You're on an airplane, and the person next to you is taking up more than his fair share of space. His legs are spread like he's home on the couch drinking a beer, his elbows keep knocking into you, and [...]
Anyone who has sat with me and watched a television show or movie featuring a therapy session can tell you that I get pretty critical when a therapist breaches an important ethic. Tom and Lynette’s couples therapist in Desperate Housewives [...]
Stressful situations can make the most balanced people act in crazy ways. A few weeks ago, I received an email from a friend who is worried about her relationship with her long-term partner. She told me she’s been feeling very [...]
A friend approached me last week in regards to this article about things I learned at Transcending Boundaries, a wonderful conference I had the honor to attend whose purpose is to educate and provide a haven for people who are [...]
In every minority community, allies are an instrumental part of the fight for equal rights. Becoming an ally is a choice and a commitment, as well as an act of bravery. Unlike members of minority communities, who advocate for equality [...]
I lived in a house in California until I was 5. Then I lived in another until I was 18. Then I spent the summer with my long-distance boyfriend in Georgia before starting my freshman year of college in Ohio. [...]
This past weekend, I attended an event called Transcending Boundaries whose stated purpose is to “serve our ever-evolving communities, including bisexual, pansexual, fluid, queer, transgender, transsexual, genderqueer, asexual, intersex, polyamorous, and kinky persons, as well as allies, those who prefer [...]
Last weekend, I attended a teaser-training about Emotionally-Focused Therapy, the latest "craze" in couples counseling. I've been curious about it for awhile, because it's one of those buzz words that keeps popping up in therapist circles, and I finally had [...]
Happy Independence Day! Today, we celebrate the independence of our country from Britain, which includes, among other things, the assertion that all people are created equal! Well, ok, the Constitution says it’s all men, which was definitely the initial intention [...]
“How do people change?” I was at my group interview for graduate school, and my interviewer, Dr. Stan Charnofsky, the head of the department to which I was hoping to gain admission, had just asked us this question. The eight [...]