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. . .and how are we going to proceed as we begin the process of reintegrating into the world? With lockdown and shelter in place due to Covid-19, we are stationary and have been so for 6-8 weeks. For some individuals, when the orders arrived [...]
That there is a pandemic, that has come and will go, has invaded the consciousness of each one of us. And given that, there is a bigger meaning to hold, or as I always say, a method to the madness. An order to the chaos. [...]
“The quality of our relationships determines the quality of our lives,” says Esther Perel, relationship psychotherapist, author, podcaster and teacher. Said succinctly, Perel highlights the interpersonal and connective nature of the human experience. Research has frequently documented that for those who experience meaningful relationships, there [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
You just inadvertently discovered that your husband has been having an affair. The text message, unintended for you, came through at an opportune time, just when you were checking the weather on his phone prior to departing for the mountain. Cloudy at best, his stream [...]
If you haven’t heard John Gottman, PhD speak, you should. Not only did he succinctly and creatively consolidate the components of his famous method of couples therapy and the research basis from which it resides but he is something else . . he is funny [...]