Help Articles on Relationships
By Liz Miller, LPC, LMHC, NCC serving clients in Idaho and Washington
5 Reasons Marriage Counseling Intensives Work
5 Reasons a 2-Day Couples Counseling Intensive Can Transform Your Marriage When a relationship feels stuck, many couples turn to weekly counseling. While it can help, and I have seen beautiful transformations, progress can be slow because conversations get interrupted...
Tame Your Relationship Conflict Cycle with EFT Couple Therapy
Tame Your Relationship Conflict Cycle with EFT Couple Therapy Have you ever noticed that when there is conflict—or stalemate—in your relationship, it feels like you are stuck in a déjà vu cycle? You’ve experienced this before. The same argument, tense silence, or hurt...
How Christian Couples Can Stop Escalating Arguments
Christian Marriage Communication Help for Repeated Conflict Cycles If you and your spouse keep having the same argument—and it escalates quickly—you are not alone. Many Christian couples describe a familiar cycle: A small issue turns into a heated argument One partner...
Rewire Your Brain for Less Anxiety and More Love and Acceptance
Rewire Your Brain for Less Anxiety & More Love and Acceptance Is it possible to rewire your brain? Brains are all the rage right now. From the brains of concussed pro football players to those of the tiniest fetus. We can’t get enough. A quick Google search will...
Emotionally Focused Therapy for Couples: What is It?
According to Dr. Susan Johnson, Emotionally Focused Therapy expert: “Underneath all the distress, partners are asking each other: Can I count on you, depend on you? Are you there for me? Will you respond to me when I need you, when I call? Do I matter to you? Am I...
When Is It Time for Marriage Counseling?
How do you know when it’s time for marriage counseling? Often, by the time couples seek them out, marriage counselors are in a really tough spot. Partners are coming to them desperate, disconnected, and possibly even divorce-minded. It’s as though some couples are...
How Your Partner Bids for Connection & What to Do Next
Are you connecting with your partner the way you want to? Listen up. Your partner is talking to you. What do you hear? “Honey, do you want to grab lunch tomorrow?” “You would never guess the stuff I heard at work today!’ “Aren’t YouTube cat videos the worst?” So, how...
Interpersonal Neurobiology: What Your Relationships Mean to your Brain
You know, from day one, our brains really are the sponges we hear new parents talk about. New parents might not be calling it interpersonal neurobiology, but they marvel at the responses they see in their babies. Science tells us relationships are powerful in our...
7 Ways PTSD Affects Your Relationship and How to Restore Your Connection
PTSD is hard on relationships. And it won’t just go away if you realize how much you love each other. Or ease its assault of isolation, flashbacks, nightmares, sense of failure, or waves of sadness and sudden anger on its own. PTSD breaks connections. The trusting,...
I’m Liz Miller, a counselor in private practice in Moscow, Idaho.
I’m passionate about helping committed couples repair painful marriages. And, I’m dedicated to helping individuals find relief from anxiety and peace in the painful aftermath of traumatic events and losses. When I’m not working, I can be found walking my dog, playing guitar, or camped in the mountains next to a river.