Center For Couples Counseling

Center For Couples Counseling We are a team of highly trained therapists specializing in couples and individual therapy, infertili Therapy can help.

We all face challenges in life and get into situations where it feels as though there's no way out. You may be dealing with relationship distress, difficult transitions, grieving a loss, struggling with infertility, or transitioning into parenthood. Therapy is a place where you can talk openly, find support, and gain coping skills for dealing with life in a more effective way. Every small step you take can make a big impact on your life. Making the decision to go to therapy is not an easy one. You may feel scared to talk to a stranger, or wonder how someone else can help you with your problems. Many people believe they will be labeled as "crazy." What's so crazy about wanting to feel better? I will work with you in a nonjudgmental and respectful way, broaden your ideas and perspectives, challenge your thinking and relationship patterns, and empower you to make lasting changes in your life. I will be there to keep you motivated and accountable. If you are contemplating therapy or working with me, please take a look at my website, erikalabuzanlopeztherapy.com. My website will provide you with more information about me, my therapeutic style and approach, as well as frequently asked questions and answers. I offer free 20 minute phone consultations as well. Please call me at (832) 827-3288 so that we can discuss more about your needs, goals, and what you are looking for in a therapist.

We know the holidays can be fun filled, full of laughter and joy, and a favorite time of the year AND it can be anxiety ...
12/10/2025

We know the holidays can be fun filled, full of laughter and joy, and a favorite time of the year AND it can be anxiety provoking, prescriptive, and overwhelming. All of those things can exist at the same time, and almost every client over the decade plus I've been doing this work has come in with some kind of stress related to the holidays, expectations, scheduling, and family/relationship issues this time of the year. Check out this week's blog for some practical tips for communicating about this stress and coming up with a plan with your partner to make things go smoothly and merrily! Sky offers great ideas for how to navigate this time of the year to make it more of what you want and minimize stressful moments. Please like and share so that more people can access our free relationship resources.
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Are you neurodiverse trying to fit in the gift-wrapped box of holiday expectations? Does anyone understand why this time of year is so nerve-wracking for you? Have you shared why White Elephant stresses you out to your partner, friends, or family? Here are come strategies for many types of anxiety,

People often review their goals and evaluate progress around this time of the year, but when's the last time you reviewe...
12/04/2025

People often review their goals and evaluate progress around this time of the year, but when's the last time you reviewed your relationship? Dr. John Delony recommends doing a relationship retreat to review the previous year and plan for the year coming up-all specifically in regards to creating the marriage/relationship that you really want. I've personally done this with my husband and found it immensely helpful. Check out this week's blog to help you get started by asking 10 reflective questions and gaining some insight on what's working and not working in your marriage, which will guide your relationship goals for next year. What better way to spend an afternoon? Please like and share this post so that more people can see/access our free relationship resources.
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Have you been going through the motions of your daily lives without taking time to reflect on your relationship? Have you taken certain aspects of it for granted or wonder if they're capable of change? The end of the year is a great opportunity to review and reset with more teamwork and intentionali

Hosting any event can be stressful, but especially when you or someone you love is neurodiverse and has needs that are d...
12/02/2025

Hosting any event can be stressful, but especially when you or someone you love is neurodiverse and has needs that are different than the rest of your guests. Since we've started developing specialized skills in working with neurodiversity (ADHD, AudDHD, autism, sensory disorders, etc.), we've seen how common it is in our clients lives and those whom they want to spend time with. Therapist Sky walks through some practical ideas for easy adjustments to make everyone comfortable, make space for real engagement, and increase connection-which is what the holidays are all about! Please like and share this post to help more people access our free relationship resources.
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Do you stress every year about hosting family for the holidays? You're not alone! Sky provides some tools and tactics to find ways to create an inclusive, curated, and boundaried space for holiday events and beyond.

We hear A LOT about family holiday events in our office as we move through November and December. The holidays not only ...
11/19/2025

We hear A LOT about family holiday events in our office as we move through November and December. The holidays not only bring up things for individuals, but relational injuries from years ago often resurface as people remember their pie being rejected or the passive aggressive comments flying around about their parenting. While many people have figured out how to navigate family events or created their own new way to operate during the holidays, couples still tend to struggle with how they will tackle this time of the year as a team. Check out this week's blog for practical strategies on how to work together to survive (or maybe thrive) the upcoming holiday! Please like and share so that more people can access our free relationship resources.
CenterforCouplesCounseling.com
(832) 827-3288

Stressed about navigating weird family politics and traditions during the holidays? Have you and your partner directly discussed your needs and hot to meet them together? Jaimi gives us strategies for finding the fun and teamworking the traditions to fit your lives.

It's officially the season of gratitude! AND, sometimes it's hard to feel grateful. It can be performative, inauthentic,...
11/13/2025

It's officially the season of gratitude! AND, sometimes it's hard to feel grateful. It can be performative, inauthentic, or feel dismissive, especially when there's serious stuff happening that feels heavy and that you're not at all grateful for. I'm challenging you this week to not "just be grateful" at the cost of ignoring your real feelings, but instead making space to notice what's good while still naming what's hard. Check out this week's blog for further exploration. Please like and share so more people can access our free relationship and mental health resources.
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Feeling overwhelmed by the holidays and guilty for not always being the in the holiday spirit? Tired of being told to focus on the positive when things are stressful? Erika gives specific ideas and practices about the power of gratitude to be with the hard stuff and how to support our partners in th

While sometimes cutting someone off or ending a relationship is the best decision, people often move to cut off so quick...
10/30/2025

While sometimes cutting someone off or ending a relationship is the best decision, people often move to cut off so quickly that they haven't created space for their own healing in the process. Harm occurs when cut off is chosen too hastily. In most circumstances, it's worth making adjustments and believing change is possible not only to see if operating relationally works but to see if you can heal by not staying in an all-or-nothing, fight-or-flight state at all times. Check out this week's blog for a deeper exploration of healing through acting relationally. Please like and share so that more people can access our free resources.
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(832) 827-3288

Are you struggling with whether to stay in a relationship due to longevity, family obligation, etc.? Are you tempted to walk away? Do you have community support if you do? How could reframing the relationship help? Sky covers all of this through the lens of her non-monogamy experience and how it con

We know there are times where it feels easier to avoid than to lean in. It's a pause button on dealing with something pa...
10/25/2025

We know there are times where it feels easier to avoid than to lean in. It's a pause button on dealing with something painful or uncomfortable. But withdrawing provides an illusion of safety, and comes with hidden costs. Check out this week's blog to explore more about the toll and damage avoidance causes in relationships and how to choose repair over retreat. Please like and share so more people can access our free relationship resources.
CenterforCouplesCounseling.com
(832) 827-3288

Do you get silent, retreat, and avoid revisiting conflict because you think your relationship will be worse if you speak up or the discomfort of the conversations is too great or threatening? We get it. It can feel scary to speak your truth or return to repair, especially when you never learned how.

Do you feel the need to protect your peace or rid your life of toxic people? Admittedly, this is a nuanced and challengi...
10/17/2025

Do you feel the need to protect your peace or rid your life of toxic people? Admittedly, this is a nuanced and challenging topic to tackle in life, and especially in therapy. Societal shifts have resulted in people starting to recognize intergenerational traumas and relational injuries that were buried or repressed in the past, which is a good thing. However, I don't think we quite know how to deal with the healing and relational aspect of sitting with those painful realities, and many people jump to cut-off too quickly. Estrangement or parting ways may be the right answer, but we are encouraging everyone to pause, take a breath, and make space for meaningful repair when possible. Real peace doesn't come from avoidance, it comes from being relational, honest, and boundaried. Check out this week's blog for a more in depth exploration on the topic. Please like and share to help more people gain access to our free relationship resources.
CenterforCouplesCounseling.com
(832) 827-3288

Have you been avoiding hard conversations or interactions with a loved one? Are you at the point of questioning the health or viability of the relationship? What is your role in the pattern? Are you acknowledging it or is it easier to leave things unsaid and unresolved and walk away? In this case, i

When things get uncomfortable in your relationship, do you deal with it directly, do you come at it sideways, or do you ...
10/02/2025

When things get uncomfortable in your relationship, do you deal with it directly, do you come at it sideways, or do you avoid it all together? I'm seeing an increase in cut-off or withdrawing behaviors across a variety of relationships, and I think it's dangerous. Putting in healthy boundaries doesn't mean jumping to complete cut-off because we can't deal with something. It's a delicate balance to establish healthy boundaries that increase the ability to have hard conversations while limiting hurtful/harmful behaviors, but it can be done. You'll never get there through cut-off because it limits the most important aspects of relationships: connection, repair, and growth. Please like and share this post so that more people can access our free relationship resources.
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When conflict is high, and has been for a while... When you feel betrayed... When you're uncertain how to broach hard conversations... Do you stay and lean in or do you withdraw or leave? Cut-off culture can be very black & white, when life is full of gray. Erika talks us through why it happens,

How well do you stay connected to your partner during conflict? When you're arguing, are you able to practice attunement...
09/17/2025

How well do you stay connected to your partner during conflict? When you're arguing, are you able to practice attunement? For most people, that's a very hard skill. I love how therapist Jaimi frames the dangers of not learning how to be attuned: Conflict Without Attunement = Emotional Dumpster Fire! Absolutely. Without the ability to slow down, differentiate, and get curious, couples find themselves in total meltdown mode. That's no way to live. Check out this week's blog for tools on how to practice and maintain attunement, even when you're fighting with your partner. Please like and share to help more people access our free relationship resources.
CenterforCouplesCounseling.com
(832) 827-3288

Have you been wondering how to get back to connection with your partner after conflict? Or why things get so heated in the first place? Attunement plays a role, both in maintaining connection through conflict, and finding healthy repair after. Jaimi explains some techniques on wat to do and say to p

If you've been feeling off when trying to relate to your partner, leaning into attunement and learning to read what's ha...
09/12/2025

If you've been feeling off when trying to relate to your partner, leaning into attunement and learning to read what's happening with each other is an essential relational skill. Of course, this doesn't mean assigning thoughts/feelings to your partner, it means listening to your body and communicating your somatic experiences to your partner in a way that you can open up both of your understandings. This week's blog provides tangible skills and strategies for improving your attunement skills, because it's something that can be learned and practiced. And your relationship is worth it. Please like and share this post so more people can access our free resources.
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(832) 827-3288

Do you wish you had more play, ease, and ability to read your partner(s)? Do distractions or criticism get in the way of connecting? Sky gives concrete options for way to attune physically and emotionally with your loved ones.

This month we're moving into a new topic-ATTUNEMENT! Attunement is essentially how much you "get" your partner, whether ...
09/03/2025

This month we're moving into a new topic-ATTUNEMENT! Attunement is essentially how much you "get" your partner, whether you can read the subtleties in their shifts or that you know they're bothered even when they say they're not. This week's blog explores the role of attunement in relationships and how mental health symptoms—like depression, anxiety, or trauma responses—often show up between partners. You can shift to seeing these reactions as context, not excuses, so that you can respond with empathy and accountability. Check it out to learn some practical ways to avoid personalizing, holding people accountable, and engaging in repair when things go wrong. Please like and share so more people can access our free resources.
CenterforCouplesCounseling.com
(832) 827-3288

Do you or your partner have STUFF? Mental health concerns like anxiety, depression, past trauma; and you want to show compassion while also balancing teamwork and mutual growth? Erika explains how to use attunement and communication skills to work with those parts of ourselves or our partners in rel

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