A member wrote to ask this question because she has seen that in
the past 2 to 3 months her 5 year old son doesn’t stand up for
himself particularly well in interactions with his 3 year old
sister.
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There was a time when children came home from school on most days,
had a snack, told mom what he or she did at school that day, and
then went off to busy themselves before getting to their homework
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A member asks how she and her husband should handle their feelings
about their daughter’s boyfriend. In her question she states that
her daughter is 26 years old and when she and her boyfriend are
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A member wrote asking when to call it quits in her efforts to
reconcile with her husband. Her attempts at finding a couple’s
therapist, her husband’s lack of motivation to pursue counseling,
and
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In these increasingly stressful economic times the choice between
love and career has become even more difficult than in the past.
Statements such as, “I have no room in my life for a
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The answer to this question is very individual and is based on
several different variables. Some therapists have a blanket rule
that states that they will not see someone as a couple if they have
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Many couples have shown up for a session in my office and declared
that they haven’t spoken in days. Typically an argument ensued
sometime in the recent past and it remained unresolved. At some
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Standing in line at Target the other day, a woman behind me said in
a frustrated voice, “Why can’t people control their children?” It
is a pretty noisy store so I hadn’t noticed anything
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In the northern part of the world, Fall is upon us. Here in sunny
Southern California we are getting some much needed rain. For many
cold and rainy weather means warm jackets, scarves, hot soup and
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