The Collected Connections Blog

Honest writing about relationships, conflict, and what actually changes things.

For couples, individuals, and anyone who's tired of advice that sounds right but doesn't hold up on a Tuesday night.

No generic tips. No "communication is key" without telling you what that actually means. Just grounded, specific writing from a licensed therapist who works with real people navigating real relationships in Florida.

Kristin Crumbley, LMHC and LMFT, founder of Collected Connections Counseling and Consulting, author of the Collected Connections blog on relationships, communication, and couples therapy in Florida
You're Not Fighting About the Dishes. Here's What You're Actually Fighting About.
Couples & Relationships, Conflict & Communication, Gottman Method, Therapy & The Work Kristin Crumbley Couples & Relationships, Conflict & Communication, Gottman Method, Therapy & The Work Kristin Crumbley

You're Not Fighting About the Dishes. Here's What You're Actually Fighting About.

It's never really about the dishes. Or the laundry. Or the thing he said at dinner in front of your friends. Those are the presenting issue. What's underneath them is something neither of you has found the words for yet.

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