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Is It Really This Way—Does Therapy Get Worse Before It Gets Better?
Relationships, Couples Therapy Isabella Rose Alonzo-Gatti, LMFT 4/19/26 Relationships, Couples Therapy Isabella Rose Alonzo-Gatti, LMFT 4/19/26

Is It Really This Way—Does Therapy Get Worse Before It Gets Better?

It’s a question many couples ask when therapy starts to feel harder instead of better: Is this normal—or is something going wrong?

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He Was 19 Minutes Late— And What I Almost Missed
Couples Therapy, Couples Therapy Insights Isabella Rose Alonzo-Gatti, LMFT 4/5/26 Couples Therapy, Couples Therapy Insights Isabella Rose Alonzo-Gatti, LMFT 4/5/26

He Was 19 Minutes Late— And What I Almost Missed

Sometimes the most important moment in couples therapy
is the one that doesn’t look important at all.

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What I Listen For When Couples Talk
Couples Therapy, Relationships Isabella Rose Alonzo-Gatti, LMFT 3/22/26 Couples Therapy, Relationships Isabella Rose Alonzo-Gatti, LMFT 3/22/26

What I Listen For When Couples Talk

Couples often think the problem is what they’re arguing about.
But beneath the words, something else is happening—something that often goes unheard.

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Why Fighting Feels Safer Than Repair
Love in Practice, From the Journal Isabella Rose Alonzo-Gatti, LMFT 1/11/26 Love in Practice, From the Journal Isabella Rose Alonzo-Gatti, LMFT 1/11/26

Why Fighting Feels Safer Than Repair

Why fighting can feel safer than repair—and how fear of vulnerability, not poor communication, keeps couples stuck in painful cycles.

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Why We Fight About the Dishes (and What It Really Means)
Conflict & Disconnection Isabella Rose Alonzo-Gatti, LMFT 10/9/25 Conflict & Disconnection Isabella Rose Alonzo-Gatti, LMFT 10/9/25

Why We Fight About the Dishes (and What It Really Means)

Couples rarely fight about chores. Beneath the dishes are deeper longings — to be seen, supported, and on the same team. Small shifts in how we speak and listen can turn everyday conflict into connection.

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Love in Practice: Notes from Therapy

Notes on what it means to love bravely and repair often — short, thoughtful reflections from the therapy room.

Thank you for joining Love in Practice. You’ll receive reflections and gentle reminders on what it means to love bravely and repair often.

Warmly,
Isabella

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