

10 marriage lessons (from the past 10 years)
10 ideas to make your marriage shine from a more-than-10-year marriage therapist.
Ellen J.W. Gigliotti, LMFT

Marriage 101: Fight fairly
Fighting is an essential part of any relationship. Wait! What did I say? You read right – fighting is often necessary to make marriage...
Ellen J.W. Gigliotti, LMFT

Marriage 101: 5 things to do now to get your relationship back on track
Let’s face it. Marriage is just tough. It’s also the best thing in the world. It’s hard to be selfless and to care about another as much...
Ellen J.W. Gigliotti, LMFT

Five things to consider on your birthday
Every year each of us has the chance for a small do-over, a fresh start. I’m talking about our birthdays. I just had one, so I suppose...
Ellen J.W. Gigliotti, LMFT


At Sanctuary, we help clients find connection
Connection. It’s what life’s all about, isn’t it? We connect with others – loved ones, friends, business acquaintances, the people at the...
Ellen J.W. Gigliotti, LMFT


At Sanctuary, we help clients find peace
Recently, I’ve been longing for peace in my life. Just a chance to sit, reflect, and recharge. Quiet. Calm. Peace. Don’t we all need...
Ellen J.W. Gigliotti, LMFT


At Sanctuary, we help couples in conflict
I once told my husband that, if things were bad between us and he contemplated leaving (which so far as I know, he has never done), I’d...
Ellen J.W. Gigliotti, LMFT


At Sanctuary, we help distressed teens (and their parents)
When your children are babies, you look into their cribs and think how every sweet and innocent they are. They coo, and sometimes cry,...
Ellen J.W. Gigliotti, LMFT


At Sanctuary, we help grieving individuals
At Sanctuary Christian Counseling we’ve become experts in several things, taking extra training and having unique experiences in some...
Ellen J.W. Gigliotti, LMFT


Chhh... changes
Today is May first, or May Day. At Sanctuary Christian Counseling, we’re celebrating this tiny holiday with some new things, with more...
Ellen J.W. Gigliotti, LMFT