You hopefully have plenty of lovely people in your life. Friends and family can be an amazing support network when it comes to dealing...

As you go through your divorce, do you think you are acting out your unconscious hurts and anger on yourself and others, possibly your...

Originally posted May 8, 2019. Attachment theory is a complex, broad theory that encompasses human, primate and mammalian behavior. It’s...

Joe’s a pretty emotionally balanced person with pretty good boundaries, yet people still got under his skin. He came into therapy, not because his life was falling apart, but to consciously deepen his coping skills and strengthen his emotional resilience. In his personal life, Joe felt weighed down by his aunt's negative gossiping. She called often to check up on him. He has mixed emotions about their relationship. Growing up, she was a big part of his life and he liked ha

A gentle note: Couple’s skills are meant to support healthy connection. If something in your relationship feels confusing, belittling, or unsafe, it can be helpful to first read Is Verbal Abuse Really Abuse?   before practicing communication tools. Joni Mitchell’s Both Sides Now captures something many couples struggle to name: how easily certainty hardens, and how quickly understanding slips away when emotions take over. In close relationships, moments of conflict often fee

Originally posted July 6, 2017. Children, regardless of their age, react to separation. Moreover, they are also influenced by the...

Originally posted June 7, 2017. Creating a fairy garden with your preschooler is a fun outdoor summer activity. The idea of fairies...

Originally posted July 7, 2016. I was featured in an article in PsychCentral ! Take a look below and then mosey on over to PsychCentral...

Originally posted August 25, 2014. Please welcome guest blogger Holly Easterby to BirthTouch! Holly is committed to promote the welfare...

Complexity of Marriage Therapy, Part Three: Dr. Sue Johnson and Emotion Focused Therapy: Modifying Adult Attachment Patterns Originally...

Originally posted May 12, 2014. Do you sometimes wonder why there’s a general feeling of negativity in your relationship? Do you wonder...

Originally posted May 12, 2014. Parenting is a developmental right of passage and requires commitment, patience and personal growth! ...

A gentle note: Couple’s skills are meant to support healthy connection. If something in your relationship feels confusing, belittling, or unsafe, it can be helpful to first read Is Verbal Abuse Really Abuse?   before practicing communication tools. In his poem, He Wishes for the Cloths of Heaven , W.B. Yeats captures the vulnerability of offering one’s inner world by sayin… "I have spread my dreams under your feet, Tread softly because you tread on my dreams" The Listening Do

Originally posted February 5, 2014. Puff, the magic dragon, Lived by the sea And frolicked in the autumn mist In a land called Honah Lee....

Originally posted January 30, 2014. In our culture, there are many emotional, social and psychological connotations surrounding loss of...

Originally posted January 6, 2014. January is International Child-Centered Divorce Month. Did you know that more divorces are filed for...

Originally posted January 6, 2013. January is International Child-Centered Divorce Month. Did you know that more divorces are filed for...

Originally posted January 4, 2013. As you go through your divorce, do you think you are acting out your unconscious hurts and anger on...

Originally posted June 7, 2012. ”Positive feeling systems must be built and maintained intentionally (as part of couples therapy or...

For the American Psychological Association’s Mental Health Month Blog Party, I chose to write about a topic we don’t talk about enough: being bullied as an adult. This is my experience of moving into a comfortable suburban neighborhood in northern New Jersey — and discovering that exclusion doesn’t always end after adolescence. Eleven years ago, my husband and I stretched our budget to move into a town with a good school system. Like many families, we hoped to build community