by Andréa Brice, ALMFT | Jan 27, 2022 | Blog, Communication, Dating, Intimacy, Relationships
Your partner hangs up the phone in the middle of a conversation, so you call repeatedly to get them to talk. You feel overwhelmed from seeing your partner every day for a week, so you decrease your typical level of communication the following week. Your partner...
by Anita Chlipala, LMFT | Dec 31, 2021 | Blog, Dating, Holidays
Dating can be draining, time-consuming, and just plain horrible. Between catfishing, misrepresentations and exaggerations, and the plethora of emotionally unavailable people on the dating apps, the struggle to put yourself out there is real. The almost 2-year long...
by Anita Chlipala, LMFT | Oct 25, 2021 | Blog, Relationships
Let’s get this out of the way: Dating an emotionally unavailable man doesn’t necessarily mean that he’s abusive, manipulative, or a jerk. More often than not, these men can be good guys. They can make you laugh until your abs hurt. They can be polite and treat you...
by Katie Roach, ALMFT | Oct 21, 2021 | Blog, Sex
Despite early predictions that March 2020 and beyond would yield a COVID baby boom, data has proven a little, well… deflating. Sex therapists have seen more and more couples and individuals claiming low desire or diminished sexual frequency, wondering why prolonged...
by Anita Chlipala, LMFT | Sep 27, 2021 | Blog, Relationships
Are you or your partner resistant to relationship counseling? Are you short on time? Money? Accessible therapists? Or, maybe, your or your partner are just wary of the idea. And I get it. I hear from many clients that going to counseling is akin to admitting failure....
by Anita Chlipala, LMFT | Sep 1, 2021 | Blog, Intimacy, Relationships
I’m late to the James Clear bandwagon. I only recently read his #1 New York Times bestseller Atomic Habits on the recommendation of a client. Lately I’ve been finding myself struggling with time management. I haven’t been a fan of the word ‘routine’ because I viewed...
