I haven’t had sex with my partner in months (or years), please help! Questions to ask yourself: 1. When was the last time that sex was satisfying to me? If sex is satisfying, skip to #2. Think back to what was happening when sex was satisfying. What was happening before? Due to time restraints, people
Should I Date Someone Who Is In The Closet? Tips From A Gay Therapist In Long Beach In almost every lesbian movie before 2005, the storyline is as follows: a lesbian meets a married woman (or woman in a heterosexual relationship), their friendship quickly grows into something else. The lesbian tries to hold back feelings
How Do I Deal With My Bipolar Spouse? What is bipolar Disorder: Bipolar Disorder can be many things, but in general, it is a person who goes through extreme highs (Mania/Hypomania) and extreme lows (Depression). There are other disorders that look similar, so please leave the diagnosing to a trained and licensed professional (such as
How To Make Therapy Successful I have been asked by clients how to get the most bang for their buck in therapy. Really, the success of therapy depends on the client. It is your comfort level with the therapist, your level of honesty with yourself and the therapist, and how much you utilize (outside of
What If My Partner Won’t Go to Therapy With Me? My marriage is falling apart but my partner refuses to go to therapy, what do I do? Even if your partner is not yet ready to go to therapy, you can still attend on your own. Several things can happen in your own therapy. First,
How To Handle My Partner’s Anger? If your spouse has anger issues, then they have to deal with those issues on their own. You can help support them in finding a therapist or anger management group, but ultimately they have to go in alone and do their own work. What you can do is get
How To Give A Time Out As frustrating as kids can be, time outs don’t have to be. When attempting time out with a child who is constantly getting out of time out or refusing to go into time out, keep in mind the things about them you like. Remember how much you love them,
What Is Premarital Therapy? Premarital therapy can involve several different things. First, it can help highlight the strengths of the couple so that the relationship can have a strong foundation of trust, understanding and open and honest communication. When I work with couples for premarital therapy, I look at communication styles and, if needed, will
How Do I Get Over Anger About Being Cheated On? Getting trust back after someone in a relationship cheats is a difficult task. Once you find that your spouse/partner cheated, it is very difficult to get the trust back and get over the anger. Often, you track their every move. You check in with them, surprise them
Why Won’t My Partner Communicate With Me? Think back to your typical communication? Are you able to communicate back and forth with your partner without yelling, without calling names, without shutting down AND without making them feel unsafe? If you answered NO to any of these, perhaps you have your answer (of why your partner
