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Help! I Don’t Know How to Say No to My Adult Children
Dear GoodTherapy.org, First, let me say I don’t think I’m a great parent, but I do try to be one. I know the way I parent is different than how a lot of people are with their ... Read More
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Ending the Anxious-Avoidant Dance, Part 2: A Built-In Path to Healing
Editor’s note: This article is the second in a two-part series. See Part 1: Opposing Attachment Styles. The conflict is both a fight for and a protection against intimacy. If we can hold ... Read More
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Ending the Anxious-Avoidant Dance, Part 1: Opposing Attachment Styles
Editor’s note: This article is the first in a two-part series. See Part 2: A Built-In Path to Healing. Few of us might consider pain a gift. To be clear: Relational trauma/abuse is not ... Read More
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Connected but Still Alone: Understanding and Overcoming Loneliness
The last two red numerals on the clock changed to zeros, three hours after Stacy had promised herself she’d be in bed. Tonight was going to be different, she had vowed. She’d shut ... Read More
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5 Mini-Mental Health Workouts You Can Do in a Matter of Minutes
We all have busy schedules that can sometimes make self-care and stress management challenging. Many of us understand the importance of a daily 30-minute fitness regimen, meditation practice, ... Read More
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Are You on the Dance Floor or the Balcony? Discovering New Perspective
When you decide to seek help from a therapist or counselor, chances are you’re struggling. Maybe you’re feeling lost in your life, or maybe you’re experiencing painful disconnection ... Read More
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Erectile Dysfunction: Confronting Shame and Social Expectations
In my therapy practice I see a number of men who struggle with erectile dysfunction (ED), a majority of whom are also contending with anxiety and shame. Most of the issues of ED are secondary ... Read More
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I Hate My Parents—and I Hate Myself Because of It
Dear GoodTherapy.org, I’ll just say it: I hate my parents with every fiber of my being. I’m pretty sure they hate me, too. My dad beat me almost every day when I was little, ... Read More
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Buried Desire: When Sexual Issues Underlie Couples Conflict
Despite the growing number of sex therapists and sex educators in mental health, coaching, and self-actualization fields, many counseling and social work training programs spend minimal ... Read More
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Therapy Isn’t Helping. Is My Therapist Stringing Me Along?
Dear GoodTherapy.org, I am hoping you can give me an honest answer here. I have been seeing a therapist for nearly three years now and I just don’t feel like it’s working for ... Read More
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Lonely Journey: My Struggle to Cope with My Son’s Bipolar Diagnosis
In August of 2014, in the middle of the night, a phone call came: My son was unresponsive and was being transferred to the hospital. I remember the 30-minute drive to the hospital, trying ... Read More
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Ego Love or Authentic Love: How Do You Know If You Truly Love Someone?
As a therapist specializing in relationship issues, I often see people in therapy existentially contemplating what love really means. Some wonder whether they truly love(d) their partner, ... Read More