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Feb 3, 2020
2 min

When your Spouse Argues it was not an Affair

Therapists recognize that there is an accepted definition of infidelity. Even so, I routinely hear debates in my office between partners...

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Be a "Healing Presence" for Your Partner

Dr. Butch Losey

May 21, 2019
2 min

Be a "Healing Presence" for Your Partner

Intimate relationships can be a healing place. Moments of tension, stress and conflict in your relationship can actually be times for...

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The Potential Dangers in Talking with Friends and Family about your Partner's Affair

Dr. Butch Losey

Mar 6, 2018
5 min

The Potential Dangers in Talking with Friends and Family about your Partner's Affair

As I write this article, I am aware that I will probably sound like an alarmist, but I write this as a cautionary prelude to you sharing...

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Pornography: The Third Partner in Your Relationship

Dr. Butch Losey

Dec 18, 2017
2 min

Pornography: The Third Partner in Your Relationship

You have felt for a while now that your partner is less intimate with you, less engaged, maybe a bit more distracted and you wonder if he...

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Managing the Intrusive Thinking Associated with Your Partner's Affair

Dr. Butch Losey

Nov 10, 2017
3 min

Managing the Intrusive Thinking Associated with Your Partner's Affair

Couples have told me that they may have sixty to seventy thoughts a day about the affair relationship. Some couples believe that they are...

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10 Characteristics of a Trusting Partner

Dr. Butch Losey

Oct 15, 2017
3 min

10 Characteristics of a Trusting Partner

Trust is not an end point or a commodity in a relationship. It is a way of being. Couples in therapy want specific interventions to...

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Lying About the Affair: What Men Need to Know About Emotional and Sexual Infidelity

Dr. Butch Losey

Sep 10, 2017
4 min

Lying About the Affair: What Men Need to Know About Emotional and Sexual Infidelity

It is not uncommon for couples to come to therapy distinguishing between sexual and emotional infidelity. Sometimes the distinction is...

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Helping Your Partner Following Your Affair: Using Compassionate Response to Manage Triggering Events

Dr. Butch Losey

Sep 3, 2017
2 min

Helping Your Partner Following Your Affair: Using Compassionate Response to Manage Triggering Events

As a couple's therapist working with couples recovering from infidelity, I regularly encounter situations in which the hurt partner...

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Shared Responsibility Does Not Mean Equal Responsibility: An Approach to Infidelity Treatment

Dr. Butch Losey

Jun 30, 2017
2 min

Shared Responsibility Does Not Mean Equal Responsibility: An Approach to Infidelity Treatment

Many systemic therapist believe that there is circular reciprocity in relationships. In other words, in the context of the relationship,...

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Dr. Butch Losey

Helping couples with:

managing the crisis of infidelity,

deepening intimacy, and

bettering conflict resolution and communication skills

When your Spouse Argues it was not an Affair

Be a "Healing Presence" for Your Partner

The Potential Dangers in Talking with Friends and Family about your Partner's Affair

Pornography: The Third Partner in Your Relationship

Managing the Intrusive Thinking Associated with Your Partner's Affair

10 Characteristics of a Trusting Partner

Lying About the Affair: What Men Need to Know About Emotional and Sexual Infidelity

Helping Your Partner Following Your Affair: Using Compassionate Response to Manage Triggering Events

Shared Responsibility Does Not Mean Equal Responsibility: An Approach to Infidelity Treatment