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 | Jan 27, 2017 | couple therapy, couples therapy, Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy, sex, Stressful Marriage
Sex Sex Sex! Sex is all over billboards movies and magazines. And it’s more than superficially important. According to the Kinsey Institute, an unsatisfying sexual relationship is associated with more breakups. Are We Normal? Statistically speaking, married...
by shana | Jan 6, 2017 | couple therapy, couples therapy, Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy, intimacy, Relationship Counseling
Is The Honeymoon Phony? The honeymoon typically lasts about 30 months. Researches speculate that during that time, couple have elevated Nerve Growth Factor (NGF). What does more NGF mean? All the typical stuff. Floating on air, lovey giggling...
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 28, 2016 | Communication Skills, counseling, couple therapy, couples therapy, lying, Relationship Counseling
Pretty white lies Sometime lying might do you some good. Lying about the big stuff in a couple could prove fatal, but the little ones? We tell more white lies than you may think. Bella DePaulo, Ph.D., a psychologist at the University of Virginia found that most...
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...
