In my work with couples, I usually have a session with each partner separately. During this individual meeting, I explore the client’s past relationship history focusing mostly on their childhood…
It is said that Bruce Springsteen opened his concert in NYC the night after John Lennon was killed by saying “It is a cruel world that makes us live with…
Let’s face it! Orgasms are fun. They are connecting and life affirming. And they are powerful – some of the time! In Babygirl, a film characterized as an “erotic thriller”,…
I consider myself very fortunate to have come of age in the 50s and 60s. As a young folk guitarist and aspiring singer-songwriter growing up on the West Side of…
I must admit I was a little skeptical when my adult son raved about the movie Anora. Based in London, he and his film producer fiance see an average of…
I have two types of movie going experiences. The first involves movies that capture my attention fully but which I often forget the next day. The second are those films…
I am a couple counselor who loves movies. I consider myself lucky to be able to bring my passion for film into my work as a therapist and educator. I…
Well, forgive me for sensationalizing the heading. A more accurate, but less captivating title, might read: what can Cameron Diaz and Jason Segal teach us about marriage, and in particular…
I was delighted to take my 12 year old daughter, Natalie, and her best friend Olivia to see this splendid movie. I had heard good things about it from a…
In the past ten years my private practice of couple therapy has changed in dramatic ways. One of these changes has to do with the frequency with which I treat…