Marriage Counseling Insights From Westlake Village-Based Patricia McTague-Loft Many times advice from a therapist is just good common sense. It can also be rooted in ancient wisdom passed down through various traditions, with a classic example being the Golden Rule....
The Subtle Nature of a Fear of Abandonment
Marriage Counseling Insights From Westlake Village-Based Patricia McTague-Loft You don’t have to be a psychotherapist to understand that childhood events can affect you as an adult. It gets trickier, though, when you try to figure out exactly what happened in...
Romantic Partners – Heal Thyself First
Marriage Counseling Insights From Westlake Village-Based Patricia McTague-Loft In our last blog post — How Did You Choose Your Partner? — we talked about attachment styles and how they affect your choice of a romantic partner. In short, those with a secure attachment...
How Did You Choose Your Partner?
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...
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...
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...
Real-Life Rules For A Successful Marriage
Marriage Counseling Insights brought to you by California Psychotherapeutic Resources, Inc. Let’s take a show of hands — how long were you in a romantic relationship before you realized that keeping things upbeat required a little work? A couple months? Six months? A...
Red Flags, Jealousy and More in a Relationship
Marriage Counseling Insights brought to you by California Psychotherapeutic Resources, Inc. Since time immemorial the poets have told us a simple truth: Love is blind. Scientists, with their modern sensibilities, give us the reason for the poetic insight: infatuation...
The Most Common Reasons Relationships Fail.
Marriage Counseling Insights brought to you by California Psychotherapeutic Resources, Inc. Lewis Howes is a bestselling author who uses a variety of media channels to deliver his message: You Were Born For Greatness. Psychotherapist and bestselling author Esther...