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“You have experienced a critical incident and have gone through a lot! Please take care of yourself.” This is something I often say when I travel to regions of…
In the past eight weeks of quarantine, my husband and I have regularly commented that we are not sure how we would have survived a lockdown if our now-grown…
Category: Imago, Couples, Marriage, Relationship, Therapy, Communication
May 19, 2020
The novel coronavirus is causing anxiety on so many fronts. It’s the uncertainty of so many unknowns that is raising the collective anxiety around the world. People feel anxious…
The bombardment of the media makes it almost impossible to pay attention to anything else except the very disturbing impact of the Covid-19. My clients, friends, and family have…
Nearly one in three kids ages 13 to 18 now meet the criteria for an anxiety disorder (2018, NIH). 32% of teens report persistent feelings of sadness or loneliness…
Relationship experts observe that even in long-term relationships described as “successful,” differences and conflicts may exist that are never fully resolved. How is this possible? It’s possible because the…
5 Steps to guide you in leaving the past behind and moving toward your future We all say goodbye many times throughout our lives. We say goodbye to friends,…
The Well of Grief Those who will not slip beneath the still surface on the well of grief turning downward through its black water to the place we cannot…
Trauma 101Peter Levine, Ph.D., a pioneer in body-oriented psychotherapy, describes an epiphany he had while treating a woman who suffered from excruciating agoraphobia (an extreme or irrational fear of…
If like me, you were raised to believe that therapy meant something was wrong with you, you are not alone. I have come to learn by personal experience and…
A cheat sheet for dating in a digital worldHuman beings are wired to be in relationship. Connection is fundamental to our wellbeing, and people who are in positive relationships…
Is there a pattern here?“When was the last time you two had sex and was it satisfying?” Couples coming to me for the first time will be asked this…
Category: Couples, Marriage, Relationship, Therapy, Group Therapy, Communication, Imago
August 25, 2019