
Secrets and Privacy
Secrets and Privacy One of biggest issues in relationships involves one particular division in boundaries. This is the difference between secrecy and privacy. This can be an issue in relationships th ...

Loops and Patterns… How We Get Stuck and How to Get Out of Our Own Way
Loops and Patterns... How We Get Stuck and How to Get Out of Our Own Way Whether you're trying to make changes in your relationship or changes for yourself, it's likely that at some point you'll get ...

22 Psychotherapy Influences and Influential Books
22 Psychotherapy Influences and Influential Books We love our work. There are so many people who've influenced us and helped us become the therapists that we are. This list includes key figures and l ...

Overfunctioning and Realigning Yourself
Overfunctioning and Realigning Yourself Overfunctioning is a term that relates to the intensity and energy that we put into aspects of our lives, including work, our homes, relationships, and friends ...

Breaking Open Sexual Scripts to Reach Your Sexual Goals
Breaking Open Sexual Scripts to Reach Your Sexual Goals There are countless scripts that we learn about sex and relationships. When these scripts align with your erotic template and the template in y ...

Betrayal and Trauma and Getting Vulnerable Again
Betrayal and Trauma and Getting Vulnerable Again A natural response to trauma is focusing on keeping yourself safe. Identifying safety is a natural part of the healing process. However, one of the mo ...

What is Sex Therapy?
What is Sex Therapy? Sex therapy can be surprisingly confusing to people. Why exactly would people seek the help of mental health professionals for help with their sexual problems? Many of the sex ...

Rebuilding Connection after Betrayal
Rebuilding Connection after Betrayal After a betrayal occurs in a relationship, it can feel impossible to reconnect. Many relationships and couples who have this experience come to realize that they ...

Coping with Pressure to Overcome Sexual Avoidance
Coping with Pressure to Overcome Sexual Avoidance When I'm working with people in sex therapy who are dealing with sexual avoidance, there is often a lot of pressure to enter back into a sexual ar ...

What is a Solid Relationship Foundation?
What is a Solid Relationship Foundation? It doesn't matter if a relationship is struggling with communication, sex, passion, or anything else. No matter what issue a relationship is dealing with, the ...