Mid Life Transitions: Stressful or Transformative? Normal Stages Midlife represents a normal stage of life with some predictable and not so predictable experiences. The term crisis conjures up images of men and women in their 40s and 50s trying to recapture their youth often by acting out in ways that reinforce stereotypes. However, most people [...]
How Counseling Works Relationship counseling can be a mysterious process. Lots of variables. Here’s an interesting take on one aspect of counseling for relationships gone off track. Architecture of Life An acquaintance recently needed the foundation of their home strengthened. Due to some faulty work when the home was constructed, walls were not correctly attached to [...]
As a Philadelphia area Licensed Counselor, I see so many couples, individuals, and families who are struggling with a sense of disconnection. TETHERED At a time when our cell phones allow us to be tethered to the workplace and the larger world many of us are discovering how challenging it can be to [...]
Encountering Potholes on the Road of Life In the Philadelphia area, there can be potholes in local roads, especially after difficult or “stormy” weather. The first time you go over one it can be startling. Your vehicle shakes. For a moment you don’t know what has occurred. You aren’t sure how much damage, [...]
Many ACOAs (adult children of alcoholics or addicts) want to believe that they’ve somehow escaped the clutches of the illness once they emerge into adulthood and are able to create their own families or network of friends. Yet they can find that what drew them into compensatory roles while children may trap them once again [...]
Couples Counseling Communication Skills Many times clients at my counseling service in Chestnut Hill and Fort Washington, PA talk about not feeling heard or understood. Friends and family members may mean well but we can all miss the mark when given an opportunity to respond to another's pain, challenge, or struggles [...]
Does "nagging" and criticism work to change your spouse or partner's behavior? As a Marriage Counselor and Couples and Relationship expert I can't help but see the wisdom in this approach. It's important to review your strategy and if its not working to improve what you want to change then try something else [...]
As a Licensed Counselor near Lafayette Hill, PA, I hear how our 24/7 world can be stressful causing otherwise successful people to feel like their thoughts have been hijacked by anxiety. The worry bully in our brains. Check out this 10 min. video (click full screen mode icon on right once [...]
I'll be presenting at the New Leaf Club Monday. Feel free to attend. Open to all. http://www.newleafclub.org/education/