Many of the couples I have seen in therapy express a common goal to create a “healthy relationship”, but what does that really look like? Every couple is unique, and what may work for you, may not work for the next. However, I have found there are certain aspects of a healthy relationship that maintain…
DetailsI would like you to take a moment and think back to a time when you made a mistake or did not succeed as you may have expected or liked. What did you tell yourself? Now, take a moment to think about a time where someone you care for made a mistake or was feeling…
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Somewhere between this week’s hectic work schedule and getting your children to dance lessons you realized that it’s been weeks since you last had sex. I’m betting you spent about 3 minutes wondering what you could do about it. I mean you want to have sex, right? Doesn’t everyone want to have sex or want…
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6 Tips to Increase Passion This Spring As relationships grow older and we get comfortable with our partners, passion can sometimes can wane. With every day stresses and “to-do” lists, sometime we forget to foster the love and chemistry between ourselves and our lovers. Here are some tips to help foster and re-ignite passion. Play:…
DetailsSex on Wheels There is a common stigma that individuals who are disabled are seen as sexually or romantically impaired. This is, quite frankly, far from reality. People with disability, whether it is related to mobility, physical, or mental health, are fully capable of being sexual. Real sex. Fun sex. Adventurous sex. Through the years…
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Dr. Viviana A. Coles aka – our very own Texas Love Doc is constantly on the hunt for interesting articles about relationships, sex, and love. She does the digging so you don’t have to. Here are her “Best of March” picks. Want to see more of what Dr. Coles is reading and listening to? Follow along on…
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One day at a time By the time couples come to therapy, they’re often “emotional and physically disconnected,” said Viviana Coles, a licensed marriage and family therapist and a certified sex therapist. How do couples keep from getting to that place? “Each day, I would recommend that couples alternate between expressing their love physically or…
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Have you ever wondered what it’s like to go to relationship counseling? Many times, couples don’t seek counseling because they are anxious about what it will be like. They worry it will bring up more issues than they can handle or that they will leave sessions angry with one another and ruin the rest of…
DetailsExpectations. We all have them. Expectations of ourselves, expectations of our partner, our kids, our family members, our friends, our job, and the list goes on. But what happens when reality does not live up to the expectations we have set up in our minds. Many will feel disappointment, anger, sadness or shame to name a few. They…
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