Gays and Lesbians Often Seek Mental Health Care

The end of a marriage is rarely a single moment. It’s a long unraveling: of shared identity, daily routine, financial stability, family structure, and the future you thought you were building. Whether the decision to divorce feels like a relief, a devastation, or both at once, the emotional terrain is almost always more complex than anyone anticipates. A divorce counselor like Nancy Travers doesn’t just help you cope. She helps

Not all couples therapy is created equal. Some approaches are largely intuitive, shaped by a therapist’s personal style and experience. The Gottman Method is something different: a rigorously researched, evidence-based framework developed over more than four decades of studying what actually makes relationships thrive or fail. For couples feeling stuck, distant, or caught in cycles of conflict, it offers something rare: a clear, structured path toward genuine repair and connection.

“Giulio, did you take your sister’s cookie?” I watch as the look on the two pint-sized faces cycles from affront to indignation to anger to something I can only describe as steely-eyed determination. I brace myself.  His expression matches that of Mel Gibson, face full of Scottish war paint, charging toward the enemy screaming, “Freedom!” Giulio is likewise ready to defend his position to the death. “It’s not my fault!