When people enter psychotherapy, even if they’re desperate and deeply in need, they don’t fully reveal themselves in the early phases of treatment. As in any relationship, it takes time to develop enough trust so you feel safe making yourself … Continue reading
Category Archives: Sexuality
Why Sex Matters
One of my colleagues recently told me how dismayed she was that so many of her clients in long-term relationships or marriages seemed to have given up on sex entirely, or had passionless, unsatisfying sex a couple of times a … Continue reading
How to Keep Your New Year’s Resolutions
It’s no secret that most people make and then break their New Year’s resolutions, and there’s plenty of Internet advice available on how to avoid such a disappointment: start small, make a detailed step-by-step plan, surround yourself with positive re-enforcement, … Continue reading
Sigmund Freud and the Oedipus Complex
Sigmund Freud’s theory of the Oedipus complex doesn’t get much airplay these days but it’s still a highly relevant aspect of family life and psycho-dynamic psychotherapy. Continue reading
Freud’s Theory of the Id, Ego and Superego: Lost in Translation
Good things about the superego, and how it came to have a bad rap. Continue reading


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