If something keeps coming up, I know it’s worth writing a blog article about. And in the last few weeks, with LGBT+ clients, friends, and media references, the idea of passing – intentionally or otherwise - as cishet (cisgender and [...]
I’ve only ever purchased two things from a Facebook ad. The first was a giant, beautiful, forest-themed tapestry that hung for years in the waiting room of my old group practice's office suite. I’m not sure how Facebook’s algorithms knew [...]
Welcome to 2018 – out with the old, and in with the new! It’s time to sit down and make a list of all the ways that this is the year that you’ll be different than you’ve ever been before! [...]
Mallory came to see me about two years ago, and she felt – in a word – stuck. She had been in what she called a “dead-end relationship” with her girlfriend for five years. She had been at her paralegal [...]
About two years ago, I decided to change the name of my therapy practice. At the time, I was preparing to hire other therapists, so just using my name wouldn't work anymore. But the name didn’t come to me right [...]
It’s not your fault. Before I dive into a blog article about sexual assault, I had to say that. You may feel like it’s your fault. Not only is that extremely common; it's also trying to protect you from your [...]
"Where are you guys headed?" A close friend, Ramona, was in town for a conference and staying at my house. The truth? We were heading to couples therapy. I felt my cheeks flush. "Oh... just a meeting we go to [...]
I never tell people on airplanes that I’m a therapist. Early in my career, a colleague advised that if he wants to have a productive or relaxing flight, he tells his seatmate that he sells life insurance. But on a [...]
“There are Nazis marching everywhere, and I’m kind of panicking.” I’ve heard some variation on this sentiment from a lot of clients over the last several weeks, and it’s been really paralyzing – not just for them, but for me. [...]
I wrote an article a few years ago about things that everyone can learn from the kink community. The rationale is that when people introduce unconventional things into their sex lives, they can’t make the assumptions most of us make [...]