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September 2023

September 30, 2023

What’s The Best Alternative To Co-Parenting When Ex’s Don’t Get Along?

Studies show that conflict is what creates the most pain and anguish for children after...

September 23, 2023

How to Handle Your Child When They Have a Tantrum

During a recent counseling session, Monica, 40, complained about her two-year daughter Abigail, crying too...

September 17, 2023

8 Ways To Prevent Resentment from Destroying Your Marriage

Karen, age 48, had been married to Kyle for five years when she found several...

September 10, 2023

5 Ways to Increase Communication and Improve Intimacy

In many ways, relationships are ruled by the routines partners establish for themselves. These patterns...

September 03, 2023

6 WaysTo Heal From Feeling Rejected After Divorce

When a marriage ends because our partner leaves or betrays us, it’s natural to experience...

August 2023

August 27, 2023

The Art of Avoiding Arguments

We’ve all been there: embroiled in an argument with our partner, caught up in emotion,...

August 20, 2023

6 Tips to Overcoming Fear of Commitment

A national survey found that 84% of women and 82% of men in the US...

August 13, 2023

8 Tips to Help Your Teenage Cope with the Post-Divorce Challenges

Helping your teenager to make a smooth transition to becoming a more capable and independent...

August 06, 2023

10 Things I Owe My Kids After Divorce

It may seem odd that I feel compelled to write about what I owe my...

July 2023

July 30, 2023

6 Signs of a Healthy Relationship

Caitlin, an outgoing, 35, came to my office for counseling recently and discussed her tendency...

July 22, 2023

5 Ways to Make Small Gestures Count in Your Marriage

Elena, 48, and Jason, 52, have been married fifteen years and came to counseling to...

July 15, 2023

Intimacy in Marriage Unpacked

When Kevin, 42, and Melissa, 43, attended their first counseling session, they spoke about the...

July 09, 2023

How to Become Your Child’s Digital Mentor

The media and technology use of children and adolescents has risen dramatically in the last...

July 02, 2023

How Stress Impacts Sex in Marriage and How to Rekindle Passion

It’s common for married couples to complain of leading busy lives and not feeling energized...

June 2023

June 25, 2023

5 Smart Ways to Repair Broken Trust in Relationships

Many of the individuals that seek counseling from my practice report that they lack trust...

June 17, 2023

Breaking the Patterns That Keep You in a Rut

Many of my clients sit down in my office and complain that they are stuck...

June 11, 2023

5 Dating Tips for Dads Post-Divorce

If you approach dating thoughtfully after your divorce and consider your children’s needs, it will...

June 05, 2023

12 Lessons Daughter’s Learn from Their Parents’ Divorce

Women, and especially daughters of divorce, can put undue pressure on themselves to find the...

May 2023

May 25, 2023

How Can Couples Communicate Better During Conflict?

On of the most common complaints that I hear from couples in my office, especially...

May 21, 2023

Raising Emotionally Intelligent Kids Starts Early

Many parents worry that they don't have the skills to raise a child who is...

May 14, 2023

7 Common Blunders of Stepmothers

Many of the stepmothers I counsel express frustration and concern about feeling like an “outsider”...

May 07, 2023

Mothers And Daughters: Healing Together After Divorce

In a culture where girls are barraged with inappropriate images of what it means to...

April 2023

April 26, 2023

Putting Our Parents Way of Raising Us In Perspective

Many of my clients fear reenacting the parenting style they grew up with and go...

April 23, 2023

Why Do I Fall In Love With Men Who Hurt Me?

Do your romantic relationships bring out your insecurities and cause you to mistrust your own...

April 16, 2023

How to Approach Your Toddler Watching TV

Many of the parents who I work with ask me whether it’s appropriate for them...

April 09, 2023

How Do You Know If Your Relationship is Healthy?

Dear Terry, I’m engaged and considering getting married in a few months to a man...

March 2023

March 25, 2023

8 Ways to Bond With Your Stepchild

Most of the stepparents who contact me for support tell me they had no idea...

March 19, 2023

Childhood Anger: Warning Signs and What to Know When Tantrums Take Over

It's very normal for parents to worry about whether their child's anger is age appropriate...

March 12, 2023

How Do I Manage Ongoing Arguments with My Spouse?

During a couples counseling session, Jenny, 42, and Sam, 43, sit on the couch in...

March 05, 2023

6 Tips to Rekindle Sexual Intimacy with Your Partner

The most common complaint of couples that I work with today is that they have...