Another Side of the Story
As therapists, we are taught to form a collaboration with a client free from bias; to dispel our own values, beliefs, and opinions in order to meet a client where he/she is, and to simply […]
Marriage
Couples Therapy
Anyone who has ever been in a long term relationship will tell you that it weathered some very rough times, even moments rife with uncertainty about its viability. More than any other reason, people come […]
A Son’s Vows to Love, Honor, and Obey Go Awry
My brother’s troubles began with my parent’s marriage. They knew each other for only one week when they married. Mother told me that she only agreed because she was twenty-five, an old maid. Dad was […]
In Favor of Casual Sex
Sex is far from the primitive, base instinct we are led to believe it is. It’s our most complicated human need. Whether in a casual encounter or a long relationship, through sex we communicate our […]
Disordering Gender: Breaking the Transgender Taboo
What are therapists treating when they treat clients for “Gender Identity Disorder”? Both insurance companies and standards of care demand that therapists carefully diagnose patients who present ourselves as having gender identities at odds with […]
Stanley Siegel, LSCW – Alternatives to Monogamy
[What We Can Do When Sex Leaves a Relationship | Part One: Rediscovering Sexual Compatibility] Learning boundaries with an open relationship Part Two: Creating an Open Relationship The process of learning Intelligent Lust is not about […]
Stanley Siegel, LCSW – Marrying For Sex
[Intelligent Lust Part Seven | Part One: How Smarter Sex Can Change Your Life | Part Two: How Sex Heals: Embarking on the Journey of Intelligent Lust | Part Three: What Brings You To Orgasm? Part Four: What Gets Other People Sexually Excited? | Part Five: Decoding Sexual […]