For many in the GLBT community, the term family has different meanings. Some have been rejected by their birth families because of their sexual orientation. Many of these folks have created new families with others in the community and with friends. Bringing a new partner around the second type of family can be an affirming…
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Self-Care: Five to Ten Minutes Can Go a Long Way Life is busy. It becomes difficult to juggle work, family, relationships, ourselves, etc. For this reason, I would like to focus on the importance of taking care of ourselves, which therapists call, self-care. Most of us are guilty, at one time or another in our…
DetailsOkay so maybe your wife or girlfriend wasn’t ever a tiger in the bedroom or a prowling sex kitten, but you used to have sex more often and now you are wondering, “What happened?” While society states that it is “normal” for women’s sex drive to not be as high as men’s or that is…
DetailsNot long ago, a couple I was seeing came in for help working through conflict about their work schedules and how it impacted their home life. Their conversations sounded something like this: Him: “I’m working long, stressful days. Why won’t you just give me a break? I get home and you expect me to be…
Details“Don’t men want sex, like, all the time?” I have been asked this question on multiple occasions. The simple answer is no, this is a myth that continues to be perpetuated in society by both men and women. While, statistically, men tend to have a higher sex drive there are many reasons why a man…
DetailsHow long have you worked at Houston Relationship Therapy? I’ve been at HRT for one year. Describe what you do in a sentence. This is such a tough question I work with both Christian and faith seeking clients to process what is past, find renewal and restoration in the present, and instill hope for the…
DetailsHow often do you and your partner speak about what is going well in your relationship? I find, more often than not, couples spend more time talking to each other about what is not working, and very little time about what is working. I encourage couples to make time every week to check in, not…
DetailsHow long have you worked at Houston Relationship Therapy? 2 years this month! Describe what you do in a sentence. I help couples and individuals take a step back from their experiences, see things from different perspectives, and find ways to improve their relationships with their partners and themselves. What areas in relationship therapy/ sex…
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Time. The word comes up in my office just about as much as the word “sex”. Couples who don’t have enough of it. They don’t know what to do with it. More often than not, both individuals and couples mismanage the time that they have and I believe it is all because they have difficulty…
DetailsBurning, stinging, sharp stabbing, ripping – these are all words that women use to describe pain that they feel during intercourse. If you experience recurring pain during sex, you’re not alone. According to the Institute for Sexual Wholeness, it is estimated between 8 and 21 percent of all American women experience painful sex. Some of…
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