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 […]

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.  […]

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 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, […]