What 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 hard? It’s important to understand your teenager’s current developmental stage. […]
Getting 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 used to go get coffee with a friend, go to a mall, go to see a movie, go to […]
Therapy 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 further from the truth. Therapy can help you reach the next level of […]
Can 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 Affair is not one of those minor infractions. Adultery or affairs have broken up more couples […]
Can 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 age, are dedicated to their children and also spend a great deal of time at work. […]
How 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 concert, a sporting event, going out with friends. Now you have to […]
Relationship 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 hands, that you would have the house spotless. Then you see your partner not […]
My 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 of things. First, your therapist can help you learn […]
How to rekindle passion in my relationship? Written by a couples therapist in Long Beach.
How to rekindle passion in my relationship? Written by a couples therapist in Long Beach. Most relationships start out with the fires of passion burning red hot, but over time, those flames will die if they are not fanned on a regular basis. One of the most common reasons why people seek out couple’s therapy […]
How To Improve Communication In Your Relationship
How To Improve Communication In Your Relationship One of the most common complaints that I hear from the couples I counsel is in regards to the lack of communication in their relationship. The majority of couples build their relationship on a rocky foundation riddled with communicative cracks. In order for a relationship to stay healthy, […]