The University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Samantha J. Shebib, Ph.D., is an expert in the field of conflict, and her research is focused on learning to change people’s destructive or dysfunctional ...

Here’s how to keep holding on when your relationship goes through phases of extreme turbulence. Many people come to therapy feeling like their relationship cogs are jammed by multiple unaddressed ...

Relationship success often hinges less on compatibility and more on communication patterns. Four specific communication styles emerge repeatedly in failing relationships, creating destructive cycles ...

Taking control of your fight patterns can be a game-changer for your relationship. In every relationship, disagreements and conflicts are inevitable. However, what distinguishes healthy relationships ...