PEARLAND THERAPIST
Keith Boudreaux is a licensed therapist in Pearland, TX. Keith offers couples counseling and marriage counseling in the Pearland area.
Learn about Gottman’s “Four Horsemen of the Marital Apocalypse.”
For decades, psychologists have understood the importance of a child’s secure attachment with his or her mother and early caregivers. It has been observed that infants in orphanages, given plenty of food, water, clean sheets, and diapers will sometimes die if not held and cuddled.
This “failure to thrive” phenomenon has been observed all over the world. In the same way, many marriages, like uncared infants, die from emotional starvation. Children, blessed with a secure attachment, tend to be much more resilient in dealing with the challenges of life. The same is true for marriage life.
The presence of these four elements are highly reliable predictors of divorce.
Discover ways to move beyond gridlock to dialogue in your relationship.
Discuss ways of creating new patterns in relating to one another.
Examine some of the popular myths in our society, such as:
Myth: Happy couples are able to resolve most of their problems.
Truth: Even in the best of marriages, 69% of conflicts are never resolved.
Myth: A happy marriage must be 50/50.
Truth: A quid pro quo type of marriage is a characteristic of an ailing relationship.
Myth: Marriage is the place where sex goes to die.
Truth: A long term, loving relationship is the perfect environment to cultivate a healthy and fulfilling sex