Ambivalence Regarding 12 Step Support
Ambivalence Regarding 12 Step Support Updated April 11, 2022 Whether you're dealing with a substance abuse problem or sexual compulsivity problem , you'll have to contend with whether or not you ...
Gay, Single… and “Old”?
Approaching 30 can be intimidating for a gay man, and 40 has been described to me as good as “dead” in the gay community. What are these cultural issues about? Many gay men struggle with feeling lonel ...
8 Helpful Relationship Tips to 8 Common Problems
If you find that you are unhappy with your relationship, this list of helpful tips may be beneficial to you. This is a list of common reasons why relationships struggle and even fail, with some quick ...
New Years Resolutions: The Psychology of Calendar Landmarks
With New Years upon us, it is inevitable that many of you will be making New Years Resolutions. It seems to be a human, or at least a cultural behavior to set up goals along with calendar landmarks. “ ...
Criticism, Defensiveness, and Changing the Dialogue
Criticism, Defensiveness, and Changing the Dialogue Updated 3/24/22 Criticism and defensiveness can send your relationship into one of the most common cycles of any relationship. This is what we c ...
Toxic Relationships
Toxic Relationships Updated 3/22/22 All relationships have their struggles and all long-term relationships are hard work. However, some relationships exist with an extremely high level of stress w ...
Overcoming Addictions, Don’t Wait
Overcoming Addictions, Don't Wait Whether it's a sex addiction, porn addiction or substance abuse issue, it's common to put off making a change as long as possible. Part of this comes from the denial ...
Choosing a Gay-Friendly Counselor
Choosing a Gay-Friendly Counselor Updated 2/28/22 When I originally wrote this article in 2011, the term "gay-friendly" was the mainstream way of labelling a therapist or professional who was open ...
Grief and Addiction
Grief and Addiction When we think of grief, we tend to think of it as it relates to death. However grief can relate to many other situations in life as well. One of these situations is addictive beha ...
Benefits and Limitations of Medications for Treatment of Sexual Dysfunctions
Benefits and Limitations of Medications for Treatment of Sexual Dysfunctions Updated 11/25/23 When you're dealing with a sexual dysfunction, the thing that you want to change is physical in nature ...