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This blog includes content focused on understanding and improving relationships, communication, and anxiety management. I choose to focus on mental health, communication, and relationship concerns because these are often related issues and common reasons people initiate therapy.
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Why Does My Partner Invalidate My Feelings?
Do they mean to invalidate? Do you share feelings or thoughts with your partner only to have them say something in response that leaves you feeling
How Shifting from “No…” to “Oh?” Can Help Understand Your Partner’s Perspective
Responding effectively to your partner The initial goal of communication in any relationship is to develop understanding. Sometimes our sense of righteousness or desire for accuracy
5 Strategies to Improve Your Relationship and Avoid Separation
As a couples therapist, I have repeatedly seen the impact that separation or divorce can have on couples and families. This article focuses on 5 perspectives
5 Mistakes Couples Make that Lead to Separation or Divorce
Avoid these relationship mistakes .Falling in love can be easy. The sudden flush of excitement. Frequent smiles and laughs. Joyfully envisioning the future together. On the
How Does Anxiety Relate to Depression?
As a therapist writing this blog, I should explain my view that anxiety is at the root of many mental health concerns, not just those classified
5 Tips to Manage Anxiety and Live More Fully
Why learn to manage anxiety? Most people have experienced anxiety to some degree, so I bet you have too. Perhaps you’ve experienced heart palpitations as you
Tips to Build a Healthy Relationship
Why build a healthy relationship? Relationships can be challenging. Relationships can also add to our quality of life and mental health. When we work to make
My Wife and My Girlfriend Are the Same Person: Nurturing Numerous Partnerships in Your Relationship
Partnerships For marriages or other long-term romantic relationships to thrive, it is important to understand the concept that there are numerous partnerships within the relationship. Even
3 Listening Strategies You’ll Learn in Therapy: Part 1 of 4 Overview – Hearing Others
Often times in contemporary society we listen to respond rather than to understand. We listen until we have a rebuttal, or we listen until we have
3 Listening Strategies You’ll Learn in Therapy: Part 2 of 4 – Reflect
Skill #1 – Reflect: Think of this skill as holding up a verbal mirror to the person to whom you are listening and trying to understand.
3 Listening Strategies You’ll Learn in Therapy: Part 3 of 4 – Be Curious
Skill #2 – Be Curious: Think of this skill as an effort to literally shift your perspective by asking questions so that you can see the
3 Listening Strategies You’ll Learn in Therapy: Part 4 of 4 – Validate
How to validate your partner Skill #3 – Validate Think of the skill of validation as communicating to the other person that you can imagine how
How Do I Find the Right Therapist for Me?
Finding the right therapist How do you find the right therapist for you? While there are general things for anyone to consider when finding the right
Learning to “Control” Emotions
Control Emotions Humans…we’re complex, confusing, and interesting creatures. And one of the most fascinating aspects of the human experience, in my opinion, is emotion. Whether you
5 Ways to Create Closeness in Your Relationship
The benefits of healthy relationships are numerous and well documented. Research has suggested that healthy close relationships act as a buffer to stress, are associated with
Many other blogs and websites offer potentially interesting and useful reading about mental health, relationships, and other psychology-related topics. Here are a few of my current favorites:
- Psychology Today – Essential Reads
- National Alliance on Mental Illness – NAMI Blogs
- Gottman Institute – relationship blogs
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