https://clevelandcouplestherapy.com/services daily 1.0 2025-07-31 https://clevelandcouplestherapy.com/molly daily 0.75 2025-07-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e336f036fae3b2c74a23d6a/1597514525505-089EO6IL7XO7Y4PZZHUK/20200730-006.jpg About Molly https://clevelandcouplestherapy.com/contact daily 0.75 2025-07-31 https://clevelandcouplestherapy.com/fees daily 0.75 2025-07-31 https://clevelandcouplestherapy.com/couples daily 0.75 2024-08-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e336f036fae3b2c74a23d6a/1583282864240-CO86DL63LJZ4SREV085F/image-asset.jpeg Couples - Premarital Counseling Premarital Counseling strengthens intimacy, enhances healthy communication, and helps couples discuss important relationship topics as they formalize their commitment to one another. As surprising as it may sound, many partners don’t overtly discuss significant areas of their relationship prior to commitment. These areas can include finances, sex and intimacy, desires to have children, parenting styles, relationships with extended family and friends, desired balance between work/relaxation, long term goals, to name a few. Premarital counseling will give you support in talking about areas of relational functioning that will strengthen your foundation and provide a healthy template for years to come. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e336f036fae3b2c74a23d6a/1583835771283-7O6NHXA0AJVR8WI14PRH/image-asset.jpeg Couples - A Tune Up Sometimes couples get stuck in a rut. They feel distant, unhappy or dissatisfied, and unsure how to move forward successfully. When stuck in a rut, people remember how good their relationship used to feel, but they are unsure how to get that feeling back. This is a good time to come to Couples Therapy! It is far better to get your car in for a tune-up and some routine maintenance than it is to wait a few more years and have to get the engine rebuilt. If there was less stigma associated with seeking therapy, we believe more couples could and would get the support they need sooner. Sometimes, this car metaphor helps couples understand the usefulness of seeking professional help before a total relationship repair is needed. We encourage you to give us a call. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e336f036fae3b2c74a23d6a/1583836590310-TT3NSU9Q0ZCRNSTRDKKJ/image-asset.jpeg Couples - Infidelity and Betrayals When a couple faces infidelity or another significant betrayal in their relationship, they can feel in crisis. Seeking professional support from a therapist trained in helping couples in these situations is an important and healing step to take. Many couples stay together (and find happiness, eventually) after an affair! In fact, the silver lining can be that, if couples are willing to do the work and have appropriate guidance, after a lot of healing is complete, couples can find that a profound transformation has taken place in their relationship. There is help and there is a way through this type of challenge. Please reach out. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e336f036fae3b2c74a23d6a/1583836738599-3TX7O0FHBB970EO9DNXO/image-asset.jpeg Couples - Infertility Couples facing fertility struggles encounter unique stressors. Often both people have many worries, fears, and hopes that preoccupy them or lead them to numb out and disengage. If couples seek medical support for fertility issues, often much of their time, money, and emotional reserve becomes dedicated to the process. If you find yourself worrying about your partner, yourself, and/or the health of your relationship, please know that Couples Therapy can help. It can provide a contained space to discuss the impact of infertility on your relationship and brainstorm ways to safeguard your relationship from the stressors you are facing. It will help you connect with yourself and how you are personally experiencing the situation; this will help your partner better understand you as well. As each person feels understood, stress decreases and partners can feel support from one another which positively impacts intimacy, resilience, and health. https://clevelandcouplestherapy.com/families daily 0.75 2021-09-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e336f036fae3b2c74a23d6a/1586369358960-RXZ7M28RB5C7ZMAUFQJB/image-asset.jpeg Families - Aggression and Defiance Some children’s hurts manifest in aggressive and defiant behaviors. We might see these children tantruming, hitting, biting, destroying beloved toys/items, yelling, name calling, threatening, fighting with siblings or peers, and the like. There is no mistaking that these children are not feeling well and need our guidance and support. In fact, children who show their troubles through aggression and defiance are doing a good job at sending a clear signal to their parents: “I’m not okay. Help me.” We can assist you in learning how to respond to your angry child so their behaviors shift and their underlying needs get addressed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e336f036fae3b2c74a23d6a/1586369667416-HOG9J2YHXQOX4NSK3YVB/image-asset.jpeg Families - Anxiety, Rigid Behaviors, and Avoidance. Some children’s hurts show up as worry, anxiety, or fear. When children are anxious, much of their attention is preoccupied with managing their worry/fear. They become rigid in their ability to approach day to day life and they begin to avoid things that increase their anxiety. If you parent an anxious child, you may feel you are always trying to avoid a meltdown or ease the way to help your child try something scary. You may generally avoid activities because your child can’t enjoy them. Life is less fun for you and your child. There is help. We will assist you to find ways to increase your child’s confidence, flexibility, and love for learning and exploring. It won’t happen overnight, but with your help, your child can reclaim their zest for exploration. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e336f036fae3b2c74a23d6a/1586370540891-BPUR8K3PBYYWAEIK97K9/image-asset.jpeg Families - Withdrawal Some kids withdraw inward when they are in distress. It may be harder to notice that these kids are hurting and in need of our help because their behavior may not initially be problematic for us as parents. However, these young ones are, in fact, in need of support. Kids who withdraw may stop engaging in activities they once enjoyed, spend greater time alone in their room, engage less with friends or in sports or clubs they once enjoyed, or may seem vacant or as though they are daydreaming often. Some teens turn to drugs and alcohol to cope with their pain. If you are concerned that your child might be withdrawing, trust your gut and gather more information. Please don’t hesitate to reach out for support; we’re happy to consult with you and provide professional guidance as you figure out what your child is communicating and what they need. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e336f036fae3b2c74a23d6a/1586370848159-0WTQNP2DTDL666DRT6NL/image-asset.jpeg Families - High-Energy and High-Activity Some children need support to manage their energy and harness it into fun, safe, healthy activities. It is hard to parent a high-energy child. Some children seek a lot of sensory stimulation and need a plan so they can meet their sensory needs on a daily basis. Sometimes our child needs significant guidance to manage their responsibilities, and we ourselves need and want a break from being manager. We want to help our child internalize the ability to self-manage their energy and zest for life so we can be freed up to engage with them in new and less managerial ways that are more fun!. We help parents and kids solve these challenges and find ways to live together more enjoyably. Please give us a call. https://clevelandcouplestherapy.com/peter daily 0.75 2022-03-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e336f036fae3b2c74a23d6a/1597514630887-ALLUHO4DP03X13CTOAY7/20200730-049.jpg About Peter https://clevelandcouplestherapy.com/resources daily 0.75 2023-01-11 https://clevelandcouplestherapy.com/services-1 daily 0.75 2025-06-10