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Study Boosts Teletherapy

August 22, 2019 by Margie Wheelhouse

A Phone Call Away Skepticism about the value of therapy over the phone goes down as more people do it.  And a recent study may help those still undecided about whether it’s worth a try. The potential benefit of teletherapy is so obvious:  it saves a ton of time not to have to wade through […]

Filed Under: Communication, Counseling/Therapy Tagged With: distance therapy, phone therapy, teletherapy

Tell-Tale Signs Of Trouble: Predicting Divorce

July 11, 2019 by Margie Wheelhouse

Tell Tale Signs of Divorce

It’s not that hard to predict divorce. It’s actually fairly easy.  What’s hard is recognizing when you are in the “danger zone” and, harder still, to do something about it.  Just because you have the symptoms of a troubled marriage does not mean there is no cure.  Couples therapy, workshops, retreats, books, and even helpful […]

Filed Under: Communication, Marriage, Relationships

What’s a Love Language and Why You Should Care

November 7, 2018 by Margie Wheelhouse

Hidden Misunderstandings It’s possible you can love someone and they don’t feel it.  Or vice versa. This can be hard to understand, and too often we find out years, decades, a whole lifetime too late. The idea is captured in a popular book titled “Five Love Languages,” by author Gary Chapman.  It’s a great tool for […]

Filed Under: Communication, Marriage, Relationships Tagged With: communication, Couples, marriage, Relationships

Are You Being Gaslighted?

October 2, 2018 by Margie Wheelhouse

Counseling & Therapy

It Starts With A Lie Have you ever felt like someone was trying to cover up a lie by making you think you were crazy?  It could be a friend, a spouse, a coworker, or anyone you deal with on a regular basis.  Did it make you question yourself?  Deliberately trying to make someone think […]

Filed Under: Communication, Relationships Tagged With: communication problems, Relationships

Your Intentions Are Irrelevant

January 10, 2018 by Margie Wheelhouse

First Things First If your best friend reaches across the table for the salt and pokes you in the eye, does your eye hurt any less because it was an accident? Are you more likely to yell “OW!” or to say “WHY did you do that?!”  Sure, you might say something a lot stronger than […]

Filed Under: Communication, Relationships

Are You A Backseat Driver? Or Are You Plagued By One?

April 19, 2017 by Margie Wheelhouse

Distracted Driving is Bad Enough We hear a lot about the dangers of distracted driving.  But what about “criticized driving”?  I’d like to see some statistics on that.  Behind money, household chores and sex, I would have to say that driving is probably right up there near the top when it comes to couples complaints […]

Filed Under: Communication, Relationships

When Your Husband Won’t Come To Counseling

March 31, 2017 by Margie Wheelhouse

Are You The Only One Trying? You know it’s bad when one person in a relationship seems to be doing all the work.  How frustrating to know in your bones that life could be happier if only you could get some cooperation.  On the other hand, maybe your husband won’t come to counseling. What to […]

Filed Under: Communication, Marriage, Relationships

When You Have Nothing To Talk About

March 2, 2017 by Margie Wheelhouse

Tired of Talking About What To Have For Dinner? You hear plenty of talk about how sex sometimes goes downhill in marriage.  But not enough is said about conversation.  This problem of having “nothing to talk about” was summed up really well in an episode of Seinfeld, in which Kramer explained to Jerry the pitfalls […]

Filed Under: Communication, Marriage, Relationships Tagged With: communication, conversation

Communication Problems Series, Part 4: Stonewalling

October 27, 2016 by Margie Wheelhouse

Is This You? Have you ever felt like ignoring a problem until it goes away?  It’s a great idea if you have a minor pain, maybe, or a difficult coworker you hardly ever see.  But some problems just get worse and worse.  They multiply like mold growing in a damp place in your home, or […]

Filed Under: Communication, Marriage Tagged With: communication

Communication Problems Series, Part 3: Contempt

October 20, 2016 by Margie Wheelhouse

You Can Spot Contempt Easily The eye roll.  It’s probably the biggest indicator that things are not going well in a relationship.  Try it:  look away from the screen, fold your arms, frown, and roll your eyes like you’ve just heard the stupidest thing in the world.  Now what if that “stupidest thing” were your […]

Filed Under: Communication, Marriage, Relationships

Communication Problems Series, Part 2: Defensiveness

October 13, 2016 by Margie Wheelhouse

A Sneaky Problem Defensiveness is a big stumbling block to great communication because it’s so sneaky.  You can’t really see it very well unless you’re on the receiving end of it.  When we accidentally hurt someone, it seems so logical to explain how innocent we are.  “I didn’t mean it!”  or “I didn’t mean it […]

Filed Under: Communication, Counseling/Therapy, Marriage, Relationships Tagged With: communication problems

Communication Problems Series, Part 1: Criticism

October 6, 2016 by Margie Wheelhouse

What Are We Talking About? One difficulty with targeting “communication” as a problem in relationships is that the subject is just much too broad.  So we have poor communication.  So what?  What does it even mean, and what can we do about it?  A lot, it turns out.  When we can zero in on exactly what is going […]

Filed Under: Communication, Relationships

Communication Problems Can Be a Big Threat To Your Relationship

September 19, 2016 by Margie Wheelhouse

  Communication Problems Create Bigger Problems What We Say (And Don’t Say) Matters If you wonder how big of a deal good communication is, there was a time when a problem in communication almost killed my husband. Well, actually, it was I who almost killed him.  And not really “almost killed,” but “almost didn’t save.” […]

Filed Under: Communication, Marriage, Relationships

Those Little Annoyances

June 17, 2016 by Margie Wheelhouse

“Are You Darth Vader?” For the zillionth time again last night, I woke up my husband in the middle of the night by pulling on his C-Pap mask and asking him what it was. Yep, I’m a sleep walker and talker. I am sure I need a sleep study myself. What’s even weirder is that […]

Filed Under: Communication, Marriage, Relationships

Fighting Over Something Stupid Again?

March 15, 2016 by Margie Wheelhouse

It Seems So Silly People who come to me for couples counseling are so often frustrated because they keep having battles over the dumbest things ever.  Like when something happens and you suddenly feel upset but it looks trivial to the other person.  You try to just let it go, but it keeps coming back. […]

Filed Under: Communication, Happiness, Marriage, Relationships

How to Make a Terrible Apology

January 5, 2016 by Margie Wheelhouse

I’m Sorry A sincere apology is probably one of the best relationship skills a person can have.  But, just as a hammer can be a tool for building a nice house or a weapon used to cause great bodily harm, an apology is only as good as the intention behind it. If you’ve ever received […]

Filed Under: Communication, Relationships

Why Communication in Relationships Shouldn’t Include Mind Reading

November 6, 2015 by Margie Wheelhouse

Are You Sure Of What You “Know?” How often in a long term relationship do we think we can read the other person’s mind?  Sadly, it’s all too often that what we think we “know” is just not true.  The worst part of it is, we react to what we think, rather than giving the […]

Filed Under: Communication, Marriage, Relationships Tagged With: communication, criticism, mind reading

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