PSM Center for Relationships

01/26/2026

Registration is now open for our Hold Me Tight® Couples Workshop happening April 25-26, 2026 in Brunswick.

If you’ve been feeling stuck in the same arguments, or if things are “fine” but not truly connected, this weekend offers a clear, supportive path forward. Hold Me Tight® is grounded in the research of Dr. Sue Johnson and Emotionally Focused Therapy—helping couples shift out of disconnection and into emotional safety, responsiveness, and repair.

Reconnect at our Hold Me Tight® Couples Workshop—based on Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT). Learn to break negative cycles, improve communication, and deepen trust in a private, supportive setting. Led by EFT-certified therapist Andrea Medaris, Psy.D. All couples welcome.

10/20/2025

Join us for the Hold Me Tight® Workshop (Fall 2025) hosted by the PSM Center for Relationships. Based on Dr. Sue Johnson’s research and grounded in Emotionally Focused Therapy, this weekend is designed to help you and your partner:

* Spot and shift the negative cycles that keep you disconnected

* Understand the feelings behind your behaviors

* Restore trust, safety, and emotional closeness

* Practice real conversations in a guided, private, supportive setting

This is not group therapy — you’ll work in private rooms with your partner, with as much or as little group sharing as feels right for you. All couples are welcome, regardless of background or orientation. The workshop is led by certified EFT therapist Andrea Medaris, Psy.D.

💡 Investment: $950 for both partners (includes materials, light breakfast & snacks). Equity & student discounts available by request.

📅 Dates: November 8–9, 2025

🧠 Bonus: Therapists attending with their partner may earn 12 CE credits.

If your heart says, “We can do better,” this may be the time to say yes. It’s a weekend you’ll devote just to us, to learning connection rather than defensiveness; clarity rather than distance. I hope to see you there.

👉 For more info & to register:

Reconnect at our Hold Me Tight® Couples Workshop—based on Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT). Learn to break negative cycles, improve communication, and deepen trust in a private, supportive setting. Led by EFT-certified therapist Andrea Medaris, Psy.D. All couples welcome.

10/13/2025

Do you ever feel stuck in the same arguments? Like your partner is just beyond reach, even when you want to connect? What if you could learn a new way to understand one another — to be emotionally accessible, responsive, and safe together?

Join us for the Hold Me Tight® Workshop (Fall 2025) hosted by the PSM Center for Relationships. Based on Dr. Sue Johnson’s research and grounded in Emotionally Focused Therapy, this weekend is designed to help you and your partner:
• Spot and shift the negative cycles that keep you disconnected
• Understand the feelings behind your behaviors
• Restore trust, safety, and emotional closeness
• Practice real conversations in a guided, private, supportive setting

This is not group therapy — you’ll work in private rooms with your partner, with as much or as little group sharing as feels right for you. All couples are welcome, regardless of background or orientation. The workshop is led by certified EFT therapist Andrea Medaris, Psy.D. 

💡 Investment: $950 for both partners (includes materials, light breakfast & snacks) 
📅 Dates: November 8–9, 2025 
🧠 Bonus: Therapists attending with their partner may earn 12 CE credits.

Reconnect at our Hold Me Tight® Couples Workshop—based on Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT). Learn to break negative cycles, improve communication, and deepen trust in a private, supportive setting. Led by EFT-certified therapist Andrea Medaris, Psy.D. All couples welcome.

09/10/2025

“You never listen.”
“I’ll never get through to them.”
“They’ll never understand.”

We all say things like this, especially in moments when emotions are high. At first glance, they sound like exaggerations.

But underneath, there’s often something deeper.

When someone says “never,” they’re usually not making a factual statement. They’re expressing a felt truth—a fear, a longing, or a pain that’s been carried for a long time.

The fear of always being misunderstood.
The ache of trying to be seen and still feeling invisible.
The worry that closeness might never feel safe.

In therapy, we slow down and listen to these moments. Because “never” often signals something that matters a lot.

It’s not about giving up.
It’s about being heard.

So instead of brushing past the “nevers,” let’s get curious about them. They often point us toward the part of someone that most needs understanding.

09/07/2025

Therapy with Gina isn’t about “fixing”—it’s about meeting. Getting curious. Finding your voice. Becoming your own expert. Also? She’s been an early bird since childhood. If you ever brought a book to a sleepover to pass the time while everyone else slept in—you’ve found your people.

09/04/2025

Joe wants you to know that there are people who care: enough to stay, listen, and help you find your way. Also, he wants to be a sailmaker. Because holding things steady while you catch the wind? That’s kind of his thing. ⛵

08/04/2025

🧠 Meet Dr. Caroline Capute, one of our incredible therapists at PSM Center for Relationships! From morning coffee on the porch to deep reminders of our shared humanity, Caroline brings heart, humor, and insight into every session. 💙🐶

07/27/2025

✨ Meet Jessie! ✨
Therapist, tea-lover, and maybe a writer in another life 🖋️
As one of our many talented therapists, Jessie brings warmth, curiosity, and a touch of humor to therapy, reminding us that healing can have joyful moments too.

07/20/2025

When someone we love is physically hurt, we instinctively offer care. But what happens when the pain is emotional?

Emotional injuries may not leave bruises, but they still need tenderness, empathy, and presence. 💔💬

Next time your partner is hurting, pause. Don’t jump to defend or explain—try to tend to the pain first. That’s where healing begins.

🧠❤️ Let’s treat emotional wounds with the same compassion we show physical ones. Learn how we can help at the link in our bio.

07/16/2025

Conflict can feel like danger when your body has been wired to expect rejection, yelling, or withdrawal.

That shutdown? That urge to go quiet or keep the peace?
�It’s protection—not failure.

At PSM, we help individuals and couples understand their responses and gently shift the cycle. Learn more here: https://www.centerforrelationships.org/about-us

07/16/2025

Conflict can feel like danger when your body has been wired to expect rejection, yelling, or withdrawal.

That shutdown? That urge to go quiet or keep the peace?

It’s protection—not failure.

At PSM Center for Relationships, we help couples understand their responses and gently shift the cycle. Learn more about how we can help at the link in our bio🔗

07/15/2025

This 5-question mini check-in (based on Sue Johnson’s A.R.E. model) can help you reflect on how secure and supported you feel with your partner. 💬💞

If you answered “no” to 3 or more, you're not alone — and you're not stuck.
Our Reach & Respond online course is designed to help couples rebuild emotional closeness and feel more connected again.

🔗 Learn more here - https://psmce.thinkific.com/courses/reach-respond