More secure attachment among family members and the possibility of children learning
healthy relational skills
Having a successful relationship requires a lot of work, specific knowledge, and
healthy relational skills.
Growing apart, infidelity, resentment, the «difficult» discussion, transitioning, couples looking for
healthy relational skills, and Discernment Counseling
Dr. Burke's present areas of specialization include: Marriage and Family Counseling, Family and Divorce Mediation, Treatment for Mood and Anxiety Issues and
Healthy Relational Skills.
Not exact matches
Remember, though, that you have given your child the
relational skills necessary to make
healthy decisions, and the young adult years are a time when he or she needs to use those
skills independently, without necessarily consulting you for input.
As a qualified couples and family therapist, I am committed to helping you develop the personal and
relational skills and strategies needed in order to build and maintain a positive, meaningful life and
healthy relationships.
Many of my clients report significant diminishing of symptoms, strengthening of
relational skills, building resilience, and developing
healthy coping strategies.
I approach working with couples from a perspective of rebuilding these stages: communication
skills leading to
healthy conflict resolution, defining and restoring an emotional connection, working on
relational friendship, and, lastly an area that most couples want to begin with, improving intimacy and affection.
Drawing from a powerful «no bullshit» therapeutic approach I help couples make powerful insights, sustain lasting change, and integrate
healthy new
relational skills.
Identifying a
healthy marriage as one following the repeated pattern of «harmony, disharmony, and restoration,» Real teaches five
skills for accomplishing the crucial, ongoing task of repair: holding the relationship in high regard, preserving intimacy and
relational (i.e., authentically connected) speaking, listening and negotiating.