From Secrets to Stories: Choosing When to Share Your Past

Everyone wants their partner to change. “Why can’t he be more romantic?” “If only we had more sex [hotter sex; less sex; any sex], I’d have no complaints.” “I just want her to make me a priority.” In my (gasp) 20+ year career, the one constant among my clients is ...

I’m a sucker for love. I love falling in love, being in love, supporting other people in love – and saving people who are falling out of love. It’s strange to say, ‘I love saving people who are falling out of love.’ Makes me sound grandiose. But it turns out ...

In your defense, it’s not like you were given the option to take Relationship Skills in high school and you chose to bypass it for Geography, though we’re probably in agreement that the former would have been far more useful than the latter. Which leaves you two ways to learn ...

I’m the first to suggest looking inward for the solution to relationship problems. There’s almost always something you can do differently to change the trajectory of your relationship. But sometimes, no amount of internal reflection, changed behavior, or LOVE will give you the happy ending you’re looking for. Because it ...

Dear Dr. Darcy, I just caught my partner of 3 years cheating on me. I am destroyed. Like, gutted. I have never been a jealous person, but lately I saw her looking at her phone and smiling and just got a weird feeling, so yes, I checked her phone. Not ...

Texting has become a necessary part of life – particularly in our personal lives. As a therapist, I love the transparency that texting provides me. Gone are the days when I used to rely on a client’s ability to accurately retell a conversation of what transpired outside of session. Texting, ...