You don't have to be a sex therapist to help your clients with diminished sexual desire. Read more
Tammy Nelson shares the journey of how she became a leading expert in the field of sex therapy and what she learned about couples and intimacy along the way. Read more
Despite a cultural environment that’s often hostile toward nonmonogamy, an increasing number of couples are considering it. How can therapists help them... Read more
When losing your spouse in a bookstore helps you find perspective. Read more
Having an erotic craving that seems shocking to a partner doesn’t have to be a death knell for a relationship. Read more
The choice for ambivalent couples is no longer binary: separate or stay together. Instead, therapists can help them craft formal yet flexible agreements... Read more
More people are remaining single these days—and they're not unhappy about it, biding time between partners, or in need of fixing. Read more
Even when you've spent your entire career teaching people how to have relationships, finding love is still a risky, humbling, and unpredictable... Read more
If you’ve done couples therapy, you’ve probably run into this conundrum at one point or another: one partner simply isn’t as invested in therapy as the... Read more
How can therapists help divorcing clients share a message that conveys hope and healing? Maybe it's time to counter the divorce-as-catastrophe trope that runs... Read more
Playing a traditional boardgame in a nontraditional romantic arrangement. Read more
How can we meet last-chance couples exactly where they are? Read more
Pleasure-taking connects women to their bodies, roots them in the present, and fosters resilience. What could be blocking today's women from such a seemingly... Read more
A nightmare camping trip exposes the limits—and possibilities—of male bonding. Read more
Plenty of therapists have internalized the common misconception that at a certain point in our lives, humans are no longer interested in sex and intimacy. Read more
Longtime couples can still experience new, relationship-testing conflicts. Read more
The fundamental goal of a good divorce is simple yet challenging: children must experience their parents as a working partnership that reliably nurtures and... Read more
Before talking to your own clients about domestic and intimate partner violence, here are three myths you should know about. Read more
When couples don’t have models for mastering healthy communication skills, they may regress to old gender scripts to cope, which can feel like its own kind... Read more
Current research indicates that we’re not walled-in, freestanding individuals. Our human brains—in fact, most mammals’ brains—are built for... Read more
Bill Doherty talks with Networker on how to help clients get clarity around the ethical dimensions of secret affairs and the dilemmas that often show up in... Read more
Terry Real is on a mission: leading couples into increased intimacy by moving them beyond a culture of individualism. Read more
What happens when loving mothers of gay sons unknowingly send them mixed messages about being themselves? Read more
The hardest part of letting go of anger can be accepting that the offending party is never going to apologize, never going to see themselves objectively, and... Read more
Seasoned therapist William Doherty discusses the ethics around consulting with couples impacted by infidelity. Read more
Many people assume that an open relationship will cause jealousy in both partners. Historically, it has been assumed that pair-bonded individuals who are... Read more
There’s magic in therapy—all types—the most astonishing of which only happens when you stop trying to put on a flawless show. Read more
For some couples, staying home together during COVID improved their sex lives. But many have reported the opposite experience. Now that re-entry is here, what... Read more
As clinicians, we need to keep alert to the struggles couples have had during the pandemic and find ways to support those who couldn’t hold together. Read more
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