October 26, 2022
Why Choose Counseling Center of Cherry Creek?
The Counseling Center of Cherry Creek offers a wide range…
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September 27, 2022
What to Expect During Your First Couples Therapy Appointment
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Couples get counseling in different phases of a…
September 1, 2022
Relationships and Finances
Posted By: Counseling Center of Cherry Creek
One of the issues couples fight about most is money, and…
August 5, 2022
Stay or Go Counseling for Undecided Couples
Posted By: Counseling Center of Cherry Creek
Most married couples never expect to consider divorce, but…
June 24, 2022
Couples Therapy for One: A Safe Space to Share Freely
Posted By: Counseling Center of Cherry Creek
Every relationship has its ups and downs. Sometimes there…
June 19, 2022
What Can Men Gain from Therapy?
Posted By: Counseling Center of Cherry Creek
Our mental health is as important as physical health, and…
April 21, 2022
Divorce Recovery: How to Heal from Divorce
Posted By: Counseling Center of Cherry Creek
The ending of a relationship can be an emotionally and…
August 3, 2021
What is sexual health?
Posted By: Margie Kaems
First off, let’s ask ourselves, what is sex? Is…
May 21, 2020
Online Therapy, Is It the Wave of the Future?
Posted By: Margie Kaems
When we first shut down our counseling office, I…
May 20, 2020
Why Masturbation is Important
Posted By: Margie Kaems at the Counseling Center of Cherry Creek
As your marriage therapists in Denver, our counseling team…
April 28, 2020
A Stabilized Approach: Six Tips for Healthy Communication
Posted By: Margie Kaems
Getting spun up and spinning your wheels with your…
April 25, 2020
Tips for Mating in Captivity: Practice Outerplay
Posted By: Margie Kaems
What is Outerplay?
Outerplay is a term used to replace…
March 26, 2020
Six Helpful Tips for Divorce Recovery
Posted By: Counseling Center of Cherry Creek
Divorces are painful even in the most amicable of…
January 28, 2020
You Reap What You Sow
Posted By: Margie Kaems
It’s very common for folks to begin couples therapy…
August 6, 2018
Why Your Annoying Spouse Is Actually Your Soulmate
Posted By: Counseling Center of Cherry Creek
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July 16, 2018
How Do You Want To Be Touched?
Posted By: Counseling Center of Cherry Creek
As a marriage and sex therapist, I talk a lot with my…
May 22, 2018
Love is Growing Up
Posted By: Counseling Center of Cherry Creek
Activist, author, and preacher James Baldwin famously…
April 11, 2018
Sex Didn’t Used to Be as Spontaneous as You Think...
Posted By: Counseling Center of Cherry Creek
One of the most common complaints that we hear from couples…
March 19, 2018
Be a Grown-A** Woman
Posted By: Counseling Center of Cherry Creek
I joke with my clients often that I am going to write two…
January 9, 2018
Be a Grown A** Man
Posted By: Counseling Center of Cherry Creek
I tell wives all of the time, “Your husband is a…
December 12, 2017
The Opposite of Love is Not Hate, It Is Indifference
Posted By: Counseling Center of Cherry Creek
Elie Wiesel, prolific writer and Holocaust survivor…
November 10, 2017
Don’t Allow Habit to Ruin Your Relationship
Posted By: Counseling Center of Cherry Creek
Pema Chodron teaches “whatever you do you are…
September 4, 2017
What Does it Cost Your Partner to be in a Relationship with You?
Posted By: Counseling Center of Cherry Creek
Our culture does a great job selling us the idea of The One…
July 5, 2017
“Here is my sinister plan…shhhhh…don’t tell…”
Posted By: Counseling Center of Cherry Creek
I started my career working exclusively with…
June 14, 2017
Do I Need a Sex Therapist?
Posted By: Counseling Center of Cherry Creek
Sex therapy is a specific arm of psychotherapy that…
June 12, 2017
3 Reasons Why Your Sex Life Might Just Suck
Posted By: Counseling Center of Cherry Creek
If you are in a committed relationship, chances are you…
May 10, 2017
The Hard Days Determine Your Relationship -- Not The Easy Days
Posted By: Counseling Center of Cherry Creek
In the field of marriage and couples counseling, we often…
May 3, 2017
“I didn’t lie…I just didn’t tell the truth.”
Posted By: Counseling Center of Cherry Creek
Lies of omission.
Most of us, if we are…
April 17, 2017
“My wife says that she can’t do this any longer…”
Posted By: Counseling Center of Cherry Creek
It is common that we get phone calls from husbands who say…
April 7, 2017
You Are What You Think...
Posted By: Counseling Center of Cherry Creek
There is a Buddhist saying, “You are what you…
March 7, 2017
How to Affair Proof Your Marriage
Posted By: Counseling Center of Cherry Creek
Many people have heard the statistics that anywhere between…
January 26, 2017
Talk To Your Partner About Your Fantasies
Posted By: Counseling Center of Cherry Creek
It is quite normal for you to fantasize -- about a bigger…
December 16, 2016
The Ultimate Holiday Gift
Posted By: Counseling Center of Cherry Creek
The holidays are such a joyful and exciting time for many…
December 12, 2016
Presence required this holiday season!
Posted By: Counseling Center of Cherry Creek
Are you feeling stressed this holiday season?…
September 2, 2016
Three Proven Ways to Connect with Your Partner
Posted By: Counseling Center of Cherry Creek
So many couples complain about not feeling…
August 4, 2016
What to do after the affair…
Posted By: Counseling Center of Cherry Creek
We deal with affairs everyday at our offices.
People are…
June 24, 2016
It’s Not Just About Sex….
Posted By: Counseling Center of Cherry Creek
Many people understand that sex is not just about the…
March 30, 2016
4 Lessons ‘Vanilla’ Couples Can Learn from the BDSM Community
Posted By: Counseling Center of Cherry Creek
A couple of weeks ago, I had the chance to attend a…
February 22, 2016
Do we stay together for the kids?
Posted By: Counseling Center of Cherry Creek
"Do we stay together for the kids?"
This is a…
May 5, 2015
Can an affair help my marriage?
Posted By: Counseling Center of Cherry Creek
We are seeing lots of discussion about this…
March 3, 2015
I just found out my spouse is having an affair. What do I do?
Posted By: Counseling Center of Cherry Creek
We get several calls a week from people who have just…
January 15, 2015
Three Ways to Remodel Your Relationship
Posted By: Counseling Center of Cherry Creek
This week we started a major remodel on the kitchen and…
October 8, 2014
6 Steps To Change Your Relationship
Posted By: Counseling Center of Cherry Creek
By the time most people find their way to a couple’s…
September 18, 2014
30 Day Sex Challenge...and 9 reasons why you aren't doing it
Posted By: Counseling Center of Cherry Creek
“We haven’t had sex in three…
July 7, 2014
3 Ways To Recognize If Past Trauma Is Getting In The Way Of Your Relationship
Posted By: Counseling Center of Cherry Creek
Unresolved trauma can add an element of crazy-making to…
April 28, 2014
“I think I married the wrong person. Now what?”
Posted By: Margie Kaems, MSW, LCSW
It is pretty common in my line of work to run across folks…
April 14, 2014
7 Reasons to Do the Work in Relationship
Posted By: Counseling Center of Cherry Creek
The work of committed relationships can feel overwhelming.…
April 8, 2014
Controling Crazy: 4 Ways to keep calm while parenting a child with a chronic illness
Posted By: Counseling Center of Cherry Creek
I was fortunate enough to give a talk for the American…
March 19, 2014
Sexual Problems: The best thing that ever happened to your marriage?
Posted By: Counseling Center of Cherry Creek
Almost 100% of couples who come in for therapy start out by…
March 14, 2014
4 Things Your Therapist Wants You To Know
Posted By: Counseling Center of Cherry Creek
Unlike some professions, being a therapist is a job but it…
February 23, 2014
Six Tips To Improving Your Sex Life Now
Posted By: Counseling Center of Cherry Creek
As a couples' therapist in Denver, I spend a lot of…
January 7, 2014
The Buzz About Raising Happiness: Get happy with these 3 tips
Posted By: Counseling Center of Cherry Creek
If you are a parent and you don’t know…
December 12, 2013
The Science of Love and the Guy in the Pink Tutu
Posted By: Counseling Center of Cherry Creek
A recent article on Psychology Today by Melanie…
December 2, 2013
How One Thing Can Improve Everything
Posted By: Counseling Center of Cherry Creek
I don’t know how many times people have said (in…
November 20, 2013
Advice About Marriage from Divorcees (hint: think Garden)
Posted By: Counseling Center of Cherry Creek
How many of us think we know how to make a marriage work…
November 5, 2013
Seeing Mirrors: How your relationships reflect who you are
Posted By: Counseling Center of Cherry Creek
Photographer Seokmin Ko was…
October 29, 2013
The Purpose of Your Marriage: It may not be what you think
Posted By: Counseling Center of Cherry Creek
Recently, at a talk that I was giving in Denver for 20 or…
October 11, 2013
Fall Into Failure
Posted By: Counseling Center of Cherry Creek
You may associate defeat with negative outcomes. It is…
October 4, 2013
Shedding the Tough Exterior: Embracing your relationship
Posted By: Counseling Center of Cherry Creek
Many of us chose to live while putting up the tough guy…
October 2, 2013
Trust in the Workplace: 10 ways to increase your trust-factor
Posted By: Counseling Center of Cherry Creek
We are suffering from trust fatigue
As the news…
October 1, 2013
Sex and Intimacy: What’s the difference?
Posted By: Counseling Center of Cherry Creek
Most couples struggle to find the balance between sex and…
September 30, 2013
Growing a Heart of Peace in Conflict
Posted By: Counseling Center of Cherry Creek
Have you read The Anatomy of Peace by The…
September 17, 2013
What is your drama set point?
Posted By: Counseling Center of Cherry Creek
Most of you know that I just love Seth Godin. What he…
September 5, 2013
What Albert Einstein Knows About Relationships
Posted By: Counseling Center of Cherry Creek
Albert Einstein famously said,
“We cannot…
August 21, 2013
Who Is Your Strategist?
Posted By: Counseling Center of Cherry Creek
I own my own business. Many of my clients own their own…
August 11, 2013
The Sad, Sad Truth About Leaving a Relationship Before It Is “Done”
Posted By: Counseling Center of Cherry Creek
How do I know if it is the “right” time to end…
July 24, 2013
Will This Relationship Ever Get Better?
Posted By: Counseling Center of Cherry Creek
Most of us think, at one time or another in our…
July 17, 2013
Your Marriage: An Epic Fail?
Posted By: Counseling Center of Cherry Creek
I recently received some sage advice from a mentor,…
July 12, 2013
“Dude, that’s my car!”: 3 life lessons from a foiled 5:30am attempted burglary
Posted By: Counseling Center of Cherry Creek
Normally, I write about what is personal to you…your…
July 1, 2013
The One Thing That Will Change Your Relationships Now
Posted By: Counseling Center of Cherry Creek
One thing. Just one thing can change…
June 26, 2013
Expectations Are Everything: 3 ways that your expectations might be hurting your relationships
Posted By: Counseling Center of Cherry Creek
This week there has been a lot of buzz from Jade…
June 12, 2013
Friendships. They don’t just happen. They are made.
Posted By: Counseling Center of Cherry Creek
When was the last time you had a really hard, honest, and…
May 21, 2013
Should I Stay or Should I Go?
Posted By: Counseling Center of Cherry Creek
As a Denver therapist, I believe that every moment on this…
May 13, 2013
Save This Relationship! Don’t try to make a dog a cat.
Posted By: Counseling Center of Cherry Creek
Most couples begin dating because they enjoy one another.…
May 6, 2013
Marriage Secrets: What you hide, you get to keep
Posted By: Counseling Center of Cherry Creek
I had the good fortune of spending time with a wise teacher…
April 30, 2013
Pre-Marital Therapy: Lessons from your flight attendant
Posted By: Counseling Center of Cherry Creek
There is a bit of a debate in the therapy world around the…
April 23, 2013
Two Minute Communication Tip
Posted By: Counseling Center of Cherry Creek
I am beginning a new video series…Two Minute Tips…
April 18, 2013
5 Relationship Myths That Hurt Your Marriage
Posted By: Counseling Center of Cherry Creek
We have so many assumptions about relationships. Have you…
April 9, 2013
Healthy Relationships: Three lessons from a tulip
Posted By: Counseling Center of Cherry Creek
For some reason, we have it in our heads that a…
March 27, 2013
Relationship Help: Three Tips to Healing through Loss
Posted By: Counseling Center of Cherry Creek
In this week's Huffington Post article, writer,…
March 13, 2013
Relationship Strengths: What’s Your Highway?
Posted By: Counseling Center of Cherry Creek
Have you taken the StrengthsFinder test by Tom…
March 8, 2013
Learning to Speak Our Needs in Relationships
Posted By: Counseling Center of Cherry Creek
“Why don’t you listen to…
March 1, 2013
The “D”-Word — And by “d”-word I mean divorce
Posted By: Counseling Center of Cherry Creek
This week we have had a number of calls that have gone like…
January 31, 2013
Forgiveness as Rushing Waters
Posted By: Counseling Center of Cherry Creek
As I was walking home today from the zoo having chaperoned…
January 17, 2013
Engaging Deeply
Posted By: Counseling Center of Cherry Creek
I just returned from a wonderful retreat at the Sophia…
December 27, 2012
Manifesting Belief Part I
Posted By: Counseling Center of Cherry Creek
As a couples therapist and relationship specialist, I spend…
December 19, 2012
Space to Expand
Posted By: Counseling Center of Cherry Creek
Since I have begun writing a blog, I have also begun to…
December 13, 2012
Vulnerability — The Doorway to Transformation and Change
Posted By: Counseling Center of Cherry Creek
It seems that everyone is talking about Brene…
November 26, 2012
Couples Communication: You Are Here Now
Posted By: Margie Kaems, MSW, LCSW
First of all, to be clear, this is not a scientific study.…