Grieving a breakup is a profound and often surprising process of mourning. While the end of a relationship is not a physical death, the pain is real and should not be minimized. It is the death of a shared future, companionship, physical intimacy with that person, and of a specific identity you held within that partnership. Whether a long marriage or a brief but intense romance, the pain of breakup grief is valid and requires time and attention to heal. Acknowledging the grie

Keri and Bart have been married for 13 years and have a son and a daughter. Bart has had a relationship with alcohol for as long as Keri has known him, but over the years, his intake has increased to the point that he drinks excessively about four nights a week and only slightly less most other nights. He’s not emotionally present, and often not physically present, instead in his workshop for the evening as soon as dinner is over, leaving Keri to help their kids with homewor

Clients sometime ask me questions about psychiatric medications. In this blog, I ask some of the most common questions I receive to...

All of us, at one time or another, have experienced betrayals in our lives – big ones, small ones, by friends, family, partners,...

In the natural order of things, our parents die before us – not always the case, but mostly. In fact, by the time we reach the age of 62,...

Anyone who has experienced a panic attack knows that they feel awful. There is often a sense of, “I need to get out of here!” or a loss...

A significant part of my practice is working with people who are in a relationship with someone in active substance use disorder (SUD)....