Recognizing and Overcoming Intimacy Barriers October 14, 2019Abuse, empathy, Empowerment, Intimacy, Narcissism, Personality and Character, Personality and Character Disorders, Psychology, Relationships, Social Issues, Spirituality, Therapycharacter disturbance, counseling, intimacy, relationships, toxic relationship recoveryDr. Simon Intimacy barriers are the biggest reason couples seek counseling. And when counseling fails it’s usually because the true impediments to intimacy weren’t properly identified or dealt with.