A Short Guide for Affair Recovery
Healing from your partner’s infidelity is difficult but possible. Recovery requires understanding and communication. Find out how to start healing from infidelity.
Reflections of a Couples Therapist
Every individual enters romantic relationships with a unique set of ideas and values based on their family systems, cultural norms, spiritual traditions, and past experiences. In many relationships, these remain unspoken, leading to disappointments, misunderstandings, and betrayals.
5 Less-Known Reasons Why Date Night Is Important
Date nights are not only fun, but they can benefit your relationship in ways you may not realize. Find out why you should prioritize a regular date night!
The Body Tells the Story: Somatic, Attachment-based Work with Couples
Joe’s body becomes stiff when his wife, Kelly, quietly says that Joe doesn’t share his struggles with her. Kelly can tell he is troubled but she doesn’t know why. As Kelly looks at her husband, he looks down, his shoulders folding in and his back contracting (they are both sitting in rolling chairs facing each other).
HeartMath: Couples Therapy Embraces Cutting Edge Technology
Conflict in relationship causes untold heartache and pain. According to the World Health Organization, the number one killer in the world is heart disease. It’s no great surprise to know that stress is one of the main contributors to this condition.
Four Elements Of Satisfying Romantic Relationships
At times, many of us feel that something is missing in our relationship. On some level, we all share similar basic needs, and a satisfying romantic relationship is one that provides some of those most basic needs.
The Gifts of Relationship
When a relationship ends, we can experience significant loss and grief in the absence of love, connection and companionship. Feeling the pain of being left or leaving something that’s seriously not working, we can get stuck in the sorrow, disappointment, broken promises and abandoned dreams of a “Happily Ever After.”
How to Stop the Cycle of Fighting in a Relationship
Different day, same fight. Are you and your partner stuck in a recurring fight? Take these 3 steps to break free, and improve your relationship!
5 Relationship Habits to Commit to for the New Year
Often when we enter the New Year we take time to review where we’ve been, assess where we want to go, and set intentions around those things most important to us. We listen to health experts give advice about what we can do now for our bodies that will pay off in the long run, and financial experts around how much to put away now for our future financial goals.
PACT: Psychobiological Approach to Couples Therapy
PACT (Psychobiological Approach to Couples Therapy) uses neuroscience and attachment theory to reduce conflict and improve connection in a relationship.
Why Maintaining Your Individuality Can Save Your Relationship
Maintaining your individuality while in intimate romantic relationships is an important aspect of developing a healthy and sustainable relational dynamic.
Election Got You Down? 7 Tips To Staying Connected With Your Partner
During the last few weeks, every person I saw in the Bay Area was clearly impacted in some way by the changes in our political climate. As a couples therapist, I witness the impact of this on people’s intimate relationships.
