Doesn’t it feel like we are living in a movie? As I am writing this it’s only been 7 days here in NV since closing all non-essential businesses and we have all been social distancing. California just closed their state […]
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Everywhere that you turn, you hear about the Coronavirus. I wanted to write this blog post to help with Coronavirus anxiety. Most of us are having some level of stress or worry about the spread of the Coronavirus. From running […]
What is “calm breathing” and how does it help? Why is it important? Calm breathing is a technique that helps you slow down your breathing when you’re feeling stressed or anxious. One of the most important parts of this technique […]
At our practice, we specialize in working with couples. One of the most common questions we are asked is how to rebuild trust in a relationship. Trust can be broken in the relationship in several different ways. These ways differ […]
Anxiety and the anxious loved one. It can be so confusing if you’ve never experienced anxiety to the point that it changes your life. If you don’t understand anxiety, then you might feel overwhelmed even at a loss of how […]
The journey of coming out is something that everyone in the LGBT community has experiences with. While all coming out journeys might be different, there are stages of what coming out looks like. When you look at the stages of […]
You will never feel bad again after reading this. During therapy, I always to ask my clients how are you doing today? The response that I get is varied but falls typically into three different types of categories. The first […]
If you or your partner is struggling with porn addiction or sexual compulsion (sexual addiction), it can be overwhelming on what to do. Please check out my blog post on these topics and make sure you read Is Sex Addiction […]
I love reading books that help inspire me, challenge me and change me. I struggle to find books that are helpful and not just the feel-good self-help type of book. Working with my clients, I will recommend books that offer […]
There are so many resources for personal growth that exist today, from books, podcast, blogs and youtube videos. While there is a lot of useful information, there is also information that might not be helpful for you. My goal is […]
Seeking out relationship therapy can be scary and feel like your relationship is doomed. When I work with couples in couples counseling, I notice trends that I see in my own marriage, and in almost all the couples I work […]
We all want a happy, healthy connected relationship with our partners; however, we sometimes find ourselves disconnected. When we are in our cycle of disconnection, we can make the disconnection worse by our behaviors. Dr. John Gottman found that if […]
When I was in grad school, I found myself getting so angry when I would get home after a long day. Why was I upset the dishes still dirty, still sitting in the sink! I could feel my blood starting […]
The following links are listed to provide you with additional online Las Vegas community resource information. The following is not meant to be a comprehensive list, nor is it an endorsement of the content of the sites. Domestic Violence Family […]
To build a relationship that last one of the most important concepts that a couple can grasp and practice is a couple bubble. When I worked with children in vacation bible school one of the first things that we would […]
Reconnecting with your partner is possible! In order to help heal a relationship from any type of disconnection both partners must learn how vulnerability, shame, and empathy shows up in their life. That is not an easy task for anyone. […]
Healing from infidelity is something that is possible for you to do. If you have just discovered that your partner is having or had an affair, it can feel as if your world has been shattered. The trauma of infidelity […]
Affair recovery stages are unique for every individual and couple who are working through the pain of an affair. Healing from the affair comes in time. And requires both partners to do hard work of looking within themselves. If you […]
The Drama Triangle Part IV Drama Victim This is part IV of my four part series on understanding drama in your life. If you have not read the early parts you can check out part I, part II and part […]
From anxiety or depression all the way to addiction a number of mental health issues can arise if we do not take care of ourselves. In our go go go world we have more to do than ever before. From […]