Frequent Sex Therapy Concerns: I just don't have much of a sex drive, I never have. What can I do? I feel broken. Will I need medication? My partner wants more (or less) sex than I do. Is there hope for us? I feel he (she) is not attracted to [...]
It could be almost any work day for me. It happened again today. A patient wants me to fix his or her wife/husband/boss/mother/father/neighbor/co-worker/child. I tell them if I could do that, I would win the Nobel Peace prize and retire a gazillionaire! This phenomenon is so common as to be [...]
“I have a hard time trusting.” “I got burned once; never again!” “I’ve put up a wall so people can’t hurt me.” “I do all the work in my relationship.” “My husband/wife needs therapy!” These are statements made by someone who is a perfectionist. How do I know? Read the [...]
Is there a typical childhood? While there are typical childhood experiences, there are infinite variations in human experience. A child is born, learns to crawl, then walk, then play and so on. Every, single thing is a learning experience for a long, long time. Mom and dad do typical mom [...]
A few times in recent weeks I have heard patients talk about staying in a relationship using this argument: “I’ve already invested so much.” They wonder if they should continue in the relationship because of the emotional energy and time they have put into it. In every case there has [...]