What common way does a couple try to de-escalate tension or resolve a fight? If your first answer is sex, you're not wrong. But it's not the answer I was looking for. A common way many couples try to ...

Machiavellians are master manipulators. They prefer to cloak their misdeeds in subterfuge and plausible deniability. Sometimes they target their victims directly, as when a con artist swindles an ...

A range of subtle emotional dynamics can play out in communication within relationships, families, or groups. A common, and problematic, dynamic involves the concept of triangulation. Triangulation ...

A middle-aged couple once brought their teenage son "Roy" in for an initial counseling session. Before the session, his mother met privately with me to explain that Roy had become a handful -- he was ...