The Anxious-Avoidant Trap: Attachment Styles in Relationships
The Anxious-Avoidant Trap: What Happens When You Realize You’re In It? You’re sitting in the silence, wondering what it means. You reach out. They pull back. You try again. They pull back even further. Suddenly, everything feels a little icy. Not angry. Not hostile. Just… less warm. If you have an anxious attachment style, you […]
Can Couples Therapy Save This Relationship? Gottman Therapists React to This Is 40
Blog Home blog Recent Posts The Anxious-Avoidant Trap: Attachment Styles in Relationships June 14, 2026 Do Trial Separations Work? June 12, 2026 Can Couples Therapy Save This Relationship? Gottman Therapists React to This Is 40 May 25, 2026 Schedule a Call Jessica Kryzer, Intake Coordinator Some couples fight loudly and stay together for decades. Others […]
What Is Relational Humility?
What Is Relational Humility? Most people think healthy relationships are built on communication skills, compatibility, or conflict management. While those things matter, one of the most important — and often overlooked — qualities in a strong relationship is relational humility. Relational humility is the ability for two people to value each other equally without either […]
Julie Gottman Told Me It Was Okay to Disagree with Her
The Actual Antidote for Contempt (The Most Dangerous of Gottman’s 4 Horsemen)
What Is CBT Therapy Really Like? (Questions Answered by a CBT Therapist)
Julie Gottman Told Me It Was Okay to Disagree with Her
The Real Antidote to Contempt: A Story About Julie Gottman, Hierarchy, and Relational Humility About 15 years ago, I had a conversation with Julie Gottman that changed the way I understand couples therapy, relationships, and even humility itself. Watch the Video It happened at a small reception after a large conference for Certified Gottman therapists. […]
The Actual Antidote for Contempt (The Most Dangerous of Gottman’s 4 Horsemen)
What Gottman Got Wrong About the 4 Horsemen (And What Actually Fixes Contempt) The usual antidotes to contempt often don’t work. Here is a video where I walk you through my new approach (or keep reading for more details) By Laura Silverstein, LCSW, Certified Gottman Couples Therapist — Main Line Counseling Partners If you’ve […]
Questions to Ask Your Partner
Home Recent Posts The Anxious-Avoidant Trap: Attachment Styles in Relationships June 14, 2026 Do Trial Separations Work? June 12, 2026 Can Couples Therapy Save This Relationship? Gottman Therapists React to This Is 40 May 25, 2026 Schedule a Call Jessica Kryzer, Intake Coordinator Questions to Ask Your Partner: A Therapist’s 3-Step Formula for Deeper Connection […]
Gottman State of the Union Walkthrough
Home Recent Posts The Anxious-Avoidant Trap: Attachment Styles in Relationships June 14, 2026 Do Trial Separations Work? June 12, 2026 Can Couples Therapy Save This Relationship? Gottman Therapists React to This Is 40 May 25, 2026 Schedule a Call Jessica Kryzer, Intake Coordinator How Often Should You and Your Partner Check in? The video above […]