Is My Relationship Abusive? If you are asking yourself if your relationship is abusive, it may be time to get professional help. Often by the time someone recognizes that the relationship is abusive, it has already gotten pretty bad. Name calling, belittling, threatening, being hit, slapped, punched, or kicked is not okay, especially not by
How To Get Help For My Depressed Partner/Spouse In Long Beach If you are a spouse/partner of a depressed person, there are things that you can do. First, you can educate yourself on the causes of depression and you can get help for yourself. Even if you do not think you have any issues, you
How To Get Through To My Spouse Many people come into therapy because they cannot communicate with their partner. The first step to “getting through” to them is to listen and close your mouth. Yes, you read correctly. How inviting would it be to your partner if you just listened to them without rolling your
How Can Stress In My Relationship Affect My Infertility? Stress is one of the most common reasons behind many illnesses. If stress didn’t cause it, stress can certainly make it worse. How does stress impact infertility? Consider these questions: If you are feeling stressed, how “in the mood” are you to make love and create
5 Tips: “Help My Relationship Survive My Children” Marriage is difficult enough. Add children to the mix, and PRESTO..it gets ugly. Many parents give so much dedication to work and children that they forget about themselves and their relationships. There are things that you can do to improve your relationship without neglecting your children. Have
5 Tips: “How To Save My Relationship” Many people believe that once there is a loss of trust, loss of communication, or a loss of passion, that the relationship is over. This is not necessarily true. Relationships take work; hard work at that. There are simple things that you can do with your partner to
Increasing Intimacy Increasing the intimacy with your partner isn’t always related to sex. Underlying many intimacy issues is a fractured foundation, caused by anger, frustration, trust issues and communication problems. Many people come in asking me: “we came in to improve our sex life, why are you talking about our communication”. Sex is all about
Taking Control Over Your ADHD I have worked with many people (adults and children) throughout the years who have Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Most people know it as “an attention problem”, but don’t know much else about it, other than it causes them much frustration in their lives. Some people find an easy fix with
Overcoming Anxiety People with anxiety often report various symptoms ranging from having difficulty concentrating, being afraid to do things they used to do, having headaches, sweating a lot, having hypertension, fatigue, heart palpitations, and sexual dysfunction. Often, people with anxiety have limited support because they are embarrassed or just too afraid to talk to someone.
Improving The Communication Within Your Relationship Tips From A Relationship Counselor In Long Beach About half of the people who come into therapy at my office come in because of communication issues within their relationship. The typical story involves a foundation that was built on poor communication skills. The communication skills are the basis
