by shana | Nov 25, 2016 | Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy
Loving v. Virginia. As post election processing continues and Thanksgiving week passes, I’m reflecting on what we have achieved in couples rights. Mr. and Mrs. Loving is the most recent movie about the landmark civil right decision, Loving v. Virginia....
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 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...
by shana | Sep 2, 2016 | Communication Skills, couples therapy, Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy, Relationship Counseling
Won’t anyone listen to me? Your dog might understand more than you think. An August 31 Washington Post Animalia article discusses a study about dogs and their ability to understand our communication. Dogs process both our tone and our words, and they do that...
by shana | Jun 24, 2016 | Anxiety, Communication Skills, Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy
She’s killing me! While she may not be holding a knife to your throat (well let’s hope not), it is well researched that chronically sad, frustrated or fearful people tend to be chronically unwell and live less long. So it makes sense that if your...
