HOW TO KNOW IF COUPLES COUNSELING WILL BE “WORTH IT”
How To Know If Couples Counseling Will Be “Worth It” Choosing to begin couples counseling can feel like a weighty decision—because it is. We all arrive where we are through unique [...]
WHAT COUPLES THERAPY ISN’T: DEBUNKING 5 COMMON MYTHS
What Couples Therapy Isn’t: Debunking 5 Common Myths I’m in couples counseling myself, because my relationship is so important to me and because both my partner and I value continuing to [...]
MAKING MEANING: A TOOLBOX FOR CONFRONTING SUSTAINED EXTERNAL DECOHERENCE
Making Meaning: A Toolbox for Confronting Sustained External Decoherence The world is ending. There was a mass shooting in my hometown. There was terrible flooding that shattered my understanding [...]
SELF CARE, COMMUNITY CARE: GROUNDING, MEANING-MAKING, AND MOVING THROUGH
Self Care, Community Care: Grounding, Meaning-Making, and Moving Through Parenting in this world is tragic. So many of us are in a state of daily fight or flight, witnessing or experiencing [...]
SELF-ACTUALIZING THROUGH RELATIONSHIP
Self-Actualizing Through Relationship What do you think of when you imagine a self-actualizing, healthy, empowered self? I often find that our culture champions the idea of an individual who [...]
A FELLOW TRAVELER: MY PHILOSOPHY AND APPROACH AS A COUPLES THERAPIST
A Fellow Traveler: My Philosophy and Approach as a Couples Therapist It can be overwhelming to choose to see a therapist or counselor. There is much to consider and all the questions that come [...]
THE FIRST, MOST DIFFICULT STEP: MAKING A CLEAN COMPLAINT
The First, Most Difficult Step: Making a Clean Complaint When working with couples, I often find that they are more than capable of understanding all the terms and concepts that I use in my [...]
THE ART OF DISSENTING
The Art of Dissenting “Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.” This quote, attributed [...]