Your baby is gone, off to a distant college or a job in another state, married, traveling the world, or moved into an apartment across town. The bedroom looks forlorn, closet nearly empty, floor navigable, holes where the posters used to hang, the bed (for once, forever) neatly made. Don’t bother [...]
We spend 70 percent of our lives communicating and almost half of that listening. So why aren’t we better at it?It may be because we can hear between five and 10 times as fast as someone else talks. That leaves a lot of extra brain capacity that takes our attention [...]
There’s no question that psychotherapy changes lives. Surveys with those who are undergoing therapy show that half reported improvement in their lives after just six sessions and 75 percent improved after 12 sessions. There’s no magic to where that change comes from: it’s a combination of your therapist’s skill, knowledge, and [...]
Congratulations! You are interested in changing something in your life. You’ve decided to seek therapy. You’ve found a therapist, researched what your insurance will cover, and gotten yourself to the office. Time to relax? Time to turn your troubles over to this professional who will hand you all the answers you [...]
Going into couples therapy is not an easy decision for most people. It requires you and your partner to take a number of difficult steps. First you must admit to yourself that there’s something wrong with your relationship and you don’t seem to be able to fix it on your own. [...]
The only sensible answer to this question is the fact that there is still ignorance about therapy — among individuals who could benefit from it as well as the general population. The American Psychological Association reported in 2004 that 30 percent of us are afraid to have others learn if we [...]
Your child is embarking on an exciting, challenging, confusing, and scary adventure. Between Jr. High and High School many students lose their way, at least temporarily. Attendance suffers and grades drop. Students lose confidence or stumble into damaging friendships. Among the issues your student may be dealing with are: Lowered status: [...]
There is a bottom line in every relationship, perhaps several bottom lines. A “we won’t go there” limitation is part of the emotional contract partners make with one another. But what happens when you do “go there”? In the heady beginning of a relationship you may be convinced that it will [...]
It’s a shock to learn that the person you trust most in the world has lied, cheated, sneaked, or broken faith with you in some way. You had an agreement after all, whether it was stated aloud or merely understood between you: you would each look out for the other, protect [...]
Why do pre-marital work?You and your partner have reached a wonderful point in your relationship. You’ve spent amazing moments learning about each other and more amazing moments embracing the realization that you want to spend your lives together. Commitment is just around the corner and you couldn’t be happier about it.So, [...]
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