What a Healthy Relationship Looks Like
Healthy relationships take on a variety of forms and look different with every couple. However, there are key elements that are necessary for any successful relationship. (more…)
Why People Don’t Want Help
While I cannot speak for everyone, in my profession as a mental health/marriage and family therapist, I have discovered that the reason most people don’t want–or, to be more accurate, will not– accept help, all comes back to an underlying fear. Fear that, by accepting help, something worse than living in their current situation could prevail. While fears may vary for each individual, below are a list of common underlying fears which revolve around the loss of safety. (more…)
Why Willpower Falls Short
The New Year has come and gone, and so has our resolution to keep our New Year goals. What happened? We were so committed to going to the gym every day, meditating and writing in our journals consistently. Sobering up. Gaining or losing that weight, spending more quality time with those we love. Learning to cook, or whatever your individual goal may have been.
11 Rules of Good Communication
As a therapist, I’m often asked what the most common issue I see in couples therapy. While many expect to hear things such as infidelity or pornography, the truth is that poor communication is the leading issue I deal with in therapy. That is not to say that these couples don’t deal with many other issues, and–to be honest–most of the time they come in for a different concern. (more…)
