Marriage Counseling Insights From Westlake Village-Based Patricia McTague-Loft People are complex beings, and that complexity is abundantly apparent in the ways we are attracted to a romantic partner. The fact is that we are biological creatures, and basic biological...
The Immeasurable Value of Encouraging Kids to Read
Family Counseling Insights brought to you by Patricia McTague-Loft You may have heard the old saying: Learn to read from kindergarten to third grade; read to learn from then on. There’s a lot of truth in that little aphorism. What’s more, its importance can hardly be...
A ‘Potentially’ Good Relationship May Be A Fantasy
Marriage Counseling Insights From Westlake Village-Based Patricia McTague-Loft If you’re ever in the mood for a good old-fashioned college dorm BS session that lasts long into the night, get a few friends to talk about “potential.” That’s a conversation that can...
Dealing With A Narcissist? Watch This.
Marriage Counseling Insights From Westlake Village-Based Patricia McTague-Loft If you’re in a relationship with a person who has narcissistic tendencies, you’ve experienced the subtle and sometimes overt ways in which your partner tries to control you. Of course it...
The Long-Term Effects of Sexual Harassment
Individual Counseling Insights From Westlake Village-Based Patricia McTague-Loft Sexual harassment and outright sexual assault is still at crisis levels in America. Recent research indicates that more than one-third of adult women in the U.S. have been sexually...
I’m Crying About This — Again?
Individual Counseling Insights From Westlake Village-Based Patricia McTague-Loft We all cry for lots of different reasons. If you count “crying” as simply tears welling out of your eyes and streaming down your cheeks, then something as simple as dicing an onion can...
Not Just A Long Relationship — Long And Good
Marriage Counseling Insights From Westlake Village-Based Patricia McTague-Loft Longevity can be a virtue unto itself. Consider the professional who spent 40 or 50 years honing their skills, accumulating expertise gathered in no way other than through experience. Or...
Seven Signs Resentment May Be Building
Individual Counseling Insights From Westlake Village-Based Patricia McTague-Loft Oh my, relationships in the beginning stages can be wonderful! Simply looking at your potential partner is a delight, and conversations never seemed so deep and meaningful. That elusive...
Stressed Out? This May Help
Individual Counseling Insights From Westlake Village-Based Patricia McTague-Loft Many people use the terms “stress” and “pressure” interchangeably. Even dictionary definitions don’t help a whole in drawing distinctions between the two. But if you think about how...
Recognizing That Even Twins Are Individuals
Family Counseling Insights brought to you by Patricia McTague-Loft As if parenting weren’t hard enough, Nature seems to laugh quietly every time a pair of twins are born into the world. Ah, double the fun and… double the trouble. Unsuspecting parents are gradually...