Issues Treated

Editor’s note: This article is the second in a two-part series. See Part 1: Opposing Attachment Styles. The conflict is both a fight for and a protection against intimacy. If we can hold ... Read More

Editor’s note: This article is the first in a two-part series. See Part 2: A Built-In Path to Healing. Few of us might consider pain a gift. To be clear: Relational trauma/abuse is not ... Read More

The last two red numerals on the clock changed to zeros, three hours after Stacy had promised herself she’d be in bed. Tonight was going to be different, she had vowed. She’d shut ... Read More

We all have busy schedules that can sometimes make self-care and stress management challenging. Many of us understand the importance of a daily 30-minute fitness regimen, meditation practice, ... Read More

In my therapy practice I see a number of men who struggle with erectile dysfunction (ED), a majority of whom are also contending with anxiety and shame. Most of the issues of ED are secondary ... Read More

Despite the growing number of sex therapists and sex educators in mental health, coaching, and self-actualization fields, many counseling and social work training programs spend minimal ... Read More

As a therapist specializing in relationship issues, I often see people in therapy existentially contemplating what love really means. Some wonder whether they truly love(d) their partner, ... Read More

Have you ever thought, “I’m my own worst enemy”? Do you ever feel plagued by a relentlessly critical internal voice? Perhaps you feel stuck and find it difficult to think creatively ... Read More

Some of us grow up in families where we are not emotionally free to express our desires and needs and feel compelled to be compliant in social relationships (especially with significant ... Read More

Are you in an addictive relationship with someone? Would you like to break free from your bondage and feel inner peace? Do you want to stop the obsessions, break the cycle of seeming insanity, ... Read More

The dreadful memory may rush to your mind in an instant: taking a phone call from your child, partner, or friend and learning they were the victim of rape or sexual assault. Your mind may ... Read More

I don’t like to admit it, but it’s true: generally speaking, women can’t handle their liquor as well as men. Although there are always exceptions, research indicates women are more ... Read More