Someone brought this website to my attention, where I was named one of the "Best Marriage Counselors" in Long Beach 4 years in a row. I could not have the thriving private practice that I have if it weren't for my clients who are willing to...
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How do I help my teenager understand why we are social distancing during COVID and their friends are going out? Since COVID can’t be seen, many people are venturing out of the house in unsafe ways. This creates issues when your family is...
Read moreWhat can I do when my teenager is acting out during COVID?
What can I do when my teenager is acting out during COVID? As we all struggle during COVID to maintain our mental health, teens have it worse than others. Parents are struggling with how to help their teenagers get through. Why are teens hit so...
Read moreGetting therapy during COVID. Written by a licensed therapist in Long Beach.
Getting therapy during COVID. Written by a licensed therapist in Long Beach. There are so many pressures on people normally, but COVID has increased people’s stress significantly. Additionally, people’s normal coping skills are gone. People who...
Read moreTherapy is for healthy couples too. Tips for couples who want to keep their healthy relationship healthy.
Therapy is for healthy couples too. Tips for couples who want to keep their healthy relationship healthy. Many people have a misconception that couples therapy is only for people who are about to break up or get a divorce. Nothing could be...
Read moreCan Relationships Survive Cheating?
Can Relationships Survive Cheating? When you marry, you are walking into rules, do’s and don’t s and a completely different way of life. There are some rules that do get broken with little damage incurring within the marriage. An...
Read moreCan My Relationship And My Children Coincide?
Can My Relationship And My Children Coincide? Marriage can be difficult enough without adding children to the mix. When children are involved, what started off as difficult could very easily become really ugly! Many parents, in this day and...
Read moreShould I Date Someone Who Is In The Closet? Written by a LGBTQ therapist in Long Beach.
Should I Date Someone Who Is In The Closet? Written by a LGBTQ therapist in Long Beach. Nearly every lesbian movie, especially those made before 2005, goes something like this: lesbian meets and becomes friends with a woman who is in a...
Read moreHow to survive COVID with your mental health intact. Tips from a licensed therapist in Long Beach
How to survive COVID with your mental health intact. Tips from a licensed therapist in Long Beach 1. Be kind to yourself. You may have to get creative because perhaps your healthy coping skills before COVID involved going to a movie, dinner, a...
Read moreRelationship tips during COVID-19, written by a couples therapist in Long Beach
Relationship tips during COVID-19, written by a couples therapist in Long Beach Relationship Tips during COVID Be more compassionate towards each other during COVID. You would expect that since you have nowhere to go and a lot more time on your...
Read moreMy Partner Refuses to Attend Therapy with Me. What Can I Do?
My Partner Refuses to Attend Therapy with Me. What Can I Do? If your relationship is on shaky ground but your partner is reluctant to go to therapy, you can still go alone. Going to a therapist by yourself can still help you accomplish a number...
Read moreIs My Child A Bully?
Is My Child A Bully? Bullying is one of the most influential terms that affect a child’s way of living. To use bullying against other people is one thing that triggers undesirable situations that affects the person who is being bullied and the...
Read moreI want to understand my child’s anxiety better
I want to understand my child’s anxiety better Research shows that people who are facing high levels of stress are more prone of returning into a similar state of high stress at the smallest provocation. Anxiety in children is one of the most...
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