Communication problems are a top concern for couples in my couples therapy practice at Upstate Marriage and Family Therapy, PLLC. Based in cognitive behavioral theory, one question can help couples avoid communication impasses and emotional reactivity. Please follow and like us:
Dr. McIngvale’s story really is quite remarkable. She was diagnosed with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder at the age of 12, and doctors initially believed that her symptoms were too severe to be treated. Her rituals included severe repetition of tasks, obsessions with religious symbolism, and washing her hands over 100 times a day. She engaged in …
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder with Dr. Elizabeth Mcingvale – True You! Episode 19 Read More »
Zach Schleien is the co-founder of the video speed dating app, Filter Off. Filter Off has been featured in publications such as The New York Times, BBC, and ABC. Prior to Filter Off, he ran and sold the dating blog Top Romp, which covered dating hacks and apps for the millennial dater. His passions lie in …
Filter Off: A New Generation Of Dating App – True You! Episode 18 Read More »
Fish stories are like opinions. Everybody’s got one. The difference is, people actually enjoy a good fish story. In his first book, Mark Usyk sets out to prove that he not only has a couple, but that he knows how to tell them as well. But are they really all fish stories? Or is he …
Carp Are Jerks; Mark Usyk Isn’t! – True You! Ep17 Read More »
The world seems to be spinning out of control. Social distancing, holidays without family, and an uncertain political climate make it seem like our psychological moorings are unraveling. In today’s episode of True You!, I speak with Dr. Mike Griffin about the challenges of COVID-19 and political stress on our emotional health. Fear, unpredictability, and …
Developing Healthier Ways of Thinking During COVID – TY16 Read More »
I spoke with Jim Brule’. Jim is a Maggid, which is a traditional storyteller who tells stories of healing, hope, and transformation. But, I first want to talk a bit about storytelling. None of us are strangers to the practice of hearing and telling stories; we’ve been hearing stories since the day we were born …
Transformational Storytelling With Jim Brule’ – TY15 Read More »
Think about the last time you interacted with your spouse or partner. Did you think about how events in your partner’s day affected their current emotions? Were you able to acknowledge and understand their emotional state, and then use your own emotions to sooth them? Or did you stay inside of yourself, unable to use …
Strengthen Your Relationship with Emotional Attunement – TY14 Read More »
I want to talk a bit about authenticity. One interesting thing about authentic people is that you can identify them quickly. Authentic people have an energy that makes others want to be around them—they’re like magnets. Well, without saying it . . . sometimes without even knowing it . . . we are all striving …
A few days ago, in a True You! Short Discussion, I talked about the fact that hitting and spanking our kids doesn’t work; it’s not supported by research in any situation or culture across the world. It doesn’t work. So, what does? Well, I said that I would talk a bit about how to use …
Over the weekend I saw at least two memes on social media talking about spanking. The one that REALLY got me read, “my parents spanked me as a child. As a result, I now suffer from a psychological condition known as ‘respect for others.’” This belief has two really big problems with it. One, it …
Upstate Marriage and Family Therapy, PLLC and Greg Kovacs, PhD, LMFT are specialty counseling programs for couple’s counseling and post-separation coparenting