Conflict is inevitable in an intimate relationship. Many who study relationships would even say fights can be an important and necessary part of a relationship’s evolution, in which needs are expressed and boundaries are negotiated.  In the best of cases, in the aftermath of a fight you gain a greater understanding of why an issue is so important to your partner and what needs to change for a sense of equity and fairness to be restored. Even if the issue at hand is not necess

When my sister was diagnosed with a neurodegenerative autoimmune disease in her early 30s, with her first major flare-up manifesting as a sudden loss of eyesight (which has since returned thankfully), it shook me to my core. It felt different from finding my father on the floor some years prior, face white as a ghost and writhing in pain due to a heart condition, before he was taken on an ambulance. It also felt different from seeing my mother bed-ridden for a year while I wa

When a prospective client reaches out to me, it is not uncommon for them to be uncertain about whether to start with individual therapy...