by Elyssa Barbash | Jul 17, 2019 | Anxiety, emotions, feelings, relationship, results, Thoughts, Uncategorized, worry |
Therapy is 100% a marathon; it is NOT a sprint. This is a general principle, and an even more relevant principle for couples therapy. Why? Because your problems did not start overnight, or within the past week, which means they take time to work through. And in...
by Elyssa Barbash | Jul 3, 2019 | accountability, distress, natural consequences, responsibility, Uncategorized |
Life situations bring with them what we call natural consequences. These are outcomes that innately flow from situations or our actions. In today’s blog, we are specifically focusing on our own actions, and recognizing the reality of natural consequences that...
by Elyssa Barbash | Jun 26, 2019 | beliefs, feelings, logic, perception, perspective, rational, reason, resolutions, Thoughts, Uncategorized |
It is one of the reasons why many people even come to therapy – whether they realize it or not. Most of life’s problems can be resolved if even a little bit of reason, logic, and rationality was applied to the situation. These are terms that are often...
by Elyssa Barbash | Mar 4, 2019 | anger, angry, Anxiety, beliefs, calm, change, couples, emotions, esteem, ptsd, relationship, Uncategorized |
You are not losing your mind. You are not crazy. It is easy to feel this way after learning of an unfaithful partner’s actions and realizing you are having a lot of adverse behavioral and emotional reactions to the news. Your partner or spouse may even accuse...
by Elyssa Barbash | Feb 13, 2019 | choices, counseling, couples, emotions, feelings, perspective, Thoughts |
Negativity Around Valentine’s Day Lately, I have noticed that many individuals respond unenthusiastically when discussing their Valentine’s Day plans, or even after simply wishing them a happy Valentine’s Day. Upon examining their response further, I...
