Year: 2009
Despite the festive decorations and cheery holiday events on the calendar, this time of year may be the most difficult for those of us who have lost a loved one. Whether a person’s grief is new or long-standing, it is very common to re-experience that loss at such “anniversary moments.” For some, the recognition that […]
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If only holiday happiness was delivered with the certainty of holiday gifts. Contrary to the joy that the holidays invite, some of us become painfully aware of the incongruity between the ideals of love, kindness, and connection and the reality of strained family relations, stretched finances, and feelings of isolation. There is nothing like the […]
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Nathan Gehlert believes most marriages can benefit from a little preventative medicine. “As someone who is really passionate about marriages and helping people in relationships, I think many people get married before putting a lot of effort into what the marriage will be about,” he explains. “There’s a real movement toward preventative medicine right now, […]
READ ARTICLEAs you celebrate this season with your family and loved ones, take the time to be jolly, amused, animated, festive, humorous, jubilant, refreshed, and full of wonder. Allow yourself to act like a one-year-old with permission, to enjoy life without thinking and worrying about gifts to buy or to receive. In this season of joy, […]
READ ARTICLEThe ongoing QuarterLife+10 therapy group for unmarried professionals in their mid-20s to mid-30s is open to additional members. Topics include work/career, spirituality, relationships, and exploring the question “Where do I want to be in 10 years?” For more information, please contact Nathan Gehlert at 202-449-3789 x716 or email him.
READ ARTICLELast month, members of The Imago Center of Washington DC staff completed an in-service training on sexual addiction with Dr. Mary Linda Sara, a professor and marriage and family therapist specializing in sex therapy. If you and your partner need a safe place to discuss concerns about sexual addiction, please contact one our professional therapists […]
READ ARTICLE“A cord of three strands is not quickly broken.” This wisdom from Ecclesiastes conveys the way Kerley Perminio Most views herself as a couples therapist. “I love to be a strong support when working with couples,” she explains. “Sometimes I’m allowed to just be that third strand, to be there as long as necessary. I […]
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Recently I was invited to a bridal shower for a young woman who is marrying a member of my family. A version of the “Newlywed Game” was played as a form of entertainment. The groom had been asked a series of somewhat personal questions about his bride and their relationship prior to the shower, and […]
READ ARTICLEAre you feeling sad, disappointed, dissatisfied, even angry with the way your relationship is going? Do you sometimes wonder, “What have I gotten myself into?” or “In the beginning, we were so in love. What happened?” or “This is not the person I married.” These natural feelings arise in all couplings at one time or […]
READ ARTICLEIt is no real surprise that a diagnosis of heart disease or cancer may invite the hopelessness and helplessness associated with depression. But doctors treating major illnesses have not had the empirical evidence that might lead them to address depression as part of an ongoing treatment plan. Today there is increasing evidence that depression screening […]
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