“Love is NOT a mystery!”

Despite what zillions of individuals believe, write prose and poetry about, sing, clash, fight and sadly even kill about, “Love is NOT a mystery!” It is a survival code deeply wired into our DNA, and the DNA of all mammals. It is a language. This language...

“I’ve fallen back in love with you!”

A very lovely moment occurred during a couple session a few days ago. 18 sessions in to Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy, a couple who came to me to address infidelity (on the husbands part – the penultimate behavior of disconnection, a disconnection that had...

Relationship Revolution

We are in need of a Relationship Revolution on the planet! This revolution starts with emotional awareness of self. Lots more to come from me on this subject. Stand by!  

Without connection no real progress in therapy is possible.

As an Emotion Focused Therapist my first and perhaps most import task is to create a trusted connection between myself and my clients. Without a trusted connection no real progress in therapy can be made. This video from the Cleveland Clinic so poignantly captures...

Moments of Change in Emotion Focused Couples Therapy

My thought on blogging is to not to write long entries that demonstrate my wisdom as an EFT Couples and Individual Therapist, but to offer, on occasion, some of the simple and profund truths that emerge during key change moment as I work with couples and individuals....

Helping our loved ones – Helping ourselves!

I recently studied with Bessel van der Kolk, M.D., a leading clinician and researcher on Trauma/PTSD and chronic relational trauma, to which many of us are exposed in childhood. A core takeaway: help your friends, family and loved ones “calm down” with...