Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about working with couples. A large portion of my private psychotherapy practice is comprised of working with couples (both straight and gay). And I very much enjoy this work. It is often quite dynamic, and couples usually find me an active participant. Quite often couples come into therapy because […]
Archive | May, 2009
Psychotheapy and Feelings: “How Does that Make You Feel?”
People come into therapy because of some degree of emotional discomfort. The well-known psychotherapist Irv Yalom wrote that often he begins a session with the question: “What ails?” And while the causes – the stressors – of that suffering are often the focus of therapy, so too are the feelings themselves. And sometimes having these […]
Couples Therapy: As If
Recently a friend asked me about my experience working with couples. He wondered if the biggest issues people bring in concern sex and money. It’s true of course: those are often the issues that bring people in. Couples, married or not, straight or gay, often come into therapy because these and other troubling issues seem […]