January 8, 2016
Accepting Your Anxiety Accepting that you get anxious can feel like you are surrendering to something awful. I encourage you to congratulate yourself because it’s not easy to recognize anxiety! In fact our anxiety often manifests itself in many different…
November 3, 2015
I’m so excited about this month of social media. I’ve decided that for me, it’s going to be a month of play. It’s November, Halloween just got us in the mood and there are more holidays lined up for the…
September 30, 2015
How badly do you want to be a good couples therapist? Being a good couples therapist requires determining what you really believe about people and relationships, and then pouring yourself into the practice of a philosophy and theory. Getting to…
September 25, 2015
It’s time to go to therapy! I’m predicting that most of us have either considered starting therapy, or we have been on the receiving end of someone telling us to go. It can be so hard to go to therapy….
June 9, 2015
The Horse Whisperer Inspires Good Attunement I recently watched the movie “Buck”. It’s about the life of Buck Brannaman who was the inspiration for the novel and movie, “The Horse Whisperer”. This movie tells the story of Buck, who endured…
May 20, 2015
When did you last look at your loved one really closely? When was the last time you looked at a situation you were struggling with, and really studied it closely? We often hear in Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) that slower…
April 3, 2015
Want to do successful Couples Therapy? Here’s what we know: While looking at various therapists and models (factors of change), Lebow discovered that it’s not age, gender, race or even experience that determines success during couples therapy. What does make…
January 22, 2015
1. Ask for a volunteer couple. (It works best to have your helpers do this exercise and act like a pursuer/withdrawer). – Have them stand opposite one another, and instruct them not to move so that they stay in one…
November 6, 2014
Parents who spank their children, are scared of bringing their children to therapy, for fear that their therapist will report them for child abuse. This makes me so sad. I have had friends call me before seeing a family therapist,…