Marriage Counseling Insights From Westlake Village-Based Patricia McTague-Loft Do you ever think about “give and take” in a relationship? Many people would probably give a reflexive response to a question about give-and-take by saying something like, “Oh yes, it’s...
Four Keys to a Stronger Relationship
Marriage Counseling Insights brought to you by California Psychotherapeutic Resources, Inc. You may have heard of the Gottman Institute and its co-founders, Dr. John Gottman and Dr. Julie Gottman. The husband-and-wife team have received accolades such as the 2021...
Drinking Too Much? You Should Probably Read This.
Individual Counseling Insights brought to you by California Psychotherapeutic Resources, Inc. Many people make up for over-indulging over the holidays by declaring “Dry January” — their intention to abstain from alcohol for the whole month. In a recent twist, some...
The Secret to Happiness. Really.
Individual Counseling Insights brought to you by California Psychotherapeutic Resources, Inc. Psychologists and family therapists typically deal with problems — issues that cause problems between couples, parents and children, siblings, co-workers. The list goes on...
Prince Harry – Family Relationships Gone Awry
Family Counseling Insights brought to you by California Psychotherapeutic Resources, Inc. Unless you’ve cut yourself off from news entirely, you’re aware to some degree that Prince Harry of the English Royal Family and his wife, American-born Meghan Markle,...
“High-Functioning Depression” and Suicide
Individual Counseling Insights brought to you by California Psychotherapeutic Resources, Inc. Fans of the Ellen DeGeneres Show are well aware of the talent and love for life on display by the show’s DJ, Stephen “tWitch” Boss. They are also undoubtedly aware that...
How To Enhance Intimacy
Marriage Counseling Insights brought to you by California Psychotherapeutic Resources, Inc. There are all kinds of debates about what exactly influences and shapes our behavior. From the fundamental idea of “nature versus nurture,” we know that there are usually...
Insights on Cultivating Professional Relationships
Individual Counseling Insights brought to you by California Psychotherapeutic Resources, Inc. People, to state the obvious, are not one-dimensional creatures. So, your relationships do not all fall into one category. You may have a romantic relationship, but you also...
Developmental Stages of a Relationship
Marriage Counseling Insights brought to you by California Psychotherapeutic Resources, Inc. If you’ve been through a romantic relationship or two, you probably know that the initial phase of infatuation eventually fades and a less intense but more sustainable...
Does Your Attachment Style Affect Your Relationship?
Marriage Counseling Insights brought to you by California Psychotherapeutic Resources, Inc. You may have read about or even researched various personality types. A relatively well known example is the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) developed by Isabel Myers and...