by Samantha Stein, PsyD. | Jun 22, 2012
What is the connection between desire and love? This question has been one that relationship scientists and couples therapists have concerned themselves with for a long time, but the answer has remained elusive. Recently, researcher Jim Pfaus, professor of psychology...
by Samantha Stein, PsyD. | Mar 27, 2012
Everyone who has been in psychotherapy has had the question arise: When am I done here? This question is a good one, as there is no obvious ending point for psychotherapy – it isn’t like a course of antibiotics, or a broken bone, when the ending of treatment can...
by Samantha Stein, PsyD. | Feb 3, 2012
The majority of people's problems are caused by the fact that they are disconnected with the rest of creation. (C.S. Lewis) We came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. We made a decision to turn out will and our lives over...
by Elizabeth Corsale | Jan 6, 2012
The term “trauma” gets frequently used when people are recovering from a spouse’s affair or extramarital sexual activity. Use of this word may be an attempt to try to describe the level of distress, anger, pain, sadness, anxiety, and other intense...
by Samantha Stein, PsyD. | Aug 14, 2011
While measuring the sexualization of men and women in popular media over the past 40 years, Erin Hatton, PhD and Mary Nell Trautner, PhD found that there have been some dramatic changes in our culture. In “Equal Opportunity Objectification? The Sexualization of...
by Elizabeth Corsale | Aug 2, 2011
Treatment providers working in the field of addiction know that accountability is an essential piece of the foundation of long-term, ongoing sobriety. There are even all kinds of slogans in the 12-step programs that speak to it, such as "You are as sick as your...
