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Rachel Dack is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, Dating/Relationship Coach, Nationally Certified Counselor, and writer who is passionate about helping others achieve positive wellbeing and partake in healthy, satisfying relationships with others. Rachel offers counseling services to individuals and couples in Maryland. Rachel also serves as a dating and relationship coach for adults all over the country who are looking for love and would like support with dating, intimacy and relationship building.
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Author Archives: Rachel Dack
Expert-Backed Advice for Couples Moving in Together- Redfin
It was an honor to be selected by Redfin as a top relationship expert and be featured in their recent article: Expert-Backed Advice for Couples Moving in Together: 14 Tips for a Smooth Transition | Redfin. If you are moving in with your … Continue reading
How to Date With Confidence in 7 Steps
I love empowering my clients and helping them date in more confident and mindful ways. This article offers 7 steps to help you be more confident on dates. Click here to check out my latest article written for www.datingadvice.com, a leading online … Continue reading
8 Common Relationship Problems Most Couples Face
Are you wondering if your relationship problems are “normal” and if all couples fight like you do? I wrote this article to normalize common relationship problems that many couples experience. Click here to check out my latest article written for www.datingadvice.com, a … Continue reading
6 Ways Not to Lose Yourself in a New Relationship
Potential clients often contact me after realizing they have a pattern of losing themselves in new relationships, ditching the rest of their lives for their partners, or making “bad” choices as a result of feeling infatuated early on. They often … Continue reading
How to Be Proactive in Dating (7 Tips From an Expert)
It’s important to bring an empowered and proactive approach to dating. After all, you can’t expect to meet someone new by simply sitting on your couch every weekend. You have a huge role in the type of partner you attract … Continue reading
7 Questions to Ask Yourself If You Keep Picking the Wrong Partners
If you find yourself picking the wrong partners over and over again, this article is for you! You can gain awareness around your patterns and potential roadblocks by reflecting on these seven questions. Click here to check out my latest article … Continue reading
How to Take Care of Your Mental Health While Balancing Dating, Politics, and the Pandemic
I wrote this article back in mid-January 2021. Let’s just say there was a lot going on and many people were struggling to handle dating during the COVID-19 pandemic and lots of other heated current events. For my eight tips … Continue reading
7 Easy Ways to Mix Up Your Dating Routine in 2021
For most single individuals, dating in 2020 felt like unprecedented territory as COVID-19 completely shook things up. 2021 is finally here! It’s an opportunity to revamp your dating life, set new goals, and increase your motivation to go after what … Continue reading
How to Get on the Same Page as Your Date About COVID-19 Safety
If anxiety about COVID-19 is interfering with your dating life, but you’d like to continue dating and meeting new people, know that you can take action to get on the same page and date as safely as possible. For my … Continue reading
Posted in Anxiety, Dating, Love and Intimacy, Relationships, Self-care
Tagged coronavirus, covid, covid-19, first date, first date ideas, first dates, healthy dating, online dating, pandemic, safe dating, virtual dating
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8 Safe Fall and Winter Date Ideas During COVID-19
There is no denying that the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the dating landscape. If you are wondering how to keep up with dating during the pandemic and winter months, know there are a lot of fun things you can do … Continue reading
6 Ways Not to Lose Yourself in a New Relationship
If you feel like you can’t get enough of the new person in your life, this article is for you. It can be so tempting to let the early stages of dating distract you from the rest of your life … Continue reading
5 Tips to Ensure You Have Healthy Relationship Standards
On your search for a partner, it’s important to find a healthy middle ground between having unrealistically high standards and not being selective enough. Ensuring you have healthy standards is an essential part of successful dating. To learn more about developing … Continue reading
Posted in Dating, Love and Intimacy, Personal Growth, Reflection, Relationships, Self-care
Tagged am i too picky?, dating, dating advice, dating success, dating support, healthy standards, mental health, partner selection, red flags, too picky, what is a healthy relationship?, what to look for in a partner
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5 Tips for Breaking Up During COVID-19
Breaking up is hard enough. Add in a pandemic and lots of potential logistical challenges. Click here to check out my tips for breaking up during COVID-19 and read my latest article written for www.datingadvice.com, a leading online resource for dating and … Continue reading
Posted in Anxiety, Dating, Emotional Well being, Relationships, Self-care
Tagged being single, breaking up, breakup, cohabitating, covid, depression, divorce, ending a relationship, mental health, moving, moving out, pandemic, relationship advice, relationship end, relationship issues, separation
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6 Relationship Tips After Having a Baby
Did you know that many parents/couples report a decrease in marital satisfaction after having a baby? Having a baby is a massive identity shift that changes your relationship with your partner. These changes don’t have to be a negative thing. … Continue reading
Posted in Anxiety, Emotional Well being, Love and Intimacy, Parenting, Personal Growth, Relationships, Self-care, Sex
Tagged becoming a father, becoming a mother, connecting with your partner, having a baby, having children, healthy sex life, household chores, marital issues, marriage, new baby, newborn, parenting, parenting decisions, relationship advice, relationship satisfaction, sex
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5 Tips for a Healthy and Thriving Sexual Relationship During COVID-19
Many people in relationships are reporting a decrease in sex drive or frequency of sex due to the stress of COVID-19. Since stress plays a major role in sexuality, including sex drive and desire, it makes sense that some couples … Continue reading
5 Strategies to Thrive in Your Relationship or Marriage During COVID-19
Even the happiest of couples are in new relationship/marriage territory due to COVID-19. Life feels far from normal as social distancing and quarantines continue. Therefore, it’s important to find ways to not only survive but thrive during the coronavirus pandemic. … Continue reading
Posted in Anxiety, Dating, Emotional Well being, Love and Intimacy, Parenting, Relationships, Self-care
Tagged coronavirus, covid, covid-19, divorce, financial stress, happy couples, marital issues, marriage, marriage advice, mental health, pandemic, parenting, quarantine, social distancing
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