by Catherine Robbins | Sep 16, 2020 | Couples Therapy, Individual Therapy |
In a meeting last week, a colleague of mine brought up an article she had read recently about how such people as POWs, or people who have other horrifically traumatic experiences, go on to have productive and meaningful lives. Basically, how do they survive, and even...
by Catherine Robbins | Sep 11, 2020 | Couples Therapy, Individual Therapy |
When a baby cries, he cries until his needs are met. If the parent guesses wrong, thinking feeding rather than diaper change, the baby keeps crying. If a child needs a hug and kiss after a fall, it doesn’t really matter if the “wound” is just a scrape. Even if the...
by Catherine Robbins | Jul 20, 2020 | Couples Therapy |
Even happily married couples can stumble on the way. When this happens, couples can either go it alone or reach out for guidance from a trained, experienced marriage counselor. Sometimes when it is not possible for both partners to attend counseling, individual...
by Catherine Robbins | Jul 13, 2020 | Couples Therapy, Individual Therapy |
Janie recently entered therapy with me to address symptoms related to domestic violence. She had left her abusive marriage several years before, but recently, she had been experiencing increased nightmares, difficulty sleeping, and high anxiety. She struggled to...
by Catherine Robbins | Jun 30, 2020 | Couples Therapy, Individual Therapy |
You feel anxious. What is going on? Perhaps this anxiety is affecting your relationship. Perhaps you have a shorter fuse these days. Or perhaps you have noticed you are playing a lot of video games. The limbic system, which is made up of the amygdala, hippocampus,...
