Are you struggling to communicate with your partner? Effective communication is crucial for reducing stress in relationships. Here are 5 skills couples can learn to have stress-reducing conversations: 1. Active listening: Practice attentive listening without interrupting or formulating your response while your partner is speaking....
As a couple therapist, one of the major issues I hear in my practice is the disconnection couples report about their sexual life. From young to older couples, most of them complain that their libidos are “not a match”. Often times, we see that the...
Agoraphobia is an anxiety disorder that causes someone to excessively worry about leaving an environment that they consider to be safe (in many cases, their home). Oftentimes, individuals with this type of anxiety are concerned that they won’t have help available to them when necessary,...
Do you struggle to maintain a positive relationship with your father, mother, brother, sister, spouse, or child? If so, you’re not alone. Oftentimes, the people closest to us are the ones who know how to push our buttons the most. And conversely, we tend to...