by Tiffany Smith | Aug 1, 2023 | Conflict Management, Relationships
Many of the couples we work with have concerns over their communication patterns. They report feeling unheard, misunderstood, and lost in how to resolve their most common arguments. For these couples we find this Parallel Processing exercise very beneficial. This...
by Hadley Mitchell | May 1, 2023 | Conflict Management, Relationships
When couples are in a state of emotionally heightened conflict, they cannot access the part of their brain (the frontal lobe) that can communicate effectively and problem solve. A healthy conflict management tool is calling a time-out. This time-out tool helps couples...
by Hadley Mitchell | Feb 1, 2023 | Conflict Management, Connection, Relationships
Trust is the state that occurs when you know that your partner acts and thinks to maximize your best interest and what is of benefit to you, not just your partner’s own interests and benefits. In other words, this means: My partner has my back. My partner is there for...
by Hadley Mitchell | Dec 1, 2022 | Conflict Management, Relationships
Betrayal is one of the hardest emotions to experience. It lingers, it’s heavy, it changes the way you see several aspects of life, and it’s deeply painful. At Map Psychology Solutions, our therapists have helped many couples process and heal from affair betrayal. We...
