Years ago I worked with an elderly male accountant who counted on his head to solve the world’s problems. Our work began when his wife…

I have had the privilege of working with many couples in my practice over the years and I’ve been struck with how it is that…

Sometimes in the course of my work as a therapist I am asked whether it is necessary to go back in time and consider one’s…

It is a legitimate phenomenon. It is a common dynamic. When we see it in extreme ways, we name it. We label it. We number…

This past decade of high financial uncertainty and distress can affect relationships in ways that seem worthy of mention. When life as we know it…

A Scottish psychoanalyst, W.R.D. Fairbairn, accurately named and described the notion that we are primarily creatures that seek attachment. From the moment we are born,…

I had someone ask me recently if her husband’s ‘sexual addiction’ was a rare disorder. I responded that I’m not sure about the notion of…

One of the benefits of my doctorate program and studying multiple theorists in depth about mental health issues is that some of the most common…

A dark night of the soul can last for a single evening. It can last for a couple of days. Sometimes it lasts a couple…

What are we looking for as we raise our children? What are we hoping to facilitate and encourage as we function as therapists and work…