Affairs today manifest in more insidious forms than tête-à-têtes with cryptic strangers. In our digital age, the temptation to emotionally or physically stray often begins benignly online. Messaging a friendly ex on social media. Text chemistry with an alluring coworker. The anonymity and accessibility that the internet provides lets flirtation escalate without anyone leaving home.…
Do festering tensions, circular fights, and disconnection leave you feeling your relationship is on the brink? Are you losing hope for a peaceful holiday season together as pressures seem to be mount? The couples intensive weekend is designed to quickly resuscitate and fortify struggling bond before the holidays. Over one or two days, you and…
Women cheat. Let me say it again for the people standing in the back — women cheat. It is an indisputable truth that women engage in infidelity across all types of relationships. The stigma for a cheating woman is higher than for a man. It’s unfair, but it’s a reality. Women cheat for various reasons. Some…
Amid vitriolic societal divides, we’ve lost sight of what matters most in our work – loving clients. How did we get so off track? The blame lies with all of us. As a young therapist, I conformed to modalities valuing compliance over connection, though it never fit my spirit. My own internalized shame led me…
You learned to suppress your tears. Your understanding of humanity became entwined with a version of masculinity that equated strength with physical prowess, financial responsibility, spatial control, and emotional stoicism akin to a tough steak. Unacknowledged, there was a reason for this type of masculinity. Your performances of toughness served as a shield, deterring potential…
When a Black client walks through the door of a therapist’s office, they do not come alone. Along with them come the spirits and stories of their ancestry, eager to be heard, understood, and honored. The therapist must make space to welcome the traumas of slavery – the severing of tribes, languages, and customs; the…