Individuals seek out psychotherapy services for various reasons, including difficulties adapting to change, challenges in taking steps to ameliorate their well-being, anxiety, sadness, interpersonal challenges, marital conflict, and more. Challenges often come up in life and it’s common for many to seek help and guidance. Therapy, also known as psychotherapy or talk therapy, is often...
Depression
Do you ever feel lonely when you are surrounded by people? Is it difficult for you to connect with others? Have you noticed a loss of pleasure in activities? Are you avoiding activities with others creating an exacerbated sense of isolation? These are some of the signs of depression. Depression is different for everyone even...
Relationship Counseling
Have you noticed a pattern of frequent arguments with your significant other? Are these episodes predictable? Is there a core reason or theme? What have you tried to do about it? Did it work? Are things escalating in your relationship? If they are, that’s a sign that relationship counseling should be seriously considered. Through communication...
Infidelity and the Ashley Madison Hack
Dr. Elsa M. Orlandini – a leading Miami-area psychologist and relationship therapist, offers expert insight into the underlying issues of the Ashley Madison scandal. While many people are on pins and needles waiting to find out if their partners were outed as unfaithful by the Ashley Madison hack, we ask ourselves why infidelity is such...
Addressing Failure in Relationships
Couples counseling can help address failure in a relationship. On a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being an almost perfect relationship, how would you rate your relationship with your significant other? Relationship ratings consisting of 4’s, 5’s and 6’s are livable averages. A relationship rating of 7 and higher means that you are...
Premarital Counseling & Divorce
Premarital Counseling & Divorce – What are the Facts A 2009 Master’s thesis makes a strong case for premarital counseling with the following information. On average, marriages in America last seven years. Half of the divorced couples re-couple with someone else. Forty percent of families have one married-divorced spouse. One-third of adults do not view...