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Notes on Relationships, Family, and Emotional Health
Reflections and practical guidance from Carolyn S. Riviere, LMFT, on the everyday realities of relationships, family life, and mental health.
Individual Therapy
Breast Cancer: A Personal Story of Loss, Grief, and Finding Beauty Again
When we face a life-altering medical diagnosis, the world as we know it shatters in an instant. As a psychotherapist, I companion people through their ...
Individual Therapy
Perimenopause and Midlife Identity: When the Biological Veil Lifts
For decades, women are subtly conditioned to believe that midlife, specifically perimenopause and menopause, is a season of declining vitality. Society frames it around loss: ...
Couples & marriage therapy
Responsive Desire: Why You Don’t Feel in the Mood Until Intimacy Begins
Why You Don’t Feel in the Mood Until Intimacy Begins You love your partner. You want to feel close. Yet when sex comes up, you ...
Couples & marriage therapy
Mismatched Libidos: When One Partner Wants Sex More Than the Other
One of you wants sex more often. The other wants less, or needs different circumstances to feel interested. What once felt easy has become a ...
Couples & marriage therapy
Erectile Dissatisfaction and Sexual Performance Anxiety: More Than Physical
You want to feel close to your partner, but part of you is already worrying about what might happen. Will you get an erection? Will ...
Couples & marriage therapy
How Much Conflict Is Normal in a Relationship?
You love your partner, but lately it feels as though almost every conversation could turn into an argument. You may find yourself wondering: Is this ...
Couples & marriage therapy
What Is Premarital Counseling? What Couples Can Expect Before Marriage
Planning a wedding gives couples a long list of decisions to make. You choose a date, a place, a guest list, and the details that ...
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