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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

posted: Aug. 19, 2019.

Intimate relationships come in many shapes and by far, one size does not fit all. Whether dating, serial monogamy, till death do us part, open marriages, or polyamory, each of Read more

posted: Jun. 03, 2019.

Love and intimacy in our relationships is such a fun topic to talk about, and the conversation between me and you, my readers, has been primarily focused on it so Read more

posted: Apr. 23, 2019.

It was a sultry summer night and the air was filled with loud chatter, music, and pheromones. I was working my way through the crowd, both hands occupied with drinks Read more

posted: Feb. 05, 2019.

Today we’d like to introduce you to Harel Papikian. Thanks for sharing your story with us Harel. So, let’s start at the beginning and we can move on from there. My story Read more

posted: Feb. 05, 2019.