Tony Davis, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist

I encourage you to sign up for Martha's emails, as she offers great suggestions for improving your relationship and sex life! As the Gottmans often say, repair is more important than the fight that precedes it--know how to do it well. (Hint: Starting with the apology is NOT the right way!)

I like his conclusions on this topic! However, I do feel that the "credentials" of a therapist are important because "listening" without judgement is a learned skill, and involves not just listening, but knowing what questions to ask. #markmanson

I wrote this article as a "part two" to my series on problems in relationships, and why it is important to distinguish between those that are solvable and those that are unsolvable. This part focuses on regulation, which is the first step to focus on in you want to have successful conflict at all! What does regulation mean? Take a look... https://blog.couplestherapistla.com/calm-down-the-importan/

Want to know how to successfully set goals in your relationship? Start with yourself! https://youtu.be/fxZXPVG9xIs

Colleagues! I am an AACAST certified Couples and Sex Therapist, and I cannot recommend a better program to take if you want to get the skills to work with sex issues that clients bring in. Starting in January, this is the sex therapy portion of the training, and you can take it separate or followed by the couples therapy portion--your choice! This online program just meets once a week so you can fit it into your workweek.

Lots of anxiety going around these days! Here are some natural ways to treat it!