Life often presents us with moments that feel confusing because we experience more than one emotion at the same time. You might feel happy for a friend’s success while also feeling sadness about your own struggles. This experience is a perfect example of duality —the presence of two opposing feelings existing together. Conversely, dichotomy is a distinction between black and white. It is often how we are taught to learn and differentiate and it can create an unrealistic belie

Premarital counseling is: Structured and topic-based Focused on many levels of a relationship Helps lay the foundation of a healthy relationship Shorter term process with the idea that the space becomes comfortable enough to seek out couples counseling as needed for the future

Just like any resolution or desire to adopt healthy routines or changes, we believe the time isn't tomorrow nor in a month, or even an hour. The time is now. Resolutions in the new year are meaningful as they can signify the start of a new chapter, but waiting to resolve something can be an accidental practice of procrastinating positive or healthy change. As therapists, we know the other side of the couch can be intimidating. There are natural fears, concerns, and reservatio

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Struggling to find your place this Mother's Day? Your value is in the type of person you are, not in the status of your "motherhood."

While I won't begin to tackle any aspect of Covid-19 from a biological standpoint, psychologically speaking, there is a great deal to be...

The recent Covid-19 outbreak poses more than a threat to our immediate health. While stress from the pandemic and its impact on our...

To the athlete who has lost so much more than just a game.

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I often wonder how far "off" we land from what God (or any religious teaching) originally intended their words to mean. Consider with me,...

Three years ago I met the man of my dreams. He is compassionate, funny, and bears a smile that, to this day, attracts my whole body's...

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