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We are halfway through 2015, and many of us, myself included, have forgotten our New Year’s resolutions. As a Bethesda MD therapist, I find that regardless of the time of year, people are eager to change their behavior in small or large ways. However, oftentimes, we struggle with creating long-lasting change. Behavior change can feel […]

As much as we may not want to admit it, the content on television has profound impact on society.  We welcome people on TV into our homes weekly and sometimes, in fact, we feel like the people on the shows are part of our family.  So, when people recently started to “forgive” and make excuses for […]

Couples seek counseling in Bethesda MD for a variety of reasons.  However, one of the most common complaints, and the one that shows up regardless of age or cultural background, is communication.  Just as every couple is unique, communication problems are unique.  Some couples notice that a routine conversation about household chores quickly escalates into […]

It’s a phrase I hear quite often throughout my work as a therapist in Bethesda MD: “I don’t really want to go there, can we talk about something else?”. “There” can represent many things, from past issues in a marriage to upsetting experiences from childhood to an unacknowledged addiction of some sort. Sometimes it’s said […]

It’s funny that often in couples therapy, certain themes seem to arise in clusters among my clients. This week, it’s been dynamics of closeness and distance, and how they play out in the larger couples dynamic. This is a powerful dimension of any relationship: Can we maintain enough closeness to feel connected, but enough distance […]

“Will my child(ren) be okay?” When our Bethesda family therapists work with clients who are struggling with their marriage and contemplating divorce, this question is bound to be asked of as they struggle with the enormity of such a decision .  As a therapist, I am not given a crystal ball along with my license to practice, […]

As couples therapists in Bethesda, we know it is not uncommon for couples to date long-distance or be in a commuter marriage (i.e., a marriage between spouses who live apart).  In fact, data from the 2006 U.S. Census found that more than 3.5 million married couples live apart for reasons other than legal separation.  In […]

It’s no surprise that many of the couples we work with in our Bethesda MD couples’ therapy have arguments about their finances. It’s well-known that money is among the very top of the list of topics that cause distress in relationships, and for good reason – money is a pervasive and stressful aspect of everyday life […]

Marriage, with all of the joys involved, is known to our MD couples therapists to be a difficult process due to the melding of two lives, two personalities, and two families.  We bring our own set of values, expectations, and traditions that may or may not be in line with our spouse’s. Despite any differences, your love […]