Couples Therapy – Basic Steps Mental Health https://basicsteps.life Tue, 06 Jan 2026 19:37:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.5.3 https://basicsteps.life/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/cropped-basic-steps-mental-health-siteicon-3-32x32.png Couples Therapy – Basic Steps Mental Health https://basicsteps.life 32 32 156554076 Common Relationship Problems https://basicsteps.life/2026/01/common-relationship-problems/ https://basicsteps.life/2026/01/common-relationship-problems/#respond Tue, 06 Jan 2026 16:51:47 +0000 https://basicsteps.life/?p=6889 Relationships take a lot of work to keep alive, fresh, and upbeat. You would think that falling in love was all that is needed, but to be honest, when two people connect, they bring with them their doubts, fears, and unresolved issues. Maneuvering through this can bring heartache if one doesn’t know the proper tools. […]

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]]> https://basicsteps.life/2026/01/common-relationship-problems/feed/ 0 6889 A Typical Couple’s Intake https://basicsteps.life/2024/11/a-typical-couples-intake/ https://basicsteps.life/2024/11/a-typical-couples-intake/#respond Thu, 14 Nov 2024 17:48:33 +0000 https://basicsteps.life/?p=5508 The following is a dramatization – no real persons were depicted or harmed “I don’t know why we are going here. We can handle things on our own,” says the husband as the wife drives them into the parking lot. “I’ve tried, you haven’t, and things are not changing. We need help and that’s why […]

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]]> https://basicsteps.life/2024/11/a-typical-couples-intake/feed/ 0 5508 Top 10 Relationship Mistakes https://basicsteps.life/2024/10/top-10-relationship-mistakes/ https://basicsteps.life/2024/10/top-10-relationship-mistakes/#respond Tue, 22 Oct 2024 15:47:17 +0000 https://basicsteps.life/?p=5413 Relationships take work and if you don’t know the proper skills, it can be easy to fall into the usual pitfalls that I have fallen into so many times in my life. I guess through all my mistakes I am well aware of the most common mistakes people make. Now, this is not the full […]

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]]> https://basicsteps.life/2024/10/top-10-relationship-mistakes/feed/ 0 5413 Continuing Education https://basicsteps.life/2024/02/continuing-education/ https://basicsteps.life/2024/02/continuing-education/#respond Tue, 13 Feb 2024 18:00:33 +0000 https://basicsteps.life/?p=4270 Continuing coursework is crucial for people working in the mental health field. For me personally, I get bored presenting the same information over and over again, so I am always in search of information and techniques that grab my attention. To be honest, I get pretty giddy when something comes along that intuitively I know […]

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]]> https://basicsteps.life/2024/02/continuing-education/feed/ 0 4270 Holiday Greetings https://basicsteps.life/2023/12/holiday-greetings-2023/ https://basicsteps.life/2023/12/holiday-greetings-2023/#respond Fri, 22 Dec 2023 17:43:47 +0000 https://basicsteps.life/?p=4174 Basic Steps Mental Health is about to enter our seventh year of providing services to people in the Mukilteo and surrounding areas. We wanted to take this time to thank you for being a valued client and sharing the valuable information you have learned with loved ones. The holidays are a special time to share […]

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]]> https://basicsteps.life/2023/12/holiday-greetings-2023/feed/ 0 4174 Expectations https://basicsteps.life/2023/12/expectations/ https://basicsteps.life/2023/12/expectations/#respond Thu, 14 Dec 2023 18:00:13 +0000 https://basicsteps.life/?p=4108 Relationships are complex. Two people from two different backgrounds and two different life experiences are suddenly thrust into each other’s world and if you don’t know how to be in close quarters with somebody, things can get out of hand. Now, if you suffered trauma in the past, intimacy can be very difficult because it […]

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]]> https://basicsteps.life/2023/12/expectations/feed/ 0 4108 Conscious Relationships https://basicsteps.life/2022/03/conscious-relationships/ https://basicsteps.life/2022/03/conscious-relationships/#respond Fri, 18 Mar 2022 19:39:42 +0000 https://basicsteps.life/?p=3219 I guess if you’ve made all the mistakes in relationships, you would be a good guide for people that are struggling. Almost marrying four times, living with partners for years, and raising a child have given me an interesting perspective on couple’s therapy. I’ve learned that there are four major elements in making a relationship […]

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]]> https://basicsteps.life/2022/03/conscious-relationships/feed/ 0 3219 Valentine’s Day – A Make it or Break it? https://basicsteps.life/2020/02/valentines-day-a-make-it-or-break-it/ https://basicsteps.life/2020/02/valentines-day-a-make-it-or-break-it/#respond Tue, 18 Feb 2020 00:32:35 +0000 https://basicsteps.life/?p=1868 Did this past Valentine’s day make or break your relationship? This is a pivotal day for people in relationships because you will discover the actual state the partnership is in.  If problems exist, they won’t go away on their own, work needs to be done and not on your partner but on you. This is […]

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]]> https://basicsteps.life/2020/02/valentines-day-a-make-it-or-break-it/feed/ 0 1868 Are you Addicted to Being Right? https://basicsteps.life/2020/01/are-you-addicted-to-being-right/ https://basicsteps.life/2020/01/are-you-addicted-to-being-right/#respond Wed, 29 Jan 2020 16:19:36 +0000 https://basicsteps.life/?p=1852 Are you addicted to being right? Is it important for you to win? It is important to understand that when one person is right or wins, another person is wrong and loses. Having to be right and win all of the time is the downfall of meaningful relationships. We refer to these as Transactional relationships. […]

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]]> https://basicsteps.life/2020/01/are-you-addicted-to-being-right/feed/ 0 1852 Family Therapy – When a Family Member is Sick https://basicsteps.life/2020/01/family-therapy-when-a-family-member-is-sick/ https://basicsteps.life/2020/01/family-therapy-when-a-family-member-is-sick/#respond Wed, 08 Jan 2020 02:49:20 +0000 https://basicsteps.life/?p=1838 When a family member is sick it puts the whole family system out of balance. The good news is – this can be used as an opportunity for the entire family to heal. In this article, we take a look at Family Therapy. They believe that when somebody is sick the family is looked upon […]

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