by shana | Nov 27, 2015 | Anxiety, Depression, Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy
In addition to getting you through the holidays, hugs will protect you from getting sick! Hugs keep you healthier and less stressed says a frequently sited study out of Carnegie Mellon. The study led by Sheldon Cohen found that both perceived social support and hugs...
by shana | Nov 20, 2015 | Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy, Uncategorized
Ever find yourself saying that inside your head? Carl Rogers is famous for saying that it wasn’t until he accepted himself that change was possible. The same is true for how you regard your partner. When you accept all of him (yes I mean THAT quality too!)...
by shana | Nov 13, 2015 | Communication Skills, couples therapy, Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy, Relationship Counseling
Ok, at least start with two… Don’t meditate, meditate on your relationship, and start feeling better right away says Thich Nhat Hanh in a conversation with Oprah. Side note: Do those two names really belong in the same sentence?!...
by shana | Oct 9, 2015 | Communication Skills, couples therapy, Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy
One of the most common things clients will say to me after an emotional session is: “This must be so hard for you, how do you do this all day?” As everyone does, I do of course have bad days and confusing moments; but what I do is more often than not very...
by shana | Oct 2, 2015 | couples therapy, Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy, Relationship Counseling, Uncategorized
Want to know how Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy works? Not up to reading a book on it? Do you like learning via you tube videos? Well this one if for you!...
by shana | Sep 25, 2015 | addiction, Communication Skills, couples therapy, Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy
Change takes repetition. A recent study conducted by Phillippa Lally, health psychology researcher at University College London and published in the European Journal of Social Psychology has found that on AVERAGE a new behavior takes about 66 repetitions before it...
