Many couples tell me that their sessions with me are the only times in their busy lives that they connect with one another. But is this enough? Will one hour, once a week with me, be the glue to keep them connected? Or do they…
I was enjoying lunch with a divorced friend, when talk turned to marriage and relationships. She asked: “if you met your husband for the first time today, would you be interested in going on a second date with him?” Apparently, unlike many other women to…
When I meet a couple for the first time, I ask questions so that I can get to know each of them as individuals, as well as how they interact and operate as a couple. Often, the discussion will lead us in the direction of…
Following the tragic van attack in Toronto on April 23, 2018, I was asked by CBC Radio to comment on how we have been impacted and affected on a psychological level. Here are my thoughts: As a psychologist, what impact do you think that this…
There are no words. No words to comfort a parent who has lost a child. No words to lift the darkness that has enveloped their world. In response to the terrible tragedy that has affected so many families following an accident that led to so…
There are rumblings in the USA that a lawmaker in Pennsylvania is wanting to pass a bill that will hold parents responsible for their children’s bullying behaviour. According to an article at thestar.com parents would be fined up to $750.00 if their children don’t stop…