21st Century Rewards

Parents often ask me about helping their teen become a responsible adult. I almost always explain that, just like children, adults are always seeking rewards. As adults, however, we take our reward granting to ourselves as a given. If I am having trouble getting out the door for my daily walk, I can reward myself

Depression

This is an outstanding comic from hyperbole and a half depicting and discussing what it feels like to be depressed and the beginnings of what it’s like as the rainbows come back again. ” And that’s the most frustrating thing about depression. It isn’t always something you can fight back against with hope. It isn’t

Should You Go To Sex Therapy?

“I can’t believe how long we waited to get help!” is the most frequent comment I hear from sex therapy graduates.  Second only to the comments about my consulting room, “oh it looks just like a living room.”  Third to the comment, “I didn’t know these feelings were normal.” I think people are afraid that

Women Get Women Off Better

Women in general are more likely to experience orgasm when “sex” includes kissing, non-genital touching, receiving oral sex, genital-manual stimulation, and use of sex toys– all behaviors more engaged in by women having sex with women.