The Art of Apology
In working with couples one complaint I often hear from the husband is: “My wife keeps bringing up the same issues when we’re arguing. It’s as if she can’t forgive...
Why I Believe in Fairytales
She was sitting across from me, pondering the words that I had just spoken. I could tell by the look on her face she struggled with my assertion but was...
Therapeutic Depression
It’s always a puzzlement to me whenever I experience depression. Not that I shouldn’t be depressed or am somehow exempt, due to my professions as a Licensed Mental Health Counselor...
A Lesson (for Myself) in Marriage Counseling
A lot has been going on in my life—both good and bad. My client load has increased and counseling three years in a row gives me more joy than I...
Priorities
“I’m just so busy. I don’t know if I’ll have time to …” Many times I have heard these words uttered by clients in my office. No matter what the...
What Exactly Is Healing?
Often in my office I will sit across from a client who says to me “I just want to heal”. When we begin to dive into what that means, we...
More on Disney: Frozen Shows us that People Do Really Change
In my last blog post I wrote about Disney’s ability to put human dynamics on screen like few other entertainment companies can. And though they don’t get everything right, like...
A Time to Work and a Time to Rest
Perseverance is defined by Vocabulary.com as “not giving up. It is persistence and tenacity, the effort required to do something and keep doing it till the end, even if it...
What Matters Most
“What do you want to do to celebrate your birthday?” my friends asked. That question makes me smile all over. It’s amazing when friends and family decide to take time...