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It's official! Updated in June 2019, the World Health Organization (WHO), in its adaptation of the new nomenclature, the Clinical Descriptions and Diagnostic Guidelines for ICD-11 made inclusive Compulsive Sexual Behavior Disorder (CSBD) within the Impulse Control Disorder category.
Almost daily I get asked “If I stay am I an idiot?”, “What will others think if I stay?”, “I have heard from my family that I’m a martyr if I stay, is that true?” . . . “Is staying the new shame?” My answer [...]
This article is repurposed on psychotherapy.net It’s well documented in psychology that trauma gets stuck in the body/mind. We know from the neurobiological authority that trauma, if not adequately consolidated at the moment of conception, becomes indelible in the body and that left unresolved can [...]
Welcome to this moment. In honor of Valentine's Day, it's relevant for us all to take a mindful moment and strengthen our connection. It's an opportunity to stop, pause, get present and get connected to our partner, our anchor and that person to whom we [...]
The frequency with which inquiries show up in my practice for couples therapy is far greater than before. I receive calls daily from all kinds of couples... Married, pre-married, cohabitating, post-married, heterosexual, gay, straight, ambivalent, committed, etc. with all sorts of struggles both in and out [...]
In a former blog piece, I addressed the core concept in Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) as working with “the space between”. That is, within the interactional pattern of the couple-their dialogue, inter-communication, the synergy that is examined and processed in order for prevailing unhealthy attachment [...]
As reported by CNN, “For the first time, compulsive sexual behavior -- commonly called sex addiction -- is classified as a mental health disorder on the World Health Organization's International Classification of Diseases (ICD) list -- a decision not without controversy.” Sex-Addiction is on the [...]
This article was also posted in modified form on sexandrelationshiphealing.com. Addictions Are an Attachment Disorder When I think of addiction, I think of attachment. When we have no one to reach for, to soothe us, and help us stay grounded and safe and secure, we [...]
Have You Heard of Discernment Counseling? Discernment Counseling started with Bill Doherty, Ph.D. at the University of Minnesota and his Couples on the Brink Project. He devised a model to help couples who are ‘stuck’ choose an end in mind—one of 3 paths: stay stuck, [...]
How Do We Define Betrayal? When secrets are revealed, and they are come across in a myriad of ways, betrayal is identified. Secrets of infidelity appear usually by surprise. Disclosing secrets is not typically a proactive experience. Let’s start with a definition of secrets. That [...]