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 ...
My Role as a Sex Therapist in the Time of the Coronavirus
My Role as a Sex Therapist in the Time of the Coronavirus I was recently asked what do I think my role as a sex therapist is at this time. That was a scary question for me because I wasn’t sure if ...
Relationship Trauma and Vulnerability
Relationship Trauma and Vulnerability Relationship traumas can include betrayal, domestic violence and discovery of addictions. All of these situations can cause trauma that can lead to being stuck i ...
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 ...
Understanding “The Four Horsemen” and the Relationship Problems They Cause
Understanding “The Four Horsemen” and the Relationship Problems They Cause No relationship is perfect. Different personalities come into play. Arguments happen. Things go up and down. But, conflicts ...
3 Reasons Why People Have a Fear of Relationships
3 Reasons Why People Have a Fear of Relationships Plenty of jokes and stereotypes circulate about having a fear of commitment, or even a fear of love. The truth is, though, that many of those stereot ...
7 Subtle Signs of a Toxic Relationship
7 Subtle Signs of a Toxic Relationship It’s usually easy to spot major red flags in a relationship. Either you’ll see them yourself, or someone else might point them out to you. But what about sub ...