Couples Counseling - Susan Adams Licensed Marriage And Family Therapist https://www.susanadamspsychotherapist.com Professional marriage counseling by a licensed therapist for marriage therapy for a successful marriage in Atlanta GA. Sat, 21 Jun 2025 20:35:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 https://www.susanadamspsychotherapist.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/cropped-susanadams-2-large-32x32.jpg Couples Counseling - Susan Adams Licensed Marriage And Family Therapist https://www.susanadamspsychotherapist.com 32 32 Finding Harmony in the Heart of Georgia: Your Guide to Family and Marriage Psychotherapy in Atlanta https://www.susanadamspsychotherapist.com/finding-harmony-in-the-heart-of-georgia-your-guide-to-family-and-marriage-psychotherapy-in-atlanta/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=finding-harmony-in-the-heart-of-georgia-your-guide-to-family-and-marriage-psychotherapy-in-atlanta Sat, 21 Jun 2025 20:35:14 +0000 https://www.susanadamspsychotherapist.com/?p=4389 Relationships are the bedrock of our lives, offering joy, support, and profound connection. Yet, even the strongest bonds can face challenges. When communication falters, conflicts escalate, or emotional distance grows, seeking professional guidance can be a transformative step. If you’re in Atlanta, Georgia, and looking to strengthen your most important relationships, a dedicated family marriage […]

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]]> What Keeps My Spouse From Communicating With Me? https://www.susanadamspsychotherapist.com/what-keeps-my-spouse-from-communicating-with-me/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-keeps-my-spouse-from-communicating-with-me Mon, 15 Mar 2021 12:19:20 +0000 https://www.susanadamspsychotherapist.com/?p=3845 There are many forms of communication. In fact, it is impossible not to communicate. We communicate all day every day. We do it with words and we do it behaviorally. The healthiest communication occurs when our words and our behavior are in sync. However, what are we saying when we say that a spouse does […]

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]]> Are You in a Relationship That Frustrates You? https://www.susanadamspsychotherapist.com/are-you-in-a-relationship-that-frustrates-you/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=are-you-in-a-relationship-that-frustrates-you Fri, 15 May 2020 13:31:13 +0000 https://www.susanadamspsychotherapist.com/?p=3570     People often get locked into frustrating relationships. They can be untangled— even by one person, if the source of the frustration can be identified. I explain to my couples clients that it takes only four things for a relationship to work. These four things need to exist universally whether the relationship is one […]

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]]> Why Should Couples Get Counseling Before Marriage? https://www.susanadamspsychotherapist.com/why-should-couples-get-counseling-before-marriage/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=why-should-couples-get-counseling-before-marriage Sun, 15 Mar 2020 13:32:40 +0000 https://www.susanadamspsychotherapist.com/?p=3611 I do not necessarily believe that counseling with couples before marriage is for the purpose of advising them as to whether they should marry or not. Sometimes couples present with infidelity on one or both sides of the relationship. Sometimes it is serial. When infidelity presents in the courtship it is a bad sign and […]

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]]> What Are the Goals and Benefits of Pre-marital Counseling? https://www.susanadamspsychotherapist.com/goals-and-benefits-of-pre-marital-counseling/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=goals-and-benefits-of-pre-marital-counseling Sun, 16 Feb 2020 13:22:25 +0000 https://www.susanadamspsychotherapist.com/?p=3606 Premarital counseling may be simply a formality for the purpose of getting permission from the clergy performing the ceremony or it may be for real prevention and relational education. The first goal should be to track emotional patterns on each side of the couple for their understanding of where the problems will arise. The second […]

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]]> What Does Couples Counseling Help? https://www.susanadamspsychotherapist.com/what-does-couples-counseling-help/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-does-couples-counseling-help Wed, 15 Jan 2020 12:03:29 +0000 https://www.susanadamspsychotherapist.com/?p=3566 Most of the couples who call me for help are wanting better ways to talk to each other. The presenting problem is, "we fight all the time". That one is easy. People who fight all the time are fighting to win. It impossible to be married and win. For every winner there is a loser. […]

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]]> Can My Marriage Be Saved? I say YES!!!! https://www.susanadamspsychotherapist.com/can-my-marriage-be-saved-i-say-yes/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=can-my-marriage-be-saved-i-say-yes Tue, 15 Oct 2019 12:41:48 +0000 https://www.susanadamspsychotherapist.com/?p=3537 Many people believe that marriage is about loving. They ask themselves, "am  I still in love with my partner?", if the answer comes back in the negative, a divorce may be in the making. In fact, marriage is not about feeling. It is a commitment. It is a decision to make things work. Further, love […]

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]]> When Couples Keep Fighting Before Marriage. Is It Still A Good Idea To Get Married? https://www.susanadamspsychotherapist.com/when-couples-keep-fighting-before-marriage/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=when-couples-keep-fighting-before-marriage Fri, 20 Sep 2019 16:18:39 +0000 https://www.susanadamspsychotherapist.com/?p=3527 Ed Friedman, a family therapist and well known religious leader, now deceased, was known to say, the people who date and the people who marry bear no resemblance to each other. The best it is going to be is in the courtship. That is when couples normally put their best foot forward. Therefore, if the […]

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]]> Is Couples Therapy Effective? https://www.susanadamspsychotherapist.com/is-couples-therapy-effective/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=is-couples-therapy-effective Wed, 21 Aug 2019 12:05:12 +0000 https://www.susanadamspsychotherapist.com/?p=2580 I am asked all the time if couples therapy is effective,  I respond easily, ‘ Most definitely!’ However, at least two ingredients must be present. 1) The person providing the help must understand how relationships within couples work AND be able to prescribe methods for helping couples get connected to  each other. 2) The couples […]

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]]> What Does Couples Counseling Help With? https://www.susanadamspsychotherapist.com/what-does-couples-counseling-help-with/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-does-couples-counseling-help-with Mon, 15 Jul 2019 16:04:00 +0000 https://www.susanadamspsychotherapist.com/?p=2554 Are You Wondering If Couples Counseling Can Help Your Relationship? Couples Counseling helps couples talk to each other in ways that promote couples to have conversations rather than arguments. When couples seek a couples counselor it is like taking a course in HOW couples’ relationships work best. The couples counselor should be married for a […]

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]]> Do Couples Therapists Ever Suggest Divorce? https://www.susanadamspsychotherapist.com/do-couples-therapists-ever-suggest-divorce/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=do-couples-therapists-ever-suggest-divorce Mon, 15 Apr 2019 20:06:16 +0000 https://www.susanadamspsychotherapist.com/?p=1816 People call me to ask for help to save or improve their marriages. That, then is my job. I am teaching people HOW to make it work, not how to throw in the towel. If couples have no children and things aren’t going well, they can declare a fender bender and move on and out […]

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]]> How Does Change In Couples Happen? https://www.susanadamspsychotherapist.com/how-does-change-in-couples-happen/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-does-change-in-couples-happen Wed, 13 Feb 2019 01:13:12 +0000 https://www.susanadamspsychotherapist.com/?p=1718 People call me all the time to ask what to do about their partner— “how can I make Him or Her change?  Of course, no one can make someone else change. We can only change  ourselves. However, if we change something about ourselves it changes everything.  To effect change in a partner, we must change […]

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