What’s the first thing that comes to mind when you think about therapy? Maybe you picture yourself lying horizontally on that big brown couch? Frantically explaining at about 100 words per second all the reasons why your life is over? Tears streaming down your face...

What if right now is your “worse?” This is the question I often ask many clients coming to see me for marriage counseling. Most of these clients (like many of you reading) have directly and even enthusiastically accepted the “for better, for worse” vow on their...

As a marriage and family therapist I’ve enjoyed the privilege of helping others achieve stronger and more secure relationships; the kind that outweigh some of the world's toughest stress. Witnessing such positive growth in these relationships has been so meaningful to...

Disappointing others is unavoidable. We like to think that we can avoid saying “no” to others, or having to make decisions for ourselves that may inconvenience them, but such avoidance often just ends up creating its own set of problems. It’s important that we start...

The number one factor that has the power to keep our fights with loved ones from being a waste of time is our willingness to fight. Anyone who enters an argument feeling as though they’ve been dragged into it unnecessarily and with the mindset that they have so many...