I had coffee with a friend recently. She was excited her boyfriend would soon be moving in with her. She wanted my input…

Most books in a parenting category are about kids. These books are about parents!

Learning about your partner’s infidelity is devastating! There are some excellent books that can help you make sense of the chaos.

Couples In Step therapist Irene Oudyk-Suk can vouch for the books on this page.

Book store shelves are full of relationship books. Which one to get? The ones listed here!

January 1, 2010 – For Immediate Release

Irene Oudyk-Suk, MSW, RSW, an accomplished and certified couples and marriage counselor, as well as a registered sex therapist, is opening Couples In Step, a couples counseling practice in Cobourg this month…

Sherri is tired of fighting and the increasing distance between her and Jason. Jason is frustrated by Sherri’s lack of sexual desire …

Cross-cultural couples that navigate their relationship well are always very curious about their partner’s culture. They never presume that their partner shares their assumptions about how things are supposed to be done in a relationship. They take delight …

Think back to the last fight you had with your spouse. Put aside the “what” you were fighting about and zero in on how you felt. Were you “flooded” with intense emotion? Did you feel physically overwhelmed? Were your muscles tense, your palms sweaty? Was your heart pounding, your face hot and flushed? Was it difficult …

Jason hasn’t said much for the last few days. Sally, his wife, has talked quite a bit. Sally processes life by commenting on it verbally as it passes her by. Jason does his reflecting internally. He shares when asked, although sometimes Sally has to drag it out of him. Such is the normal ebb and flow of Jason and Sally’s marriage. It works quite well. Mostly…