A member asked about risks of HIV transmission after having unprotected intercourse with someone he didn’t know. As we all know, HIV can be transmitted through anal, penile-vaginal and oral ... Read More »

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 ... Read More »

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 ... Read More »

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 ... Read More »

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 ... Read More »

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 ... Read More »

“I’ve never really been happy.” This is a statement that I hear a lot in my private practice. It is often accompanied by, “people in my life always disappoint me.” These can easily be ... Read More »

I was talking to a friend recently about how she personalizes other people’s innocent mistakes. She says even though she knows it’s irrational she can’t seem to help herself. She explained that ... Read More »

A member of DS wrote me to ask for guidance with a difficult relationship she was having with her daughter-in-law (DIL). It seems when she offers even the slightest bit of advice she is met with ... Read More »