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Relationships can be our greatest source of support or stress. We provide a neutral space to improve communication, repair trust, and create deeper understanding. Whether you're navigating parenting, conflict, or life changes, we are here to help.
What We Help With:
Conflict resolution
Co-parenting dynamics
Blended families
Communication breakdowns
Intimacy & trust rebuilding
Co‑Parenting: What It Is and How to Make It Work
Verywell Mind provides a practical guide to co‑parenting styles—conflicted, parallel, and cooperative—and underscores the benefits of respectful communication, flexibility, and alignment for children’s stability.
👉 Learn how to co‑parent effectively.
What Is Triangulation? How It Impacts Kids
From Parents.com: this article explains how parental conflict can inadvertently draw children into the middle ("triangulation"), leading to loyalty binds and psychological stress. Strategies for setting boundaries and fostering direct communication are included.
👉 Understand and prevent family triangulation.
Co‑Parenting in Blended Families: Challenges & Solutions
This Ontario-based therapy blog explores co‑parenting within stepfamilies, describing dynamics such as differing parenting styles, child loyalty issues, and emotional grief. It draws from Gottman, IFS, and EFT/EFFT frameworks to offer practical co‑parenting strategies.
👉 Read about navigating blended family dynamics.
How to Thrive as a Blended Family
A recent Verywell Mind article offers accessible advice on creating family rituals, managing ex-partner relationships, setting shared values and expectations, and giving time for adjustment during blending.
👉 Explore tips for healthy blended family integration.
How Therapy Can Strengthen Your Relationships
This article from The Relationship Centre outlines how couples therapy—particularly Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) and Gottman principles—supports conflict resolution, emotional intimacy, and communication repair. It also covers strategies for handling infidelity and balancing individual needs within partnerships.
👉 Discover effective therapeutic approaches.
Challenges of Counseling Blended Families (NBCC)
This overview from the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) details communication issues in blended family transitions—role ambiguity, boundary confusion, sibling conflict—and how family therapy can help restore clarity and harmony.
👉 Read about communication strategies in therapy.
Uplift & Inspire Counseling and Consulting
6035 Executive Dr Ste 204 Lansing, Michigan 48911, United States
P: 734.627.7669 F:734.627.6001
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