Welcome to TLC. I am Andrea Tibbitts, a family and romantic Relationship Therapist and Coach. My heart and my expertise is for you to break painful recurring relational cycles and live a life you love ...

I wasn’t sure I ever wanted to get married. Not because I didn’t believe in love, or because I’d had my heart broken too many times, or any of those other tired tropes that are often attached to a ...

Maintaining love in a relationship often comes down to sincere and intelligent negotiation. Here are nine key lessons you can fall back on when things get tense. Many partners assume that if they love ...

Should we do couples counseling? Are we happy? Are we both pulling in the same direction? How can we get our spark back? These kinds of questions are normal in a society that places such importance on ...

Every Thursday evening, they’d cozy up in their living room, a cup of coffee or glass of wine in hand, and huddle in front of a laptop. They were each armed with a list; some weeks, it would be long, ...

Is Couples Therapy Helpful if Things Aren't Awful Yet? Most people’s perception of couples therapy is that it’s a last resort — the thing you begrudgingly do right before you file for divorce, so you ...

Here's a common scenario in my office. Two people sit on opposite ends of the couch, bodies angled away from each other, with tension in the air palpable. One stares at the floor while the other ...

The "chemistry" a couple feels when they're falling in love isn't just an emotional experience, it's literally a physical one — with chemicals and hormones like dopamine and oxytocin bonding partners ...

It's a soul-level connection that's incredibly rare to find. While couples are often a match made in heaven, they aren't always a soul-level connection. True love takes time and effort, and there are ...

Someone was recently telling me about a vacation they took with their partner, and when they mentioned some moments of friction that came up, my mind immediately went to “Couples Therapy.” Everyone ...

Should we do couples counselling? Are we happy? Are we both pulling in the same direction? How can we get our spark back? These kinds of questions are normal in a society that places such importance ...