Marriage Counseling insights brought to you by Westlake Village-based California Psychotherapeutic Resources, Inc. “There is a crack in everything; that’s how the light gets in.” – Leonard Cohen The single most destructive threat to a committed relationship is...
A Good Night’s Sleep
Individual Counseling insights brought to you by Westlake Village-based California Psychotherapeutic Resources, Inc. “To sleep, perchance to dream – ay, there’s the rub.” — William Shakespeare, from Hamlet The National Sleep Foundation tells us that nearly...
Why Do We Procrastinate?
Individual Counseling insights brought to you by Westlake Village-based California Psychotherapeutic Resources, Inc. “Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.” The Earl of Chesterfield, December 26, 1749 Almost everyone has been afflicted by...
To Forgive
Individual Counseling insights brought to you by Westlake Village-based California Psychotherapeutic Resources, Inc. “The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.” – Mahatma Gandhi All of us have been hurt, in one way or another,...
Understanding Anxiety
Individual Counseling insights brought to you by Westlake Village-based California Psychotherapeutic Resources, Inc. “The bow too tensely strung is easily broken.” – Publius Syrus (42 B.C.) Anxiety is the body’s reaction to an event that is experienced as...
Maintaining Healthy Boundaries in Relationships
Marriage Counseling insights brought to you by Westlake Village-based California Psychotherapeutic Resources, Inc. A successful relationship is composed of two individuals – each with a clearly defined sense of her or his own identity. Without our own understanding of...
The Committed Relationship
Marriage Counseling insights brought to you by Westlake Village-based California Psychotherapeutic Resources, Inc. Download this blog post as a PDF Emotionally committed relationships bring excitement and passion into our lives, especially when they are new. ...
Relationships and Manipulation
Marriage Counseling insights brought to you by Westlake Village-based California Psychotherapeutic Resources, Inc. We are all vulnerable to being manipulated in relationships, whether between romantic partners, friends, parents, children, employers, coworkers, or...
When Your Partner’s Feelings Don’t Show
Marriage Counseling insights brought to you by Westlake Village-based California Psychotherapeutic Resources, Inc. “Fasten your seatbelt. It’s going to be a bumpy ride.” – Bette Davis When we commit to a relationship, we usually expect that our partner will...
Finding Intimacy
Marriage Counseling insights brought to you by Westlake Village-based California Psychotherapeutic Resources, Inc. Many people search for that special intimacy in their relationship Some of us search our entire lives for a feeling of oneness with another person. It’s...