You and your partner get in an argument. You’re both pretty worked up, but suddenly your partner says, “Forget it,” and seems unwilling to have the discussion. This really frustrates you, because it seems like you always want to confront and discuss issues up front,…
Briefly, the Gottman Method is one of a small handful of deeply researched, systematic, and reliable counseling approaches therapists use to help couples reduce emotional volatility, build trust, and become friends again. But before we go into more detail about the method, let’s start with…
Therapy (counseling, psychotherapy — often all used interchangeably) can be understood as both beginning with and moving toward increasing degrees of self-knowledge (though it’s also about feelings and behaviors). A person who comes to therapy, on some level, knows there is a problem and believes…
From now on, my clinical work will be just a small facet of what I’ll be doing to help you and make the world a better place. As I launch this new website, designed to help me find the client who need my help, I…
[Read intro explaining this series] In today’s post about my Office Policies document you sign before your first session, I will review use of technology and the privacy issues surrounding it. First, the wording right out of the policies document itself. Excerpt E–MAILS, CELL PHONES,…
If you haven’t read my introduction to this series of posts, you might want to do that now. Disclaimer: I will not cover every nuance of the sections I will be discussing. You are still highly encouraged to read the actual form itself. CONFIDENTIALY AND…
