by Javan | Jan 13, 2015 | Family Counseling, Individual Therapy, Marital Therapy
What took down the gloriously engineered Titanic ship wasn’t the massive iceberg that was visible. It was the smaller, below water, out of sight, non-visible iceberg, below that sunk the great ship. That’s why there’s the saying, “What you... by Javan | Jan 2, 2015 | Abandonment, Codependent, Marital Therapy
The ideal purpose of marriage and family is to be your true self, to grow, to be loved, and accepted, unconditionally. Family can be a place to learn the purpose and place for forgiveness, mistakes, apologies, and personal needs being met. Though no family is perfect,... by Kathy | Dec 5, 2014 | Communication, Marriage, Relationships, Uncategorized
What is a common missing ingredient in the couples that frequent my office? It is present in the beginning of a relationship. We heap it on and lavish our new love with it. Then, as our time together lengthens, it begins to fade and, in fact, morphs into it’s ugly... by Javan | Nov 15, 2014 | Anger, Marriage, Relationships
Are you the couple that avoids and distances when you don’t agree? Or, are you the raging couple? Do you fight constantly? In either situation, someone is trying to control the other and having a strong reaction, neither which is helpful or hopeful. Both reactions... by Javan | Oct 24, 2014 | Abandonment, Addiction, Anxiety
Many addiction sufferers are unable to experience a full range of emotional health within their day to day lives. This also leads to another issue of being unable to process and resolve interpersonal issues with other people and within themselves. The ability to...