Therapeutic Disclosure: Yes or No?
In the intricate tapestry of human relationships, betrayal emerges as a profound rupture, challenging the very essence of trust and intimacy. Yet, within this rupture lies an opportunity for profound transformation and understanding. Redefining Betrayal: A [...]
5 Things to Know When You are in Recovery from Infidelity, Compulsive Sexual Behavior or Sex-Addiction
In psychotherapeutic work, we speak of ‘time and repetition.’ That ongoing treatment involves a retelling, often with a different meaning as the story progresses. Here are 5 of my repetitions... that today still mean the [...]
A Potpourri of Therapy: How to Get the Help you need in Today’s (Almost) Post-Pandemic Virtual Age: Part 5-Texting Therapy
I didn’t always save my vegetables for last as a child nor have I typically done the least preferred task at the end (which is, of course, inefficient planning). Yet here, you have the least [...]
A Potpourri of Therapy: How to Get the Help you need in Today’s (Almost) Post-Pandemic Virtual Age: Part 4- Intensives
Today in my supervision group, a group composed of 7 seasoned clinicians, including the supervisor, the question was posed. ..what can I do to help my patients when I feel that we are just getting [...]
A Potpourri of Therapy: How to Get the Help you need in Today’s (Almost) Post-Pandemic Virtual Age: Part 3- Online Counseling and Coaching
Online counseling and coaching are typically done via a platform such as zoom, skype, or doxy. Although I have known others to use facetime and/or just plain phone without the video component. So . . [...]
A Potpourri of Therapy: How to Get the Help you need in Today’s (Almost) Post-Pandemic Virtual Age: Part 2-In Office-Weekly Sessions
Jan shows up weekly, sometimes twice weekly, to attempt to understand why she continues to shy away from any emotional intimacy in her relationships; she is 38. And at 38 the clock is ticking and [...]