Navigating infertility and adoption can be a difficult journey for couples.  All you want is to add to your family, and it can be a challenge to keep your relationship on track given all of the stresses you both feel.  So here's a proactive, positive step forward - join my monthly couples group!    Read more »

Please join me on Wednesday, May 9 from 6:30 - 9:00 pm at the Cade Foundation Outreach Event in Landover, Maryland.  I will be participating for the second year in a row in this free educational seminar for families or individuals with infertility.    Read more »

Navigating infertility and adoption can be a difficult journey for couples.  All you want is to add to your family, and it can be a challenge to keep your relationship on track given all of the stresses you both feel.  So here's a proactive, positive step forward - join my monthly couples group!    Read more »

There's no denying it -- Thanksgiving is here. "Black Friday" deals have been advertised for the last week, grocery stores are crowded and picked over, and therapists write about the many benefits of gratitude. Some of us are excited, making holiday plans and looking forward to the coming season. Others of us have a sinking feeling and are tempted to pull the duvet over our heads and stay in bed until its all over. Some of us, if we are honest, are both.

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Several years ago, Cindy Bare left a career in the legal industry to stay at home with her first child. But having experienced several episodes of intense grief in her life -- including the death of a parent, a divorce, and infertility in her second marriage -- she realized that her talent for helping others might extend beyond her family. "I re-examined my life and thought I might have something to offer others," she explains. "I went back to graduate school for a Master's in Pastoral Counseling and began training as an Imago Relationship therapist."  Read more »

When Cindy Bare decided it was time for a new direction several years ago, she returned to the Imago theory that had helped her through a difficult divorce. “I found the book, ‘Getting the Love You Want,’ in the bookstore and it just made so much sense to me. Years later, when I decided I needed a career change I thought about Imago and wanted more people to know about it because I believe in it so much,” she explains.  Read more »

Denny and Lisa Ceizyk of Oro Valley, Ariz., benefited from the encouragement of caring counselors, doctors and retreat leaders during their six-year journey through infertility. But the pain caused by one support group session still stands out.  Read more »