Articles & Insights
Research-Informed Perspectives from Enrich Relationship Center
Articles and reflections from ERC clinicians exploring relationships, mental health, and clinical practice. Content is intended to offer perspective and insight, not to replace therapy or professional care.
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After Sexual Betrayal: How to Begin Healing
Discovering sexual betrayal can destabilize trust and safety in a relationship. This article outlines how the Gottman Method’s Atone, Attune, Attach model provides a structured, research-based framework for beginning the healing process after betrayal.
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What Is a Softened Start-Up in Couples Therapy?
A softened start-up is a core Gottman Method concept that helps couples raise concerns without escalating conflict. This article explains what a softened start-up is, how it works in practice, and why it plays a critical role in maintaining productive, respectful conversations.
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Is Birth Trauma a Real Thing?
Birth trauma is a clinically recognized experience that can affect emotional wellbeing, relationships, and mental health. This article explains how birth trauma is defined, how clinicians understand its impact, and why it is taken seriously in therapeutic practice.
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Overdue Support for Asian American Mental Health
Asian American communities have historically faced cultural, structural, and systemic barriers to mental health care. This article examines why culturally responsive support is long overdue and how therapy can address the unique factors affecting Asian American mental health.
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Is My Relationship Salvageable?
Many individuals and couples reach a point where they question whether their relationship can continue. This article explores how clinicians approach that question, what factors are considered in therapy, and why clarity—not reassurance—is often the first step forward.
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How Couples Cope Differently With Stress
External stressors, such as the ongoing news cycle, can affect partners in different ways. This article examines how couples often cope differently with stress, how those differences show up in relationships, and how therapy helps couples navigate stress without turning against each other.
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How to Find the Right Couples Therapist
Choosing a couples therapist is an important decision that can shape the course of relational work. This article outlines what to look for in a couples therapist, including training, approach, and fit, to help couples make an informed, thoughtful choice.
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Mindfulness Tools for Mood and Anxiety Disorders
Mindfulness is often used in therapy to support emotional regulation and awareness, particularly for mood and anxiety disorders. This article outlines clinically informed mindfulness tools and practices commonly integrated into therapeutic work.
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What Is a State of the Union Meeting in Couples Therapy?
The State of the Union meeting is a structured Gottman Method practice designed to help couples discuss their relationship in a balanced, intentional way. This article explains what the meeting involves, why it matters in couples therapy, and how it supports ongoing relational work.
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Treating Vaginismus Through Therapy
Vaginismus is a condition that can involve both physical and psychological factors and is often addressed within a therapeutic setting. This article discusses how therapy approaches vaginismus, including the role of emotional safety, education, and coordinated care.
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What is Racial Trauma?
Racial trauma refers to the psychological and emotional impact of experiencing or witnessing racial discrimination and racism. This article explains how racial trauma is understood in a clinical context and how therapists assess its effects within individual therapeutic work.
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Addressing Painful Intercourse in Therapy
Painful intercourse can involve a combination of physical, emotional, and relational factors. This article explores how therapists approach painful intercourse within a clinical setting and how therapeutic work may support assessment, understanding, and coordinated care.
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Sex Therapy for Performance Anxiety in Men
Performance anxiety can affect sexual functioning and emotional wellbeing, particularly for men. This article explores how sex therapy approaches performance anxiety within a clinical context, including assessment, education, and therapeutic support.
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