Another article by Carol Hadlock, MFT from Process Therapy Institute, reprinted here with Carol’s permission. This one introduces the process of couples counseling.Read more »

Carol Hadlock, my long time supervisor at Process Therapy Institute, wrote an article which expresses views very similar to my approach to psychotherapy. Since the article is now unavailable on their website, I chose to reprint it here with Carol’s kind permission.Read more »

A colleague introduced me to this blog: http://www.downtothere.com/blog/, one woman’s journey to awaken her sexual desire. She got tired of always being a low drive partner in an otherwise very happy long-term relationship, and after working with a sex coach and opening herself to new possibilities, decided to share her successes and discoveries with others in the same boat.Read more »

In the previous article I sited Dr. John Gottman’s suggestion that the ratio of positive and negative interactions in a successful relationship is observed to be somewhere around 5:1. But to get there from a not so stable place, is it as simple as to ask partners to say and do nice things to each other more often? I’m afraid not.Read more »

In his book Why Marriages Succeed or Fail the psychologist John Gottman formulated four communication pitfalls, which in his view are clear symptoms of relationships falling apart. He called them FOUR HORSEMEN OF THE APOCALYPSE. Here’re their descriptions, and what can you do to remedy your communication.Read more »