Talking to Your Children About Divorce: A Compassionate, Age-By-Age Roadmap for Parents
Warm, therapist-guided article on telling kids about divorce — developmentally attuned language, real-life scripts, and emotional support for every age.
Understanding Trauma: Why Moving Forward Can Feel So Hard — and How Healing Happens
Learn what trauma is, how it reshapes your brain and body, and why “just getting over it” rarely works — plus the evidence-based therapies that foster true healing in Hermosa Beach, Beverly Hills, and online across California.
Why Pregnancy & Postpartum Are the Perfect Time to Start Therapy
Discover why pregnancy and postpartum are ideal times to begin therapy. Learn how individual and couples counseling can support emotional health and relationships during this transformative season — available in-person in Hermosa Beach & Beverly Hills, and online throughout California.
Navigating the Transition: How Co-Parenting Therapy Supports Families Through Divorce & Beyond
Discover how co-parenting therapy helps separated parents move from conflict to collaboration while protecting their children’s well-being. Offered in Hermosa Beach, Beverly Hills, and online across California.
Therapy Intensives: How a Focused Weekend Can Transform Couples & Trauma Healing
Discover how couples‑therapy and EMDR intensives condense months of progress into one powerful weekend — how it helps, what to expect, and who benefits.
When Child Behavioral Issues Point to Parent Relationship Strain
Sometimes a child’s challenging behavior is more than a phase — it’s a signal of stress in the parenting relationship. Learn how parent relationship strain can contribute to a child's behavioral difficulties, and how to bring more calm to your home.
Pregnancy After Loss: How Trauma Impacts the Next Pregnancy and How Therapy Can Help
Pregnancy after loss can feel like an emotional rollercoaster — hope and fear existing side by side. Learn how trauma shows up in a new pregnancy and how therapy can support healing and connection along the way.
When Your Partner Shuts Down: Navigating Withdrawal and Avoidance in Relationships
Emotional withdrawal in relationships can be painful and confusing. Learn why partners shut down, how it impacts your bond, and how couples therapy can help restore connection using evidence-based strategies.
Parenting Through Separation or Divorce: How Therapy Can Help You Co-Parent With Less Conflict
Going through a separation or divorce doesn’t mean you have to parent in conflict. Learn how therapy can help you co-parent with more peace, clarity, and emotional support — for your sake and your child’s.
Mom Rage Is Real: Understanding Postpartum Anger and How Therapy Can Help
Feeling explosive anger after having a baby? Mom rage is more common than you think. Learn why postpartum anger happens, how it differs from typical frustration, and how therapy helps you find calm, connection, and compassion.
Why Couples Therapy Isn’t Just a Last Resort: Strengthening Connection Before It’s Too Late
Couples therapy isn’t just for partners in crisis. Learn how therapy can strengthen your relationship, improve communication, and rebuild emotional connection—before issues become overwhelming.
Postpartum Anxiety vs. Postpartum Depression: What’s the Difference?
Postpartum anxiety and postpartum depression are often confused but have key differences. Learn the symptoms, causes, and how therapy can support new moms navigating mental health challenges.
What Is EMDR Therapy? How It Helps You Heal from Trauma
Curious about EMDR therapy? Learn how Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing helps process trauma, reduce emotional triggers, and support long-term healing from PTSD, anxiety, and more.
How Trauma Shows Up in Motherhood: Breaking Generational Cycles
Unresolved trauma can resurface in motherhood in powerful and unexpected ways. Learn how trauma shows up in parenting, what generational patterns may be at play, and how therapy can help you begin to heal and break the cycle.
When You Feel Like Roommates Instead of Partners: Rebuilding Connection in Parenthood
When you're deep in parenting, it's easy for love to turn into logistics. You manage meals, schedules, and diaper duty — but where did the connection go? If your relationship feels more like a roommate situation than a romantic partnership, you're not alone. This blog explores why emotional disconnection happens after kids and how couples therapy can help you reconnect.
The Silent Grief of Pregnancy Loss: Honoring the Invisible Pain
Pregnancy loss is often an invisible grief — unspoken, unsupported, and misunderstood. Whether your loss was recent or long ago, your pain is real. This blog explores the emotional impact of miscarriage, the partner experience, and how therapy can support healing after loss, infertility, or trauma.
The Mental Load of Motherhood: Why You’re So Tired
It’s not just the tasks — it’s the thinking, planning, remembering, and holding it all together that leaves mothers mentally and emotionally exhausted. This blog dives into the invisible labor of motherhood, how it affects your mental health and relationships, and what therapy can do to help share the load.