Emily H. Sanders, LMFT

Emily H. Sanders, LMFT Psychotherapy for Individuals and Couples. Specialty areas include: Anxiety, Relationship Issues, Teen Therapy, and Leadership Health.

Teen Therapy; Parent Coaching

Romantic relationships can add so much to our lives, but they can also take away from it. No relationship is better than...
10/10/2025

Romantic relationships can add so much to our lives, but they can also take away from it. No relationship is better than an unhealthy or unfulfilling one. Keeping our motivation for wanting a relationship in check is one effort we can make to start a relationship off on the right foot.

There is nothing wrong with desiring a relationship; we are relational beings, after all.
• Want one because YOU want one, not because others want it for you.
• Look for one when you are ready to do the labor of sustaining and nurturing love.
• Enjoy a relationship because it compliments your life, not because it’s going to shape your world or prop you up.

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Healthy relationships have space for YOU, ME, and WE. You give your relationship a better shot when you hold on to yours...
10/09/2025

Healthy relationships have space for YOU, ME, and WE. You give your relationship a better shot when you hold on to yourself. 🫶🏼

A healthy partner will support your personal growth, needs, and feelings; if you have to keep yourself small in a relationship in order to keep it functioning, please take note.

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Love is not all you need; being single is better than being with the wrong person. ✅ What are other green flags you look...
10/08/2025

Love is not all you need; being single is better than being with the wrong person.

✅ What are other green flags you look for while dating?

(To be fair, you *do* need time with someone to discover the entirety of their character and how they fully show up in a relationship. We can all SAY the right things when we are auditioning for the role of boyfriend or girlfriend, but actually being able to execute is its own thing! The point of dating is to try to discover someone who will be a good partner; you won’t be able to see everything right away, so collect data as you go.)

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What else would you add to this list?**it is absolutely crucial to acknowledge the role abuse plays in keeping a person ...
10/07/2025

What else would you add to this list?

**it is absolutely crucial to acknowledge the role abuse plays in keeping a person stuck in an unhappy relationship. Manipulation, threats, and financial abuse are powerful dynamics.

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Death by a thousand cuts. Often, the connection and safety in a relationship isn’t lost because of one major blow- it ta...
10/06/2025

Death by a thousand cuts. Often, the connection and safety in a relationship isn’t lost because of one major blow- it takes many little hits over time. Most people aren’t out to hurt their partner on purpose, but little mindless actions that become patterns do long term damage when they go unaddressed.

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You have to get comfortable with asking for what you need; and yes, it takes practice for many of us! Here are a few way...
10/05/2025

You have to get comfortable with asking for what you need; and yes, it takes practice for many of us! Here are a few ways to go about letting your partner know what you need; take what works and use the scripts as a springboard.

You also can’t force your partner to meet your needs, but you can practice being more assertive. Speaking up gives you the opportunity to get more information about your partner and the relationship; if your requests constantly fall on the floor or are dismissed, this is something to note. If your partner is open and willing to hear you, this is something to note.

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A beautiful reminder from We have the chance to give our partners a different experience; to be seen in spaces they wer...
10/04/2025

A beautiful reminder from

We have the chance to give our partners a different experience; to be seen in spaces they were overlooked before, to love parts of them that were once called unloveable, to be patient with them in moments that used to be filled with frustration.

Being mindful of one another’s wounds is love in action.

We are not responsible for our partner’s growth, but we do have a responsibility to give them an environment to grow within if they choose to.

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Safety is built during the tense moments. It’s easy to feel connected during the happy times, but security is built and ...
10/03/2025

Safety is built during the tense moments. It’s easy to feel connected during the happy times, but security is built and proven when conflict is handled well. (Likewise, security is chipped away when conflict is handled poorly.)

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Yes, feedback can be helpful. Sometimes advice is valuable. Sometimes it isn’t. Sometimes it’s confusing. Sometimes it’s...
10/02/2025

Yes, feedback can be helpful.
Sometimes advice is valuable.

Sometimes it isn’t.

Sometimes it’s confusing.
Sometimes it’s unwanted.
Sometimes it’s full of someone else’s anxiety.
Sometimes it’s good advice but simply doesn’t apply to you or your situation.

Learn how to filter through to find what is applicable to you.
Learn how to make decisions without asking for validation.
Learn how to say, “I appreciate your advice but I know how I’m going to handle this.”

For the moments when there’s no common ground to be found: learn to respectfully disagree and maintain your peace.(Somet...
10/01/2025

For the moments when there’s no common ground to be found: learn to respectfully disagree and maintain your peace.

(Sometimes letting people be wrong is an act of self preservation.)

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Language matters. Make small adjustments to have more meaningful conversations. ——
09/30/2025

Language matters. Make small adjustments to have more meaningful conversations.

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Communicating an openness to self and an openness to others- so much rests on this. What communication “green flags” do ...
09/29/2025

Communicating an openness to self and an openness to others- so much rests on this.

What communication “green flags” do you listen for?

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