Of all the challenges couples face when healing from infidelity, few are as fought over — or as quietly avoided — as this one: How do we start having sex again? When couples come to me in the ...

Polyamory, Open Marriage, Ethical Non-Monogamy. These words have become a part of our vocabulary, but what do they really mean? What is Polyamory? What is a polyamorous relationship? Are these real, ...

Just saying “I’m sorry” isn’t enough. You probably first learned how to give an apology when you were playing in the sandbox. You bonked the kid next to you on the head with your plastic shovel, and ...

Perhaps the most common issue that brings someone to therapy, revolves around their difficulty creating and maintaining close personal relationships. This can be friendships and/or romantic ...

The phrase “Emotional Processing” or “Processing your Emotions” has become extremely popular recently. But what exactly does it actually mean? If you go online, you’ll find a million different ...

It’s one of the most agonizing questions there is: should I tell my partner I cheated, or keep it buried and hope it never comes out? There’s no script that makes this easy. Disclosing an affair is ...

It’s been six months since the affair came out. Things have been hard, but you’ve both been working at it. There’s been real progress — more honest conversations, less distance, days that actually ...

Infidelity is one of the most devastating things that can happen in a relationship. The betrayal is profound, the pain is real, and the path forward is genuinely hard. But I’ve also worked with many ...

The world puts out a very clear message about retirement. Retirement should be your ultimate happy place. So people are very surprised when I tell them that for some people, retirement can be a ...

I want you to be more vulnerable with me.” If you’ve ever heard that from a partner, you know how disorienting it can feel. What does it even mean? And why is it so hard? A therapist explains what ...

Couples often talk about their desire to feel closer and more connected. More emotionally intimate. But, while they say they want to be more emotionally close, that level of intimacy can be difficult ...

My guess is that the conversation went something like this: She says: You won’t believe what those jerks at work did this time (shifting blame onto others). They moved the sales meeting to the end of ...