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Never stop learning with our blog bites. Here, we'll share strategies and insights into counselling, psychotherapy, psychology and common concerns. From relaxation strategies and self-improvement tools to managing anxiety, depression or other mental health concerns, as well as introductions to different therapeutic approaches, we’ve got it all covered!
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Navigating the Digital Divide in Relationships
In today’s hyper-connected world, many couples silently suffer from a growing emotional gap fueled by digital distractions. Sex therapist & Relationship Counsellor, Dr. Martha Tara Lee, explores how habits like doomscrolling and bedtime procrastination are not just tech issues—but deeper emotional signals affecting intimacy and communication. This powerful guide reveals how you can reclaim connection, set tech-free boundaries, and restore presence in your relationship with proven therapeutic tools and mindful strategies.
Rebuilding Trust After Betrayal: 9 Steps Toward Healing
Imagine rebuilding your relationship after the trust you once shared has been shattered. Can it be done? The pain of betrayal—whether from infidelity, lies, or emotional deceit—can feel overwhelming, but it doesn’t have to be the end. In this blog, Sex Therapist & Relationship Counsellor, Dr Martha Tara Lee of The Counselling Place Singapore reveal expert strategies to help couples heal and rebuild trust, no matter how deep the hurt. Ready to start the journey? Keep reading to discover how.
Handling Relationship Burnout: 7 Signs and Solutions
Relationship burnout is a silent killer of love. Emotional disconnection, accumulating resentment, and decline in physical intimacy are just a few signs that your relationship is suffering. Learn the 7 signs of relationship burnout and discover practical solutions to reignite your connection and save your relationship.
Love vs Desire: How to Tell the Difference (And Why It Matters)
Discover the key differences between love and desire and how they shape your relationships. Learn how balancing both emotions can lead to deeper connection and lasting passion. Explore expert insights and practical tips from a registered psychologist to nurture your relationship today.
To Stay or Go? How Counselling Can Help You Make the Tough Decision in Your Relationship
Are you at a cross-road in your couple relationship or marriage? Are you questioning whether it’s time to bite the bullet and go or give it one more try and stay? Find out how counselling (couple or individual) can help you make that decision.
From Burnout to Desire: How to Reignite Intimacy in Your Relationship
Are you exhausted, stressed, and disconnected from your partner? Learn how burnout affects your sex drive and relationship, and how practical strategies can help you manage stress.
Parenting Across Cultures: How to Raise Confident, Balanced Children
As couple, we each comes with different family cultures. This difference is even more stark if we are a cross-cultural or Expat couple. How do we navigate the difference in our parenting? Can this difference be a strength for our family?
How to Build a Strong Relationship Vision (And Stay Aligned as a Couple)
Do you struggle to align your goals and dreams as a couple? Learn how a Relationship Vision Board can help move you to a common destiny.
The Role of Gratitude in Strengthening Relationships: How Couple Counselling Can Help.
Did you know that couples who regularly express gratitude towards each other report significantly higher levels of relationship satisfaction? In a world often filled with distractions and stress, taking a moment to appreciate your partner could be the key to unlocking a deeper connection and lasting love. Find out how couple counselling can help you do that.
The Silent Treatment: What It Really Means (And How to Respond)
The silent treatment can be a relationship's ticking time bomb, hiding deeper issues like resentment, anger, and unresolved conflicts. But what drives this toxic behavior? And how can you break free from its suffocating grip?
The Power of Couples Therapy in Singapore
Amidst our busy lives, relationships can often take a backseat. Find out how Couples Therapy can help you achieve a healthier and happier relationship.
Micro-Cheating: 7 Subtle Signs It’s Happening in Your Relationship
Have you heard of the term Micro-Cheating? Learn how micro-cheating can impact your relationship with Sex Therapist and Relationship Counsellor Dr Martha Tara Lee.
From Conflict to Connection
Are you feeling distanced and disconnected with the conflicts you are having with your partner? What can we do to move from conflict to connection? Can Counselling help?
Getting out of Impasse as a Couple
Do you often find yourself in an impasse during your conflict as a couple? Likely one or both of your vulnerability is being triggered. Read on to learn how to get out of this vicious escalating cycle.
Psychological Therapies: Which one do I need? by Kim Bartholdi
Learn about the different psychotherapeutic approaches and find out which is best suited for your issue.
The Importance of Mutual Soothing in Couple Relationship
In addition to learning to self sooth, do you know it is important for couple to mutually sooth each other? Learn how and when to do mutual soothing in order to improve your relationship and marriage and reduce conflicts with Psychologists, Relationship Counsellors, and Psychotherapists of The Counselling Place Singapore.
Understanding How Childhood Experiences Shape Adult Intimacy Issues by Lim Swee Chen
Do you struggle to let others become close and intimate to you? Find our how childhood experiences may have an impact and how counselling with a Psychologist, counsellor, or psychotherapist can help you get to the root of your intimacy issues.
Feeling Checked Out in Your Relationship? Here’s What It Means
Do you feel like you have emotionally checked out from your relationship? Learn what next steps you can take to address this shift in your relationship with Psychologist Stacey Lee Henderson of The Counselling Place Singapore.
Overcoming Relationship Doubts: Finding Clarity and Strengthening Your Bond
Relationship doubts can be a heavy burden to carry, leaving you feeling uncertain, anxious, and unsure about the future of your partnership. If you're struggling with doubts about your relationship, know that you're not alone. Many couples face similar challenges, and seeking help from a relationship therapist can be a game-changer.
Working through mismatched sex drives
Are you and your partner mismatched in terms of your sex drives? What can you do to come to some sort of alignment?