Articles & Resources
No Sex During the Pandemic? {Why Your Libido Took a Nosedive}
Why couples aren't having sex during the pandemic I recently had a “socially distanced” coffee date with a friend. We talked about the impact of COVID on our work, kids and families. As we wrapped up, she added, “And let’s face it, no one is having sex. I...
When You Want Marriage Counseling and Your Partner Doesn’t
Every couple's therapist knows that when a couple walks through the door for therapy, chances are that one partner wants to be there and the other one doesn’t. It’s ok, we’re not offended! We’re also not surprised. Take Lori and Jordan for example. After years of...
10 Communication Mistakes to Avoid {Tips from a Marriage Counselor}
Are You Making These Communication Misktakes in Your Relationship? Do you think to yourself, "We don't know how to communicate"? Feel like you argue in circles, never resolving your differences? Sick of feeling unseen and unheard? Good, healthy communication is a...
Power Struggles in Your Relationship?
Do You Have Power Struggles in Your Relationship? Couples are often told to learn the art of compromise. Find the middle ground. Make your decision a win-win for everyone involved. Satisfy both needs. Those are wise words and yes, you have to find ways to factor in...
Get Your Sex Life Back on Track
Get Your Sex Live Back on Track Your sex life doesn’t sit in a vacuum. In a long-term relationship, good sex is dependent on many things. If there is any part of you that thinks sex should “just happen” - organically, naturally, fluidly, spontaneously, at...
The Secret Behind Your Sexless Marriage
Are you living in a sexless marriage? Perhaps you’re one of those couples that from the outside everything looks picture-perfect, but you carry a secret that no one knows about. You and your partner don’t touch each other, you don’t get intimate with each other, and...
How Systemic Racism Impacts Interracial Couples
History continues to repeat itself in our nation where black, brown, and people of color are continuously oppressed, silenced, abused and murdered. How racism impacts interracial couples can affect intimacy, communication and more. As a therapist, I commit to the hard...
4 Steps to Help You Jumpstart a Sexless Marriage
How a Sexless Marriage Makes You Feel For anyone in a long term relationship, we all know that sex ebbs and flows. We have periods where it amps up. Other times, it’s like we’re in a sexual drought. As in, not a single, solitary, sexy thought enters your head or the...
Overcome Boredom in Your Relationship
Are you bored in your relationship? Does your relationship make you want to yawn? Does it feel like Relationship Groundhog Day? Same routine, same activities, same restaurants, etc. It's what happens to most couples when their days become Life Management 101. All...
How Childhood Trauma Affects Adult Relationships
How childhood trauma affects adult relationships Do you fear that your past shows up in your current relationship? Maybe statements like: “I don’t know how to trust, it’s not safe”, “I don’t know when to reach out, I don’t want to be a burden to anyone”, or perhaps “I...
How to Receive a Compliment
Does your partner struggle to receive a compliment? Do you struggle with accepting them? Do you dismiss compliments? When you allow yourself to take a compliment in and integrate it into your being, you participate in intimacy. A personal share… A couple of...
Should You Schedule Sex? Part One
Should you schedule Sex? Part One of Two... We schedule just about everything these days but the idea of scheduling nookie seems to make some people cringe. Why? Well, people struggle with scheduling sex for a lot of reasons....and we want to put some into...
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