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Marriage & Relationship Counseling, Winter Park, FL

Dawn J. Lipthrott, LCSW
Relationship Learning Ctr.
1177 Louisiana Ave. Ste. 109
Winter Park, FL 32789

(part of Orlando area)


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ARTICLE CATEGORIES:

• Marriage, Relationships & Imago Relationship Therapy
• Coping, Divorce/Breakup
• Nourishing Spirit
• Co-creating a Better World

• Marriage, Relationships & Imago Relationship Therapy

Marriage / Relationship Tips
Things you can start doing right now to create a better relationship.
Intentional Dialogue:
A Process for Dissolving Conflict
Basic steps and tips for using the Intentional Dialogue developed by Harville Hendrix, Ph.D.
The Stages of Relationship: What You Don't Know Can Hurt You! Normal stages of marriage and other relationships help you understand where you are and how to move forward.
Affairs: End or New Beginning of Your Marriage or Relationship Affairs are devastating to a marriage or committed relationship. They can be a wake-up call and couples can move forward. This is the first in a series of articles and addresses some causes of affairs. Also suggests resources.
 60 Starter Ideas for Having An Affair --with your own Spouse or Partner Say goodbye to boredom, stagnation and the blahs in your marriage or partnership. Jump start some fun and romance!
What IS Imago Relationship Therapy? Imago Relationship Therapy is a powerful and effective method of obtaining information and tools that can transform your marriage or partnership and transform your life. (See also the articles listed below for Mental Health Professionals)
Suggestions to Keep Long Distance Relationships Alive Little things can go a long way in staying connected in long distance relationships.
Getting Your Partner to Go to Counseling When He/She Doesn't Want To! LWhile you cannot make anyone do anything they don't want to, there are things that you can do to increase your chance of success. So much of it is in the delivery. If it comes with blame or criticism, you will get more resistance.
Common Relationship Questions Common questions that we hear on communicating, men and feelings, and more.
 Repairing the World  A dialogue format for exploring world problems.
Intentional Living A new section of our website about ways to implement and expand intentionality in our lives and in the world. Includes statement on What IS Relationship?
Ethical Responsibilities in E-Mail: Creating and Forwarding E-mails We all have moral responsibilities in what we say and what we pass on through e-mail, chain mails, etc. Some examples of what NOT to do and suggestions of how to be more conscious about what YOU are creating in the world.
Successful Relationships
at Home & Work : An Occasional Newsletter

• A Relationship Gift
Your Relationship Vision,
Pt. 1 Case Scenario,
Pt. 2 The Introvert & Extrovert Dilemma at Home & Work,
The Blame Game & Contribution
Assumptions: The Silence that Deafens

Intentional Dialogue CD Set A 2-CD set by Dawn that helps you become better at doing the Intentional Dialogue created by Harville Hendrix and Helen LaKelly Hunt. It discusses the responsibilities of both the speaker and the listener and the actual steps of the dialogue process.
BLOG ARTICLES ON RELATIONSHIP:

• A Man, His Mother, His Wife: In-law Conflict
• Contempt: A Relationship and Joy Killer
• We Need More Civility in ALL Our Relationships
• Affairs and Betrayals of Trust are NOT OK
• What World Do We Create with Our Words?
• Blue Zone Longevity Lessons for Relationships
• Do You Need Marriage/Relationship Help?
• Is Your Spouse/Partner 'Passive-Aggressive'
• Good Old-Fashioned Honesty
• Garbage in Your Relationship Spaces
• The Price of Excess
• Living 'La Vita Dolce' (The Sweet Life)
• Madoff-Failure in Empathy
• What REALLY Matters?
• Identity Issues
• The Sensitive Web of Relationships
• A Few Lessons from a Life Fully Lived - Peggy Redding
• Acknowledgement - A Human Need
• Relationship Lessons from Obama's Cairo Speech to Muslims
• Live Each Day

• Purpose of this Blog

RELATIONSHIP ARTICLES FOR MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS
Empowering Couples and
Healing the World
Imago Relationship Therapy, developed by Harville Hendrix Ph.D. helps couples learn skills to create a climate of safety, healing, and growth for both partners.
How Does Imago Relationship Therapy Differ From Other Marriage / Relationship Enrichment Programs?

Marriage programs are a dime a dozen. How does Imago Relationship Therapy fit in?

Imago Relationship Therapy -- Theoretical Foundation & Support

Basic assumptions of Imago Relationship Therapy are listed and references to other foundational theories support the thinking in Imago therapy.
Imago Relationship Therapy -- Parallels in Object Relations Theory Basic assumptions of Imago Relationship Therapy are explored through the framework of Object Relations theory.
Marriage Encounter and Imago Relationship Therapy  How they are similar and how they are different.

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© Dawn Lipthrott, The Relationship Learning Center, 1993 Renewed 2008 www.relationshipjourney.com

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