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What is Real Love?
By Colette Dowling, LMSW
True love is not only hard to find, it’s also hard to tolerate. All of us have been wounded in some way, either by early love relationships or later ones. Naturally, we create defenses to avoid getting hurt again - but we also maintain defenses against love itself. Why?
Men and Sex Addiction: The Sexualization of Depression
By: Dorothy C. Hayden, CSW
In therapy, the addict is likely to experience strong feelings about the consequences of his acting out. The secret life is unveiled revealing affairs, exhibitionism, voyeurism, masochism or other behaviors comprising a particular sex addict’s modus operandi of sexual deviance. The real story about men, sexual acting out and depression is as complex as each of the wounded souls who enter treatment (or remain out of it). The impact of depression and sexual deviance on each of them is enormous.
Enhancing Sexual Intimacy
By Karen Israel, M.Ed.
What do you do if your husband or boyfriend doesn’t want sex as often as he used to or anymore at all? It is possible, that throughout the course of a relationship, the desire for sex can wax and wane. When the man in a heterosexual relationship begins to desire sex less, this can create many adverse effects on the woman in the relationship and for their relationship altogether.
Journey Into Intimacy
By Martha Liebmann, Ph.D.
In many cases, when we seek intimacy we unconsciously repeat patterns in which the early love relationships were infused with negative messages: "You’re bad," "You’re stupid," "You’re the wrong sex," "You’re a burden to me," etc. These messages can get internalized and then either projected onto the partner via identification with a critical parent (or sibling), or re-experienced as if the partner were the critical person in their past.
You've Got Mail: Online Affairs
By Eugenie Connall, M.A., M.S.
With the emergence of the Internet has come a new form of infidelity: online affairs. Although these affairs seldom involve physical contact, they are still sexual in nature and can prove to be devastating and destructive to the primary relationship.
No Time for Sex??
By Lori Buckley, Psy.D.
When couples tell me they have no time for sex, I wonder if this is really a time issue or the quality of sex that’s falling short. The good news is that either way there are things you can do to improve your sex life.
Keeping Love Alive: Sex in a Long-Term Relationship
By Resa Fremed, Ed.D., LMFT
Love needs careful tending to so that the relationship can continue to grow and flourish; without regular maintenance it may wither and die. Keeping a long-term relationship fresh is a problem all couples face. How can we maintain those feelings of newness and continued intensity in a relationship that is no longer new?
Relationship Therapy Group
By Marci Steinberg, LCSW
Many people don’t realize that the ability to be a partner in a quality romantic relationship is based on healthy relationship skills that are learned, rather than something we are born with. Group Therapy is an excellent opportunity for people to experience themselves and others as they currently are in their relationships--and to learn to respond at a level that is productive rather than destructive.
Recognizing the Signs of Sex Addiction and Compulsivity
For most people, sex contributes in positive ways to the quality of life. However, about three to six percent of Americans have sexual addiction. Like all addictions, its negative impact on the addict and on family members usually increases as the disorder progresses.
The Evolution of Love
By Dr. Tamara Sofair-Fisch
Love, like all emotions, changes and evolves over time. When they first "fall in love," a couple feels euphoric. Their mutual fascination transforms their most trivial activities into meaningful moments. Sometimes, however, when the initial euphoria tapers off, they fear their partner no longer loves them, or they may believe that the lessening of desire means they have fallen out of love with one another.
Five Steps to a Better Relationship
By David Sternberg, LICSW
I do a lot of couples counseling, and I often see couples make the same mistakes, mostly having to do with poor listening and communication skills. So I’ve developed a list of five things you and your spouse, or partner, can do to improve your relationship.
Understanding Sexual Addiction
By Joseph Winn, MSW, LICSW
For many, the idea of seeking professional assistance to heal from sexually addictive behavior seems daunting. This article seeks to introduce the reader to the concept of sexual addiction, describe the cornerstones of the addictive process, and inform the reader that healing from sexual compulsivity is possible.
Sexual Dysfunction...Based on Whose Standards?
By Miriam Biddelman, CSW
While the DSM-IV defines sexual dysfunction as "a disturbance in the processes that characterize the sexual response cycle associated with sexual intercourse," points of view in the field of mental health care continue to vary, both in determining an accurate definition and responding with appropriate treatment.
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