by Pam Custers | Sep 13, 2019 | Category One
When our children are hurting, so do we as parents, doubly so when we feel it is somehow our fault. Divorce brings up a range of differing emotions that can be challenging for us and for children of divorced parents. Over half of families going through a divorce have...
by Pam Custers | Sep 13, 2019 | Category One
“Help we might as well be talking different languages!” One section on my intake form is communication. This is often the part that causes the most discussion. Each person brings with them a different style of communication and it can often feel like our...
by Pam Custers | Sep 10, 2019 | Category One
by Pam Custers | Feb 7, 2018 | Category One
The couple sit down and as she starts to talk, her husband looks away. He seems more interested in the books on my shelf. The more emotional and pleading she gets, the more withdrawn and shut down he gets. He says he wants the relationship to improve but he...
by Pam Custers | Jan 19, 2018 | Category One
Connection is the corner stone of all good relationships. I have worked with so many people who often sit in my room and talk about the fact that they are not particularly unhappy but they feel like they are living parallel lives. There is nothing as painful as...
by Pam Custers | Dec 6, 2017 | Category One, Category Three, Category Two
Sometimes with the best will in the world our partner refuses to do couple therapy. You know that the time has come to make some changes as your relationship is in trouble. You have asked nicely, you have cajoled and still your partner wont budge. There are a number...