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Brandon Coussens, LMFT

Brandon Coussens is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and owner of Legacy Marriage Resources, LLC based in Augusta, Georgia. He specializes in marriage counseling and sex therapy. You can schedule a counseling appointment with him through Legacy Marriage Resources. He also offers Christian Coaching, Marriage Coaching, Financial Coaching, and Life Coaching to those who live outside the state of Georgia.

How Habits Help Us, Hurt Us, and Hurt the People We Love

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Healthy habits matter. Focus on them and improve your life.

Recently, several of my new clients have come to me highlighting that they are struggling with specific areas in their life where they feel stuck. As I have been working with them, the topic of habits has regularly arisen in our conversations. These conversations reminded me that our tendencies play a huge role in the outcome of most things we do. Yes, other factors affect our daily lives, such as the environment, other people, specific circumstances, and more. But it’s amazing how our consistent patterns of behavior and choices play a large role in our successes and when we fall short of our aspirations. 

The Effectiveness of Child-Like Faith

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A child smelling roses with the Title: The Effectiveness of Child-Like Faith.

“Everyone, your task is to get your team and the horse across the river. There are piranhas as well, good luck!” That was all the instruction we were given concerning our task. Our team consisted of 24 people and the horse. We had all signed up for ethics training at an equine therapy facility to meet our Continued Education requirements for the year. We had never met one another until this day. A mixture of personalities were in the group, some leaders, some followers, some go-getters, and some just going with the flow. 

3 Ways to Prioritize Your Partner: Using the Love Language of Gift Giving 

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The 5 Love Languages: the Language of Gift Giving.

Have you ever been given a gift you loved? How did you feel? I bet you were elated and felt warmth all inside you. You knew the person giving the gift knew what you liked. What about the times you received a gift that you didn’t want? How did you feel then? I know I have felt upset. I even asked myself, “Does this person even know me? Surely this is a prank.” But it wasn’t! Gift-giving is important and is a great way to show people you love them and how much you prioritize them.

Legitimate Jealousy: Why your spouse is feeling unloved

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Eggs with faces drawn on them. One is looking jealous because of the other two are smiling at each other.

Picture this. Your friend calls you and you haven’t spoken to him in a while. When you get off the phone, your wife has that look on her face. She’s probably mad or agitated at you. You’re not sure why, but you kind of know. You spent an hour on the phone. But why does she care so much? It’s just your best friend from high school. It’s been a little while since you have talked to him. You wonder why she is always upset at you.

Managing Emotions: Where do I start?

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Different faces representing emotions, with title "Managing Emotions."

Emotions can be complex.  They can take us on a ride we don’t want to be on sometimes.  The ups and downs can be exhausting and confusing. Some of us stuff our emotions so deeply that we don’t even recognize their signals or significance anymore. Maybe our past experiences with family, friends, or even church have led us here.  Understanding and untangling our emotions takes both time and lots of effort.  

Depression: What is it?

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Depression

Have you ever woken up and felt terrible? You didn’t want to get out of bed? Or, have you ever just felt angry or agitated for something that did not seem like that big of a deal later? Depression is confusing! Sometimes you don’t know why you feel so bad. You certainly are not sure how to snap out of it! The DSM-V (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual V) was created to help counselors, psychologists, doctors, and psychiatrists to have a standardized method of defining depression.

3 Effective Tips to Prioritize Your Partner: Using the Love Language of Quality Time

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Quality time as a love language. A sketch of a family hugging as a heart.

As we have discussed in a previous post about the 5 Love Languages, love languages can give insight into how you and your partner give and receive love. This time we will specifically discuss quality time, and 3 tips on how to prioritize your partner whose primary love language is quality time.

The 5 Love Languages: An Overview

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The 5 Love Languages with two hands forming the symbol of a heart.

Have you ever given your partner a gift, but they just didn’t seem too excited about receiving it? Maybe you felt disappointed that they did not react more enthusiastically. Or have you ever gotten frustrated because you want to go out and do something together, while your partner doesn’t seem to make an effort to create quality time together? 

Well, these scenarios might be happening because you and your partner don’t fully understand each other’s love languages. A great resource for this topic is Dr. Gary Chapman’s book The Five Love Languages.

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