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Rachel Dack is a Licensed Psychotherapist, Relationship Coach, Nationally Certified Counselor and International Best Selling Author who is passionate about helping others achieve positive wellbeing and partake in healthy, satisfying relationships with others. Rachel offers psychotherapy for individuals, families, and couples in her downtown Bethesda, Maryland office. Rachel also serves as a relationship and dating coach for adults who are looking for love and would like support with dating, intimacy and relationship building.Rachel Dack is a Relationship & Dating Expert featured on…
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10 Effects of Depression on Relationships
Depression impacts the quality of your life and relationships. Specifically in romantic relationships, depression can make quality time with your partner less enjoyable and create feelings of hopelessness about where your relationship is going. Depression can also affect your relationship … Continue reading
Posted in Anxiety, Dating, Emotional Well being, Happiness, Love and Intimacy, Personal Growth, Relationships, Self-care
Tagged dating, dating tips, dating with depression, depression, depressive symptoms, feeling down, finding love, handling depression, love, mental health, relationship advice, relationship coaching, relationship health, relationship tips
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A Comprehensive Guide to Couples Counseling
This article, written for www.datingadvice.com, a leading online resource for dating and relationships, serves as a guide to couples counseling (aka couples therapy, marital therapy, premarital counseling, relationship counseling). It discusses 15 issues commonly addressed in couples counseling, as well as … Continue reading
Posted in Anxiety, Dating, Love and Intimacy, Personal Growth, Psychotherapy, Relationships
Tagged couples counseling, couples therapy, first year of marriage, how to have a happy marriage, improve your marriage, improve your relationship, love, marital issues, marital therapy, marriage, marriage counseling, parenting, premarital therapy, relationship conflict, relationship difficulties, sexual issues
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4 Strategies to Connect with your Desire for Love- eHarmony
Can you imagine yourself in a healthy and happy relationship or do you find yourself avoiding the answer? If you are looking for a loving relationship, but find it easier to picture your future without one, this article is for … Continue reading
Posted in Acceptance, Anxiety, Dating, Happiness, Love and Intimacy, Personal Growth, Positive Energy, Reflection, Relationships
Tagged anxiety about dating, attraction, being single, dating, dating difficulties, dating tips, eharmony, finding love, goals, how do i find love?, loneliness, love, low self-esteem, partner selection, relationship advice, relationships, singlehood, values
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What Men Want in a Woman
What do men want in a woman? Below are seven qualities based on research and my experience working with male clients looking for love: Intelligence A sense of humor Kindness Ability to show mutual attraction Dependability Emotional stability Responsiveness Click … Continue reading
5 Signs You’re An Unavailable Dater (Part 1)
If you are not open to love, it can’t exist in your life. All too often my single clients buy into cognitive distortions and engage in behaviors that they believe bring them closer to love or protect them from getting … Continue reading
Posted in Acceptance, Anxiety, Dating, Happiness, Love and Intimacy, Mindfulness, Personal Growth, Positive Energy, Reflection, Relationships
Tagged being involved with an ex, dating advice, dating anxiety, dating issues, fear of rejection, finding love, how to date effectively, insecurities, love, online dating, relationship anxiety, serial dater, unavailable, unavailable dater, workaholic
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3 Ways to Handle a Suffocating Boyfriend
Love expands through healthy boundaries and a balance of individuality and togetherness. On the other hand, smothering and suffocation easily destroy love. Click here to learn more about how to handle a suffocating boyfriend and create a healthier relationship, written … Continue reading
Posted in Anxiety, Dating, Happiness, Love and Intimacy, Relationships
Tagged boyfriend problems, healthy boundaries, healthy communication for couples, healthy relationship, how to handle a suffocating boyfriend, how to have a healthy relationship, intimacy, love, relationship issues, smothering boyfriend, suffocation
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5 Components of a Healthy Sex Life
With so many misconceptions, myths and unrealistic expectations attached to sex, how do you know what is healthy for you? Click here to read my article on the five components of a healthy sex life, featured on eHarmony. Take care, Rachel … Continue reading
12 Ways to Improve Your Marriage in 2015 and Beyond
Happy Friday! I am very excited and grateful to be featured on Corey Allen’s Simple Marriage website and to share ideas on improving the quality of our loving relationships. I am a huge advocate for using a proactive and empowered approach to better … Continue reading
Posted in Acceptance, Anxiety, Dating, Emotional Well being, Happiness, Inspiration, Love and Intimacy, Mindfulness, Neuroscience, Personal Growth, Positive Energy, Reflection, Relationships, Self-care
Tagged 2015, accept your partner, gratitude, healthy relationships, how to have a happy marriage, how to keep love alive, improve your marriage, improve your relationship, intimacy, love, love rituals, marital conflict, marriage, married couples, parenting, relationship conflict, relationships, self-care, sex, simple marriage, technology
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5 Ways to Lessen that Relationship Baggage (and Improve Self-Esteem)- eHarmony Guest Blog
Happy Friday! I hope you will click here to read my latest article featured on eHarmony. It focuses on how our relationships serve as mirrors, how to avoid letting the past (and old childhood and relationship wounds) dictate the present and … Continue reading
Posted in Acceptance, Anxiety, Dating, Emotional Well being, Happiness, Inspiration, Love and Intimacy, Personal Growth, Positive Energy, Reflection, Relationships, Self-care
Tagged brain, childhood, childhood wounds, dating advice, eharmony, finding love, gratitude, happiness, healing the past, healthier love life, love, mirrors, neuroscience, rachel dack, relationship advice, relationships, self-esteem, self-love, the past is not the present
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Single and Frustrated: Five Things to Consider- eHarmony Guest Blog
Many of my single coaching and psychotherapy clients report feeling frustrated, among other emotions, about being single, especially when they feel as though they are putting great effort into finding a partner with little success. My clients have inspired me to … Continue reading
Posted in Acceptance, Anxiety, Dating, Emotional Well being, Happiness, Love and Intimacy, Personal Growth, Positive Energy, Reflection, Relationships, Self-care
Tagged anxiety, attracting a great partner, being single, coaching, dating advice, dating tips, distorted thinking, eharmony, finding love, frustration, intimacy, jealousy, loneliness, love, love life, online dating, psychotherapy, relationships, singlehood, the past is still the present, wrong partners
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Why Taking Risks in Love is Worth It
With love, there is potential for loss. In fact, love does not exist without vulnerability. It might be difficult to figure out how to leave your comfort zone to succeed in dating or what constitutes a healthy risk in love, … Continue reading
Posted in Anxiety, Dating, Happiness, Inspiration, Love and Intimacy, Reflection, Relationships
Tagged attracting love, attraction, comfort zone, couples, dating, dating advice, dating tips, datingadvice.com, finding love, how to find love, how to take risks in love, love, online dating, relationships, romance, singlehood
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Five Reasons to ‘Date’ Yourself- eHarmony Guest Blog
I so love the idea of treating yourself with love, compassion, nurturance and kindness, as well as not waiting for anyone (especially a partner) to do this for you. This brings me to the idea of ‘dating’ yourself, which is … Continue reading
Posted in Acceptance, Anxiety, Dating, Emotional Well being, Happiness, Inspiration, Love and Intimacy, Personal Growth, Positive Energy, Reflection, Relationships, Self-care
Tagged attracting the wrong partners, authentic self, being single, breakup, compassion, date yourself, dating, dating advice, dating yourself, divorce, eharmony, grief, happiness, intimacy, love, loving yourself, relationships, self-esteem, self-love, selfcare
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Five Myths About Relationships, Dating and Love That Might Be Sabotaging Your Love Life
The world is full of distorted and false messages about love, relationships, dating and romance and it is easy to believe these ideas when they are reinforced in the media, movies, television, etc. However, for a healthy love life, it … Continue reading
Posted in Acceptance, Dating, Emotional Well being, Happiness, Love and Intimacy, Personal Growth, Positive Energy, Reflection, Relationships, Self-care
Tagged being single, dating advice, dating tips, datingadvice.com, distorted beliefs, falling in love, health, healthy love life, intimacy, love, media, myths about love, partner, romance, self-esteem, sex, you are whole
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To Tell or Not to Tell a Friend: ‘I Don’t Like Your Partner’-eHarmony Guest Blog
A delicate, yet unfortunately common dilemma involves what to do when you don’t like a friend’s partner. Many can relate to the internal battle between keeping your mouth shut or speaking your opinion. This is a difficult topic because emotions … Continue reading
Posted in Dating, Emotional Well being, Love and Intimacy, Relationships
Tagged communication, communication strategies, dating, effective communication, eharmony, friend, friend in a bad relationship, friendship, how to be a good friend, love, partner, relationship advice, relationship difficulties, safety, what to do when you don't like a friend's partner
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