Is Family Counseling Right for Your Family? 5 Signs It May Help
When parents call our office, there’s a problem and they’re looking for help. Many parents want resources and support for just one of their children. For specialized services like psychological testing, you need an individualized focus on one child. But for some circumstances, it helps to have everyone in the family on the same page. […]
Just Let Go
My little girl, now fifteen months old, is learning how to climb down from different places – the bed, the couch, her chair, etc. She’s mastered the technique of sliding over the edge on her belly, but then things get hung up for a bit as she struggles with whether the floor is actually where […]
“Divorce by Triathlon”
A friend of mine (thanks, Tim) forwarded me an interesting article the other day. It looks at the toll that intense exercise can have on a marriage. Anyone who knows me knows that this is a topic that hits close to home. As both a married marathon runner and a couples therapist, I’m well acquainted […]
Marriage or Morphine?
Hello, everyone. It has been quite a long time since the last post. The longest time between posts in the history of Talk Therapy, in fact. It’s been mostly positive things that have kept me from writing more: a rapidly growing practice, day trips and family visits on the weekends, and generally enjoying the fall […]
The Blame Game
I found a great article today from Dr. Elisha Goldstein, who maintains an excellent blog on mindfulness and psychotherapy, that talks about mindfulness & blaming. Give it a read when you get a chance; I think it’s particularly helpful for couples caught up in the “Find the Bad Guy” (aka Debate Team) cycle. Happy reading 🙂
In Sickness and In…Hey, Look at That Kitty!
Tara Parker-Pope recently talked about the impact of ADHD on marriage and long term partnerships in her Well Blog. It’s an easy read that touches on many common struggles of couples when one partner is dealing with an attention disorder. In it she includes a link to a great site called ADHD and Marriage – […]
