It’s ok not to be ok. Lately, meaning the last year since the pandemic started, I’ve had a serious influx of couples looking for therapy. The pandemic has created a sort of alternate reality in which relationships — couples or families — continued to grow on their...
Sex & intimacy. You would think that couples know that most likely, when coming into therapy, I will be asking them about their sex life. It’s always a surprise to see most couples look so taken back when I open up this conversation. Guess what? If you are...
It’s the beginning of week five of being at home and practicing social distancing. Right before schools were supposed to start again after the March holidays (in Hamburg, Germany at least), we got the news that for the next month we will be staying home, working from...
Let’s talk about relationships and expectations. I often ask couples in therapy about expectations: of their relationships, of each other, and of themselves. It really sounds too simple and basic. “Of course we have talked about expectations,” is the answer I most...
