Downtime
When I first started Graduate school I worked in an elementary school as an aide for children with pervasive developmental disorder to help them succeed in mainstream classrooms. O
Gratitude Exercises
Gratitude and appreciation plays a pivotal role in helping couples feel secure and appreciated by their partners. A simple exercises couples can do, is list three things they appre
Four Scary Things To Look Out For On Halloween
On this day of ghosts and goblins I thought I’d highlight John Gottman’s Four Horseman of the Apocalypse. These four little demons will haunt a relationship, and if allowed to
It’s Not Me, It’s My ADHD
In a relationship? Ever argue with your partner? All couples have arguments. Successful couples know how to manage their arguments. Six of the most common arguments between coupl
The Three Fights
Mastering communication has more to do with creating deep understanding than saying the right thing. This is especially true when it comes to resolving arguments. It’s obvious th
Communication Skills Class: The Hold Me Tight Program: Seven Conversations for Building Connection and Overcoming Conflict.
Looking to improve your communication skills? Oakland Couples Counseling is pleased to announce the Fall 2012, The Hold Me Tight Program: Seven Conversations for Building Conne
Premarital Counseling Tip #4, The Up’s and the Down’s
Hi, It seems something went wrong with this never being published. SO here is number 4. One important piece of information I want all couples entering premarital coun
Premarital Counseling Tip #5
Premarital Counseling Tip #5, Novelty and the Mundane In this edition of the Premarital Counseling blog, I would like to share some ideas about how to create and appreciate
Premarital Counseling Tip #3
In the first “Premarital Counseling” blog I discussed how couples nervous systems and hearts electromagnetically “wire together”. In the last blog, I discussed the i
Premarital Counseling Tips #1
I have recently launched a new premarital counseling and maintenance program. One of the tragedies of my profession is that couples wait too long before coming in for help. They sh
