Happy Valentine's Day! Valentine's Day is a wonderful reminder to those of us in relationships that we should take time to focus on the person who is most important to us. As a therapist in San Francisco who specializes in relationships, I can tell you that it's quite common for people to struggle in their
With half of all marriages ending in divorce, and most of those going on to remarry, it's import to learn how to be an awesome step parent. Even if you don't have any kids yourself, if you're marrying someone who has kids you're going to face some interesting hurdles. And it's not just about the
Today's topic - Preparing for a Divorce while You're Happily Married might seem antithetical, if one is indeed happily married. However, we do things to prepare for the worst possible scenario all the time. We participate in fire drills at school, work and hopefully home. We practice earthquake drills in the event one happens and
Infidelity in a marriage can be a horribly devastating thing to experience. It can knock you off your feet and you may feel as though you will never recover. Of course you will and if you and your spouse work hard your marriage can too. Not all marriages can survive infidelity, it takes both partners
First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes contempt and then comes divorce. With nearly 50% of marriages ending divorce it's hard to believe anyone is having a healthy marriage. As a marriage counselor in the San Francisco Bay Area, I've seen some horrible marriages and I've seen some great ones - many times they
