The SC Blog: New Essays every Month

All essays found here were written by Starobin Counseling staff.

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Building a Strong Marriage While Blending Families
Relationships, parenting, relational living, weddings, step parenting, blended families Rikia Ancar, LCMFT Relationships, parenting, relational living, weddings, step parenting, blended families Rikia Ancar, LCMFT

Building a Strong Marriage While Blending Families

Falling in love is shared between two people…but marriage connects much larger relational networks. When wedding planning highlights family differences, each one can feel like a problem to solve.  Dr. Rikia Ancar views differences as opportunities to intentionally create a shared family culture.

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Couple’s Intensives: Trendy or Transformative?
Relationships, Relational Life Therapy, clinical insights, repair, relationship issues Valerie Kolick, MA, RLT Certified Relationship Coach Relationships, Relational Life Therapy, clinical insights, repair, relationship issues Valerie Kolick, MA, RLT Certified Relationship Coach

Couple’s Intensives: Trendy or Transformative?

One of the most painful experiences?  Disconnection from the one person you need to choose you every day.  A couples therapist gets honest about the rise of Couple’s Intensives: what they are, who they're for, and whether transformation can actually happen in a weekend.

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Curiosity As the Bridge: Navigating Relationships in a Polarized World
Relationships, Empathy, neurodiversity, clinical insights, Stress, Relationship issues, Self-Regulation Eva Crawford, LCSW-C Relationships, Empathy, neurodiversity, clinical insights, Stress, Relationship issues, Self-Regulation Eva Crawford, LCSW-C

Curiosity As the Bridge: Navigating Relationships in a Polarized World

If you’re struggling to maintain communication across political or moral divides - and feeling disconnected from someone you care about - these tools can help you stay present, compassionate, and grounded. Eva Crawford, LCSW-C, explains how to hold both values and relationships at the same time.

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