by shana | Feb 17, 2017 | anger, couple therapy, couples therapy, Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy, Why Do We Argue So Much?
Can’t we all just get along? Guns rights, military spending, a nation at war. We see and hear these things every day. The psychology underneath these political issues is interesting and very complicated. And, as a couples therapist, it boils down into...
by shana | Dec 16, 2016 | Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy, trust
Wherever you are trust matters In a couple. In a family. At work. In the therapy room. Wherever you are it’s the bedrock of a relationship. Karim Sulayman says it all in his “I trust you” video....
by shana | Nov 18, 2016 | couple therapy, couples therapy, Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy, Psychotherapy
I walked in, there were two women… A woman therapist and a mixed gender couple. Does the guy feel outnumbered? My husband says the experience is beyond words. So, extrapolating from his experience and many male clients over the years, I know that sometimes...
by shana | Oct 21, 2016 | couple therapy, couples therapy, Why Do We Argue So Much?
The big lies Should I tell the truth in couples therapy? I’m building up the courage..actually never mind…Lately I was thinking about what keeps couples from being honest especially in therapy. Sometimes we hide truth from ourselves and...
by shana | Oct 14, 2016 | Breaking up, counseling, Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy, Relationship Counseling, Stressful Marriage
What to do after marrying the wrong person? “Why you will marry the wrong person” was published in the New York times by Alan de Botton, and he gives us a quirky and intelligent answer. “We need to swap the Romantic view for a tragic (and at points...