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What is NOT going to happen in Couples Therapy
posted: Jan. 14, 2022.
California is beautiful in the spring. Sunny deep blue skies, fluffy bright white clouds, and a fresh breeze were compelling arguments for a walk on the beach. Nevertheless, I sat Read more -
Letters to a friend #4: Polyamory
posted: Nov. 08, 2021.
This is the last email I have ever exchanged with Rick. We fell out of touch, swallowed by the whirlpool of our lives. I am reading through the letter and Read more -
Letters to a friend #3: Male Beauty
posted: Oct. 04, 2021.
Many years have passed since I moved cross-country and settled in Los Angeles, California. These were full and busy years. A freshly licensed clinical psychologist I dove head first into Read more -
Letters to a friend #2: Internalized homophobia and gay men
posted: Aug. 16, 2021.
As I mentioned in my earlier post, many many years ago, before my graduation and subsequent move to beautiful California, I met a colleague who would later become a significant Read more -
Letters to a friend #1: Men, Muscles and Masculinity
posted: Jun. 19, 2021.
Image courtesy IG @JefferyBeasley About two decades ago, before my graduation and subsequent move to beautiful California, online I met a colleague, who became a friend, Rick. He was my senior Read more -
What Couples Need to Know When They Come to Couples Therapy on a Verge of a Breakup?
posted: May 29, 2021.
Couples Therapy works. It’s a fact. The past decade in my Los Angeles private practice provided ample of proof the effectiveness of couples counseling. Many couples left my office after Read more -
Stage of Love #5 - Mature Love: The Eternal Honeymoon
posted: Apr. 16, 2021.
It is said that only 5% of all couples ever get to this promised land of milk and honey. To reach the stage of mature love the couple had to Read more -
Stage of Love #4: Re-Commitment - I Do, And I Mean It This Time!
posted: Feb. 05, 2021.
Couples reaching the 4th stage of love have been through a great adventure together. They have shared many ups and downs of life, weathered victories, and losses, built a family, Read more -
Stage of Love #3 - Partnership: Becoming the Winning Team
posted: Dec. 18, 2020.
This is a constructive time in the relationship. Following the fusion of the honeymoon and the storm of the power struggle we emerge with a new awareness of who we Read more -
Stage of Love #2 - The Power Struggle: The Things Disney Never Told You About Love!
posted: Nov. 28, 2020.
Couples often expect the first stage of romantic love to last a lifetime. Some of us succeed in keeping the flame alive forever. However, the initial euphoric infatuation will have Read more -
Stage of Love #1 - The Honeymoon: Why The World Would End Without it?
posted: Oct. 30, 2020.
Beach, sunset, two bodies pressed against each other in passionate embrace aaand cut. Hollywood has capitalized on the ethos of romantic love and Disney made billions on the “happily ever Read more -
Online Therapy Adventures of a Couples Therapist
posted: Aug. 23, 2020.
If you would have told me a year ago that I would fully transfer my private practice into cyberspace, I would have laughed. My office was at the heart of Read more -
Adult Attachment Part 3: Why Did I Fall For You?
posted: May 15, 2020.
Love is one of the most powerful and compelling themes of human experience, cloaked in mystery and enchanting our imagination with longing and desire. Numerous tomes of literature and poetry, Read more -
Quarantined Together: The Impact of Global Pandemic on Our Marriage
posted: May 01, 2020.
The grand pause of the coronavirus quarantine forced us to stay inside, to change our schedules, to shift the way we do our lives, and to retailor the multitude of Read more -
COVID 19 through the eyes of a Couples Therapist: The Silver Lining
posted: Apr. 06, 2020.
Throughout last month the clouds of uncertainty grew thicker while the threat of the illusive enemy, smaller than the eye can see and deadlier than we anticipated, sneaked closer and Read more -
Adult Attachment Part 2: Adult Attachment Style in Dating and Marriage - My Love Code
posted: Oct. 23, 2019.
Welcome back to the Part II of our conversation about adult attachment and intimacy! Last time we talked about the main 3 adult attachment styles: Anxious, Avoidant, and Secure. We Read more