You’ve decided to try couples therapy—but now you’re staring at a list of names with no idea how to tell the difference between them. In California alone, there are thousands of licensed therapists who list “couples” as a specialty. But not all couples therapists are...
What is trauma? Whenever your sense of safety is disrupted, your mind and body take notice. The aftermath, how much it disrupts your life, is dictated by how you are affected by the experience and the steps you take to heal. Let’s take a look at the five main examples...
You already invest in the things that matter—your health, your career, your kids. You know your marriage deserves the same attention. But between early meetings, travel schedules, soccer practice, and the hundred other things demanding your time, adding a standing...
Many people think all that happens in therapy is talk, talk, talk. However, therapists have a lot of tricks and tools up their sleeve, and EMDR is one of them. In fact, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing therapy (EMDR) has proven so effective, it has become...
You’ve been thinking about couples therapy for weeks—maybe months. You’ve read articles, looked up therapists, even imagined what it might feel like to finally have someone help you two get unstuck. But your partner? They’re not there yet. Maybe they’ve said, “We...
