Relationships and Marriage

Do you struggle to step away from your partner to spend time by yourself or with others? Do feelings of guilt follow you out the door? Balancing time together and time apart in a relationship ... Read More

As a marriage and family therapist, I have met with countless couples whose frustration and disappointment have been sufficient to bring them through my door. In the majority of cases, ... Read More

“To spare oneself from grief at all cost can be achieved only at the price of total detachment, which excludes the ability to experience happiness.” —Erich Fromm We all know breakups ... Read More

Dear GoodTherapy.org, I was raised by parents who taught me the importance of remaining chaste until marriage. Even after I left home for college and eventually got my own apartment and ... Read More

Dissociation is a way people, to varying degrees, disconnect from their thoughts and feelings in order to avoid pain or traumatic memories. It is a refuge of sorts into an altered state ... Read More

As a couples counselor, few things worry me more than a couple whose hot conflict has cooled to a long and icy silent treatment. Barring any kind of violence, this is one of the four signals ... Read More

Some couples embrace political differences, some don’t care, and others still consider having similar views non-negotiable. Given that we each have our own influences, history of ... Read More

Dear GoodTherapy.org, I am single and the mother of a 7-year-old girl (her father is not in the picture). For nearly three years I was in a serious relationship with someone my daughter ... Read More

Much of life is shaped by the choices we make. We choose where we want to work and where we will live. We choose friends and partners. Most of us also choose who we marry (if we choose ... Read More

Dear GoodTherapy.org, I’m a wife, mother of two, and have a great career in the legal field. I’ve been supporting my husband since we got married three years ago while he finished ... Read More

The stress many women face when they become new parents may be a factor in the decline in sexual desire many couples experience when a baby arrives, according to a study published in the ... Read More

Almost half of all Americans, and 63% of millennials, say same-sex relationships are “not wrong at all,” according to a new study published in the journal Archives of Sexual Behavior. The ... Read More