As a counsellor and a therapist I usually tell my clients that there are no good or bad emotions. All emotions have survival value to us. Every emotion has a meaning, purpose, value and has a significant influence on us …
Disagreements arguments, conflicts, fights are an inevitable part of any relationship. Especially in a very close relationship like a couple, who share their life time and space with each other, it is unavoidable. I usually tell my couple clients in …
You must be thinking – what is it about? In India the law says that, when it comes to age, the woman has to be 18+ and a man has to be 21+ to get married. So what is the …
When is the right time to get married? How will you know? Read more »
No this is not a trick question. I have so many clients and potential clients ask me this question – will counselling work for me? How will it work if you will not give solutions? I am not able to …
There will be many circumstances in life where you might have encountered other people who engage in specific behaviours in a repeated pattern towards you, that is unhealthy and perhaps abusive. Some of these behaviours could be specifically targeted …
Dealing with Verbally Abusive behaviour before it worsens Read more »
I see a lot of couples who come with me with this particular question, where one partner feels that they are having a close friendship with someone else (typically of the other sex) and the other partner feels that it’s an affair. …
Bringing up a child in a safe and healthy manner is no easy task, especially in today’s world. We hear more and more about child trafficking, sexual abuse, exploitation of children etc almost everyday. Stringent laws, active policing, faster legal …
Conflict – what comes to the mind when we say the word conflict? Stress, tension, disagreement, argument, different points of view, escalation, communication breakdown, crisis and so on. So isn’t it better for us to avoid conflicts and not have …
Avoiding conflicts at any cost? You are damaging your relationship Read more »
We are all creatures of our habits. Some make it a habit to worry, some make it a habit to complain, some make it a habit to daydream, and for some finding faults could be a habit. It could …
Boredom in your relationship? Conversations are running dry? Conversations are getting recycled over and over again? Tired of going to the same places all the time? Worry not. Boredom is something that every relationship undergoes at different points in time. …
Bored in your marriage/relationship? You can bring back the spark Read more »