Marriage isn’t always easy. No matter how deeply two people love each other, long-term relationships face inevitable challenges. When communication breaks down or emotional distance creeps in, many couples consider
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Relationships
Nine Signs You’re in a Securely Attached Relationship
We hear a lot about secure attachment these days, which is wonderful. A securely attached (or secure functioning) relationship is one where trust is inherent, and where communication is open
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Relationships
Is Pre-Marital Counseling Just for the Anxious? Think Again.
When most people hear the phrase “pre-marital counseling,” the common assumption is that it’s something for couples who are nervous, insecure, or already struggling. Maybe it’s seen as a last-ditch
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Relationships
Practice Fighting
One of the biggest lessons I have learned as a couples therapist is that we all need to practice fighting. That’s right. We all fight. And you might not know
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Relationships
Effective Conflict
There are many factors to discuss that lead to effective and skillful communication, especially when it comes to conflict. I will just be focusing on one: having curiosity about the
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Psychedelic Psychotherapy
Proposition 122 and Psychedelic Psychotherapy
In a historic ballot, Colorado has passed proposition 122. After Oregon, Colorado is now the second state in the United States to legalize psychedelic mushrooms. More specifically, the ballot decriminalizes
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Relationships
Foundations of Emotional Intelligence
I have often felt that I should be feeling more; that I should have more access to my emotions or that I’m somehow not feeling as deeply or intensely as
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Hakomi
The Sensitivity Cycle and Nourishment Barriers
“It is by increasing sensitivity that we reach the map, the map-maker and the possibility of change.” – Ron Kurtz The Hakomi Method speaks about nourishment barriers. They are aspects
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Hakomi
The Hakomi Character Strategies
As a Hakomi therapist, I often rely on the Hakomi character types to guide my work with clients. They can be a great resource for knowing what direction to go
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