Dr. Viviana Coles is always on the hunt for interesting articles about relationships, sex, and love. She does the digging so you don’t have to. Here are some of her favorite articles featured on HuffPost. How Often You Should be Having Sex, According to Sex Therapists– Many people find themselves asking “Is my sex life with my…
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Forbidden Fruit: A Global Delicacy- Affairs There is no fruit more costly, across the globe, than that which is forbidden: the affair. Further, affairs are often delicate terrains to navigate when a couple is trying to heal from the residual upheaval. There are few who have not been touched by the affair, whether it’s the couple,…
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Sex Based on Days of the Week Looking to spice things up? How about experimenting with positions based on the day of the week you are having sex: Missionary Mondays- While most think of this as simple and vanilla, you can change things up by using pillows to lift up the hips, use rope play…
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Dealing with Infertility The day has come- you’ve been trying and fretting for months, maybe even years, results are in and you have received a diagnosis. Maybe it’s PCOS, anovulation, endometriosis, or even unexplained, but the result is the same, infertility. So now what? First of all, let’s be clear, infertility does not necessarily mean…
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During the holiday season, many of us feel a complex combination of emotions that can overwhelm and affect our relationships. The therapists at Houston Relationship Therapy are highly trained to help those experiencing distress individually and in their relationships. Here is a collection of articles from our therapists addressing common challenges faced during the holiday season. Organize…
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A Parent’s Guide When Their Child Comes Out as Genderqueer I have recently seen an uptick in clients reaching out looking for a therapist that specializes in gender identity issues. It’s often the parents that reach out to me first and I hear their lost, confused, scared voices not sure what to do next. As…
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A natural disaster, such as the catastrophic flooding here in southeast Texas following Hurricane Harvey, takes a toll on our ability to work, shop and do the things we are used to doing. Because we were unable to go anywhere for about five days, cabin fever was a threat, but we were thankful that we…
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As a couple grows through time and experiences, obstacles, challenges, and disagreements are inevitable. Life presents the relationship with opportunities to develop a closer bond or build what could be the most difficult wall to break down: resentment. Resentment can be hard to detect, hiding behind symptoms like criticism, passive aggression, and an inability or…
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In part one and part two of this series, we covered important aspects of baby making, including going off birth control and ovulation. In the final part of this series, we will discuss potential sexual difficulties while trying to conceive. Sex might have been fun and exciting, spontaneous and unscheduled, but now you find yourselves…
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In part one of this series, we talked about some possible experiences from going off birth control. In parts two and three of our baby making blog, we are delving a little more into fertility concerns. One the biggest questions women are asking is “Am I ovulating?” Many women take to using ovulation test strips, ovulation apps,…
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