When the sky is falling: Can couples heal from an extra- marital affair?
Linda and David* were a married couple in their mid- thirties. They met 7 years ago through a mutual friend. The attraction was...
16 September, 2015
Counselling Blog
It’s Not Your Fault! How Past Abuse Can Affect Your Current Relationships and What You Can Do About It
I would like to tell you the story of Sylvia* who came to see me last fall with her husband Derek. Sylvia and...
05 May, 2015
Spare the Children: How Marital Therapy for Separation Can Help you to Divorce Without Dragging Your Kids Through the Mud
I have been a Marriage and Family Therapist for about twenty years. I have worked hard with hundreds of couples to improve, enrich...
14 April, 2015
Can Depression Explain the Deliberate Crashing of Germanwings’ Flight over the Alps?
We were all horrified by the news of the deliberate crash of the Germanwings aircraft over the Alps last week. It is hard...
30 March, 2015
Oh, I’m so depressed! Really? The Difference Between Being Somewhat Down and Being Clinically Depressed
Last week I met with a friend who told me about some challenges he'd been experiencing at work. At some point he told...
18 March, 2015
Why Can’t I Have What Everyone Else Does: How to Cope with the Heartbreak of Infertility
Yearning to have children is a universal phenomenon and, although not everyone experiences that yearning, most people do at some point in their...
11 March, 2015
Will our Love Last? What is Premarital Counselling and Who Needs it Anyway?
When couples get married they are usually very much in love and they plan to stay married forever. It is a sad fact,...
04 March, 2015
Tell Me Your Secret: What Happily Married Couples Say About Long-Lasting Love
I have recently travelled to Israel to visit my family. I stayed with my parents, who have been happily married for 57 years,...
24 February, 2015
When Panic Attacked: Why do People Have Panic Attacks and What to do About Them
Melissa was a 27 year old law student. She was in her third year of law school and had been very successful. She...
17 February, 2015