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Beyond Surviving
After over two years of preparation, planning and patience, the new painting for my office has arrived. For me, it captures a large part of who I am and how I work as a psychologist. At a basic level, I'm a [...]
Leaky relationships
Every relationship has “leaks” because they are made up of people who all, inevitably, have “leaks.” What do I mean by “leaks”? Simply that all people have growing spots, places where experience has left a “hole” where there is meant to [...]
Growing wings in therapy
“The Very Hungry Caterpillar” has it wrong. Butterflies do NOT spin cocoons as the book says (moths spin cocoons out of silk, while butterflies form a chrysalis out of their own body). Just as Curious George isn’t really a monkey (my [...]
Is Anxiety Bugging You?
I’ve been squishing bugs at my office for the past three weeks, and I think I’ve finally won. No, not literal bugs, but the technological kind. I’ve been working on my website to make it faster and easier to use, but [...]
Couples counseling reprograms your relationship thermostat
“I’m freezing!” “It feels like a sauna in here!” Have you ever fought over the thermostat, trying to find a comfortable setting? It’s one of those classic battles that couples often have over temperature comfort. I see something similar that goes [...]
The USA Needs Marriage Counseling
The USA needs marriage counseling. I don’t mean counseling for the couples, but help for the 325 million people who are at such odds with one another right now. Watching the nation through the presidential election process and aftermath, I wish [...]