July 15, 2025 When we think of family estrangement, we often picture two people at odds: a parent and adult child no longer speaking, or...

MAY 31, 2021 Family estrangements, in the best of times, bring isolation and hopelessness. But as the family experiences a crisis — a...

NOVEMBER 17, 2020 The holidays are rapidly approaching, and at the same time, the country is still reeling from a highly charged...

OCTOBER 2, 2020 Over six months into the pandemic, the prolonged strain of living a restricted lifestyle along with greatly reduced...

How to Prioritize First and Second Families During Pandemic JUNE 8, 2020 The tabloids and the public can’t get enough of the photos of...

MAY 6, 2020 Over a month into the COVID-19 pandemic, sheltering in place has resulted in some universal strains, but there are others...

APRIL 19, 2020 Now that we are a month into the coronavirus crisis, many couples have spent more time together than they have for years....

MARCH 24, 2020 We are all in this together… life as we know it has come to a halt. This means a complete shift in the amount of time...

JANUARY 30, 2020 A couple recently came to their first session of the New Year and proudly declared that they didn’t have any fights in...

NOVEMBER 4, 2019 It’s a classic — the flurry of calls to my office in January from couples who feel their relationship is really strained...

AUGUST 14, 2018 I often hear from couples that they are reluctant to begin couples therapy because really, their relationship is good or...

AUGUST 6, 2018 They enter my office, nervous and uncertain as many couples do during a first visit—he is trying to smile and break the...

MAY 11, 2018 Every relationship has an ebb and flow to it: moments of giddy excitement and closeness to treasure, and then periods when...