. But it is each person’s approach to those problems in the relationship that influences whether the issues cause a major rift. When you, are able to...
