Rather than New Years resolutions, we encourage past year reflections. Use the month of January to consider the triumphs and tribulations you have experienced as a couple over the past year. You can use the following questions as a guide to help you assess what 2018 was like for you and to help encourage you […]

Virginia Harr, LCSW is a licensed therapist practicing in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Virginia helps clients overcome symptoms of trauma, obsessive compulsive disorder, and life transitions to live life with an improved sense of well being and self understanding. What made you become a therapist? There are lots of reasons, but probably the most significant was being […]

“Choosing to be curious is choosing to be vulnerable because it requires us to surrender to uncertainty.” ― Brené Brown, Rising Strong   By Elizabeth Earnshaw, LMFT   Several years ago I moved to New Orleans on my own. I had one friend whom had a life and was busy with her friends and boyfriends so I […]

By Deirdre Cosgrove, LMFT Before deciding to become parents, couples may discuss how they hope to raise their children: what they value, their thoughts on how much screen time to allow, or what traditions they want to pass on to the next generation. They may discuss the number of children they hope to have. In […]

By Elizabeth Earnshaw, LMFT Recently, vulnerability has gotten a lot of coverage in the media due to Brené Brown’s research and popularity. Her books, Tedtalks, and Super Soul Sunday interview, have brought a very important conversation about the power of vulnerability (and of shame) on our ability to connect. If you haven’t heard her speak […]

By Elizabeth Earnshaw, LMFT Human beings are wired for connection. Again and again, research shows that the more quality relationships you have in your life, the more you are safeguarded against mental health issues like depression, stress, low self esteem,  and anxiety. Connection also improves physical health, positively impacting issues such as weight and blood […]

By Elizabeth Earnshaw, LMFT Through my work with couples, I have found that there are particular behaviors that are especially harmful in relationships. The most harmful of the behaviors is a sense of disrespect towards your partner. Many times, I find that people don’t recognize that their behaviors are disrespectful towards their partner. Disrespectful behavior towards […]

Elizabeth Earnshaw, LMFT is a licensed therapist in Pennsylvania. Elizabeth offers individual, couples, and group therapy in Center City, Philadelphia. Elizabeth is warm, compassionate, and often uses humor with her clients.  Phone: 267-838-0066 Email: EarnshawMFT@gmail.com Schedule Online   What made you become a therapist?   As a young person I always knew I wanted to […]

Bringing Home Baby and Other Ways to Ruin Your Sex Life: Friendship   It’s easy to fall into the trap of cliched New Year’s resolutions: lose weight, save more, drink less, exercise, get rid of the 748,923 New Yorkers collecting dust under your coffee table that you swore you would read before you made last […]