Whether you are spending the holiday season managing conflicts or dealing with the grief, loneliness, or mix of any other emotions from spending the holiday season without your family, this stretch of time can be emotionally challenging to navigate.

What we know about loneliness can sound fairly negative - but, it can also be hopeful. This information can give us major hints for how to cope when loneliness does arise.

Your cellphone can tell you a lot — the weather, your plans for the weekend, the latest news. Therapists say it can also clue you into how you’re feeling. Specifically, certain phone habits could signify anxiety.

It may not be the most wonderful time of the year for everyone. In fact, it is quite common for difficult feelings to peak during this season. A study conducted by the American Psychological Association found that 38% of people reported feeling an increase in stress associated with financial pressure, family gatherings and increased obligations around the holidays.

Philosophers across time have wrangled with questions surrounding love and relationships. Even now, on popular sites like reddit you can find online philosophers grappling with the idea of it.

Therapy can be a powerful tool for enhancing relationships, but what happens when you feel like it's not working for you and your partner? It's essential to recognize when therapy needs a twist and explore other avenues for support.

Sometimes, life takes unexpected turns, and that includes relationships. What happens when couple therapy uncovers the sobering truth that your relationship may not work out? While it can be disheartening, it's essential to approach this revelation with an open mind and embrace the opportunity for growth and new beginnings.

Double binds are intricate and often emotionally charged communication situations that can leave individuals feeling perplexed and anxious. They occur when conflicting messages are conveyed, causing uncertainty in the recipient about which message to believe. What makes double binds particularly challenging is that, regardless of the response chosen, it often seems to be the wrong one. Let's explore this concept further through the lens of Olivia's experience with her mother.

As someone currently surviving on minimal sleep thanks to the demands of motherhood, I've learned that life often unfolds in phases. Relationships, it turns out, are no different. Just like those precious first few months with a newborn, romantic relationships also go through distinct phases, each with its unique set of challenges and joys.

When we ask someone we love a question we often hope for more than just the answer. We want conversation. It can be difficult, though, to get the ball rolling into a discussion that keeps you both engaged and this can lead to disappointment.

Psychological immigration evaluation plays a crucial role in determining the mental health status and needs of individuals during immigration processes. However, there are several misconceptions and myths surrounding this topic. In this blog, we will debunk some of the common myths around psychological immigration evaluation and shed light on the truth behind them.

If you have health insurance, there is a good chance that your policy will cover at least part of the cost of therapy sessions. The first step is to check your insurance policy to see if mental health services are covered. If they are, you should find out what your co-pay or deductible is for each session. Once you have this information, you can search for a therapist who is in your insurance network. You can usually find a list of in-network providers on your insurance company’s website or by calling the customer service number on your insurance card. When you make your first appointment with a therapist, be sure to let them know that you have insurance and ask if they accept your plan. At the end of each session, you will need to pay your co-pay or the full cost of the session if you have not yet met your deductible. Your therapist will then bill your insurance company for the remainder of the cost.

A part of relationship building (and maintaining) and requires two actions - attention seeking and responding to that need. Often, when we think of attention seeking it is described in a negative light - right alongside calling people “needy”. However, healthy relationships are actually based on seeking attention from other people.

Human beings do this all day long, at different frequencies, with strangers and intimate connections alike. It is how relationships are first built (smiling at someone new in the school cafeteria) and how they are maintained (telling your partner about your day when you get home from work so they know about you).

In Gottman Method couples therapy, we call the process of seeking attention in order to build connection a “bid for connection”.