by Javan | Oct 9, 2014 | Abandonment, Affairs, Marital Therapy, Uncategorized
Dealing with someone you love who feels distant, uncommitted, and is possibly having an affair can be gut wrenching and painful. The sting of betrayal, the lousy levels of intimacy, and the all around detachment is the last thing you thought you would end up with,... by Javan | Mar 6, 2014 | Family Counseling, Individual Therapy, Marital Therapy, Self-Help
The propensity for addiction exists in each person. If you have a brain, then you have the required tool to become addicted. Addicted people are not physically different from non-addicted people. People are prone to their own stinkin’ thinkin’ habits that... by Kathy | Nov 10, 2013 | Marriage
Why does enmeshment cause a couple to fight? Enmeshment is a term we use to describe a relationship that is too close, too “other” centered, and is too dependent on the other person to get their needs met. Most people see enmeshment as the lovey-dovey, gooey love... by Kathy | Mar 10, 2013 | Marriage
How do you seek relief when you are in emotional pain? We all have our “go to” methods that we use to give ourselves immediate relief. . . food, alcohol, cigarettes, drugs, sex, shopping, porn, isolating ourselves, controlling others, defensiveness, complaining,... by Kathy | Oct 28, 2012 | Marriage
I spent last evening with my dear friend and her 13 month old son. Something struck me about him that I just couldn’t get over. I kept trying to figure it out all evening. I love babies, but it wasn’t just his cuteness factor (although this one was pretty darn...