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Why Do I Procrastinate and What Can I Do About It?

In this country in particular, another message that often bombards us all from birth is the idea that our negative emotions are bad. Not only is this incredibly untrue, but when we believe this, it directly contributes to procrastination. If we aren’t supposed to feel distressed, worried, fearful, overwhelmed, guilty, shameful, irritated, and dread, just to name a few common ones related to procrastination, then it will be quite the challenge to begin working on a task where some or all these emotions burst up to the surface.

April 16, 2024

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Why Do I Have Anxiety and Obsessive Thinking and What Can I Do about It

Another one of the most critical and common contributors to an anxiety condition is growing up in an environment that exposes one to it in a significant way. Significant can take the form of one or several events that affected you strongly and/or a continuous and consistent exposure to anxious conditions. For instance, perhaps you regularly witnessed mom or dad express specific fears and worries about a variety of topics. When you consider these ways in which you can develop anxiety conditions and struggles, one of the key takeaways is it is not your fault.

April 4, 2024

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Tips to Support Your Partner with Addiction: Expert Advice

Communication is the foundation of any successful relationship, and when one partner is struggling with their mental health, it’s important to address it together. If you suspect that your partner could benefit from seeking professional help, it’s essential to approach the conversation with empathy and understanding.

February 27, 2024

Discover 6 Benefits of Marriage Counseling for Strong Relationships

One of the key benefits of marriage counseling for already healthy relationships is that it provides a safe space for couples to discuss their concerns. Sometimes, couples may have difficulty effectively communicating their needs and desires to each other.

February 15, 2024

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At What Point Should We Seek Couples’ Therapy

A licensed therapist can help you and your partner develop healthier communication strategies, gain a deeper understanding of each other’s needs and emotions, and work towards a more fulfilling and productive relationship.

January 16, 2024

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How Do You Know You’re Ready for Therapy?

It’s no secret that many people go through their lives feeling unfulfilled. Often, they don’t even realize it until it’s too late. They go through the motions day after day, year after year, never stopping to question whether or not they’re truly happy.

January 10, 2024

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What to Do When Your Partner Refuses Couples’ Therapy

It’s a common scenario: one partner wants to go to couples’ therapy and the other refuses. It can be a frustrating and confusing situation. So,

December 12, 2023

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Knowing the Difference Between Unhealthy and Healthy Coping Mechanisms for Stress

It can sometimes be unclear whether something is a healthy versus unhealthy coping mechanism for stress. For instance, is distracting oneself from a stressful and

December 11, 2023

Understanding How to Harness Short-Term Stress for Your Benefit

We are taught that stress is a bad thing, something we must avoid at all costs. We are bombarded with messages like, “Stress causes Cancer”,

December 7, 2023

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Does Online Therapy Work (and If So, How Well)?

When the COVID-19 pandemic began a handful of years ago, so much of the world had to adapt quickly. One of those adaptations was the

November 6, 2023

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Maintaining Healthy Boundaries During the Holiday Season

For many, if not all of us, we both look forward to and dread the holidays. They are both a lovely and much-needed break from

November 1, 2023

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Two Incredible Approaches to Manage Obsessive Thinking and Intense Emotions

The reality is, the only people with whom we are responsible for is ourselves. Furthermore, we cannot change anyone other than ourselves.

September 7, 2023

One Critical Approach to Save a Failing Relationship

If you find yourself in a relationship teetering on the edge of constant conflict and uncertainty, there is a path to reclaiming the love and happiness you once shared.

August 30, 2023

The Benefits of Couples’ Therapy for Relationships in Crisis

Do you and your partner constantly feel tense, stressed out, and irritated with one another? Maybe you feel as though you, your partner, or both of you are constantly picking on each other for every little thing. Does it feel like you two are always fighting, often about the same things? You’re in crisis mode and you likely feel incredibly stuck, frustrated, and exhausted.

August 22, 2023

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Why Men in Relationships Must Work on Anger Management

Experiencing anger is a human and crucial emotion. As men, we have to ensure we express it, however, in healthy ways as often as possible, especially in heterosexual relationships.

August 15, 2023

How to Overcome a Fear of Flying

When we get preoccupied with anxiety, fear, and dread about an upcoming flight, and we try to plan for all the “what if” scenarios, we use our cerebral cortex. Here, we are trying our best to resolve our anxiety and fear. The problem is it has no chance of working. The reason is twofold.

July 10, 2023

How Infidelity Therapy Can Help Repair and Rebuild Relationships

The reality is, through the right kind of infidelity therapy, not only can you heal from what you’ve endured and genuinely learn to trust your partner again, but you can also expect that the two of you will transform yourselves into new, better versions of yourselves. You can anticipate that, by the end of your infidelity therapy journey, you two will become a profoundly stronger relationship than you may have ever imagined.

June 15, 2023

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Sparks Will Fly: 10 Date Night Ideas In San Diego From A Couples Therapist

Life and responsibilities got in the way and they feel disconnected from their partners and are unsure how to reconnect in a meaningful way. The good news—all of those men had hope, and if you’re reading this and are looking for a nudge in the right direction—there is hope for you too!

June 5, 2023

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Why Are My Partner and I Always Fighting – and What Do I Do About It?

The 3 floors of the Sound Relationship House are the foundation for a healthy relationship. Here are those 3 ways you can strengthen your bond with your partner and finally stop feeling like you’re always fighting.

May 16, 2023

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How Couple’s Therapy Can Help with Intimacy Issues

We often think intimacy means sex, when that’s only a part of it. Intimacy is about our closeness with our partner. If your relationship lacks

May 13, 2023

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Taking Time For Yourself: Why Men Should Prioritize Self-Care

Modern professional men are very busy and have many responsibilities on their shoulders: providing for their families, paying bills, working, maintaining friendships, etc. With all

May 3, 2023

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How Do I Know If I’m Dating the Right Person?

You just started dating someone. You’re tired of choosing someone who initially seems great and ends up hurting you worse than you could have ever

April 10, 2023

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Stuck in the Roommate Phase of Your Relationship? What To Do About It!

Do you worry that you and your partner have become more roommates than lovers? Does this make you feel sad and confused, as you can’t

April 10, 2023

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The Surprising Signs of Stress for Busy Professionals

It’s Monday—you’re up all night stewing on a project. Tuesday—your to-do list grows longer and longer no matter how hard you work. Wednesday, Thursday, Friday. Before you know it, that Sunday night anxiety is settling in again and the week has passed in a blur. Thus begins the story of many busy professionals as stress creeps in from every angle.

April 8, 2023

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The Power of Identifying Your Strengths and Growth Areas as a Couples’ Therapist

When your relationship is filled with turmoil, chaos, and pain for many months, it can be difficult to know if your relationship will last, and if online relationship therapy can help. Beyond that, what makes couples therapy successful? and will it work for you, too?

March 20, 2023

How to Make the Most Out of Each Session with a Couples’ Therapist

Being in a relationship is a lot of hard work, and you may have turned to an online couples therapist to help you get back on track. Still, you may be wondering how to make the most out of each session with a couples therapist. As a team offering online couples therapy in Oregon, Florida, and California we have some thoughts, so check them out!

March 20, 2023

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How Do Men Typically Experience Depression as Compared to Women?

When discussing depression, attention often focuses on our female friends, family members, and acquaintances who have been affected. In recent years, the women in our

March 8, 2023

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Common Relationship Challenges Addressed in Couples’ Therapy

You and your partner might be wondering, even worried, whether the relationship challenges you two are enduring are rare or common. Perhaps you find that

February 27, 2023

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Taking Charge of Your Mental Health: Explore the Benefits of Online Therapy for Men

Mental health is a critical component of overall well-being, yet many men struggle to prioritize and seek help for their emotional and psychological needs, or

February 11, 2023

The Role of a Marriage Counselor in Resolving Conflict in Relationships

Lately, you find that your relationship is characterized by constant fights, often over the same few topics. What makes it worse is these same topics

February 10, 2023

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5 of the Biggest Relationship Enders from a San Diego Marriage Counselor

You might think that doing the right, hard daily work is crucial to having a fulfilling and lasting romantic relationship. The reality is it’s about

January 24, 2023

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What is Stonewalling & How Do You Protect Your Relationship from it?

When our emotions get too intense, one of our natural responses is to shut down. This can manifest as our avoiding making eye contact, not

January 20, 2023

Online Couples Therapy: Making the First Call & How it Works

Picking up the phone for the first call for online couples therapy You deserve tremendous credit. You’ve made that first call, or are planning to,

January 17, 2023

Infidelity Therapy

You feel like your world is turned upside down. The memories you have of yourself and your partner are all now called into question. The

January 10, 2023

Unique Ways to Cope with Stress

Are you humble to the point of self-deprecation? Frequently find yourself feeling like the professional growth you’ve achieved is all a scam? If you find yourself feeling like you don’t belong in the career you have or frequently worrying you’re somehow not deserving of your success, this one’s for you.

January 3, 2023

Blurred Boundaries: Does Working From Home Help or Hurt?

Remote work options are a hot-button topic these days. With over 70% of people hoping to continue to find some flexibility in their workspace offerings, it’s time to get down to data in figuring out what those options really offer you.

December 22, 2022

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Alcohol Counseling: Tips for Healing from Addiction

If you’ve been through something painful, I’m sure you want to forget it. You may have run into obstacles in this process and the reason largely boils down to this: the brain remembers.

December 1, 2022

What No One Tells You About Painful Past Experiences

If you’ve been through something painful, I’m sure you want to forget it. You may have run into obstacles in this process and the reason largely boils down to this: the brain remembers.

November 2, 2022

The Most Essential Steps to Healing Fighting in My Relationship

If you’ve been continually fighting with your loved one, it might seem obvious why. Perhaps you attempt to repeatedly bring up your concerns about your partner and your relationship, but nothing changes. To understand why, and how to create real, lasting change, we have to go back in time to when we were children.

October 15, 2022

Feeling Like An Imposter in Your Career

September 6, 2022

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2 Steps to Establishing A Close & Satisfying Relationship

When you and your partner have been so distant, disconnected, and struggling for so long, it’s hard to see the light at the end of the tunnel. You so desperately want to have that close and satisfying relationship you either once had or know you can have if you only learned the right skills. In this blog, we’ll help you learn 2 easy to learn and implement skills to dramatically improve the quality of your relationship today.

August 3, 2022

4 Key Tips for Decision Making from an Online Therapist

You’re at a critical place in your life. You don’t know which decision to make. You believe you must choose correctly and the sooner the do it, the sooner you’ll feel relief from confusion, overwhelm, and fear. You know once you decide which path to take, you’ll feel clarity and confidence because you’ll know that you’re living a life that aligns with your values. In this blog, we’ll explore how to accomplish this goal.

July 9, 2022

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When Meditation Stops Helping With Stress Management

Does stigma, stress, or a sense of personal responsibility keep you from reaching out to get the stress support you need? Have you tried things like prioritizing your schedule or meditation, but still left with an impending sense of doom about things going on at work or home? Here’s how to take the next step when your stress relief tips stop working.

June 2, 2022

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Suffering From Sunday Night Anxiety & Stress?

If you find yourself frustrated by the dread that puts a damper on your Sunday night every week, you’re in the right place. Let’s talk all about the Sunday scaries and how you can put them to rest for good.

May 1, 2022

What is Commitment Phobia…and What Do I Do About It?

Do you suspect you or the person with whom you’re dating has commitment phobia? Are you unsure what commitment phobia really is, but you have some idea, and worry about what it means for you, your relationship, and dating for you in general? Do you wish you had the right tools to attract great, loving, caring, thoughtful people into your life and keep them around? If so, this blog could be a great start to this process.

May 20, 2021

Simple Ways to Stop Having the Same Fights Over and Over with Your Partner

Tired of having the same fights over and over again? Do you feel like you and your loved one are stuck, frustrated, and simply unable to move past one or several topics of disagreement? In this blog, we will look at critical concepts and easy to implement skills to help you both drastically reduce these experiences and much better navigate them when they appear.

February 26, 2021

Simple Ways to Appreciate the Holidays

The holidays aren’t always as joyous as they initially promise. You may find yourself, understandably, filled with overwhelm, sadness, anxiety, and irritation, as you scramble to get a bunch of gifts and see a variety of people (a handful of whom you wish you didn’t have to see). You may also find yourself desiring a much calmer, mindful, and joyful experience. In this blog, we will explore ways to do this as quickly as possible!

December 25, 2020

The Best Ways to Enjoy the Holidays During the Pandemic

The holidays are stressful and overwhelming enough. Now, we have to try to enjoy them with the addition of an unwanted guest: COVID-19. In this blog, we will review several tips to make your holidays as enjoyable as possible.

November 23, 2020

What You Need to Know about Helping Your Addicted Partner

You feel like you’re always walking on eggshells around your partner. It didn’t used to be like this. You used to be such a great couple and then your partner lost his/her way. S/he is addicted and you’re stuck; you don’t know how to help him/her. In this blog, we’ll look at critical concepts and skills to begin understanding and incorporating to help you and your loved one through this incredibly challenging time.

October 11, 2020

How to Move Past Fights in Your Relationship

You’re tired of the constant fights with your partner. You also wish the aftermath of these fights didn’t haunt you both for days, seemingly endlessly. In this blog, we will look at ways to 1. prevent such intense and frequent fights and 2. ensure that, once you get into a conflict, you and your partner can enjoy each other and life again as quickly as possible.

September 16, 2020

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